Working at Booz Allen Hamilton in Chicago, IL: 1 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

What do you like about working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

"The only positive thing about working for Booz Allen is having the name on my resume."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you are comfortable with the possibility of never working outside of government markets. Also, don't get blinded by the consulting tag the company gets, all we are is a glorified temp agency."

What don't you like about working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

"They dont tell you about what tasking you will be working on; management in my area is clueless, slow, & not savvy; they place more of an emphasis on being in the military, rather than business practices; my project has been on problem after another; and a genuine lack of true business skills. Just because the client is the government, most of the projects are not interesting.MOST OF ALL skills learned by working with the government do not provide employees with skills needed outside of the beltway Honestly, who cares with you worked with a bunch of GS-15s on projects are not valued by real consulting firms ie) Bain, BCG, ect.."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do you ever wonder why Booz and Co split off ? You need to drop the government and work harder on the new, but never recognized commercial side. Lets face it, the government isn't a blank check anymore."