Working at Booz Allen Hamilton in Herndon, VA: 19 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Herndon, VA Area

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

"Questions I ask are not answerd."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open."

"Male or Female, you'd better have a wife to do everything else."

What do you like about working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

"Really smart people. Booz Allen has a great reputation for development, delivery, strategy and high level thinking, which is largely deserved. They are not stingy with compensation or acknowledgement of good work."

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

"Go for this only if you want Booz Allen Hamilton to be your primary family. Minorities beware. You probably won't fit and in this company fit is everything."

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

"The ingrained corporate culture can be overwhelming if you're not a perfect match. In exchange for what initially looks like great compensation they will extract a few pounds of flesh. Even though they tout it, there is virtually no work life balance. 24/7 is not enough to do everything required. I also suspect a pretty significant racial bias in the overall culture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop promoting the concept of work life balance as your strong point and be more honest. More like you will be expected to work your tail off but we'll pay you well. The 360 review process is great but is trumped by the power of your china-man. Your sponsor or the lack of one determines your success and longevity."

What do you like about working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

"I like the ability to learn, working around intelligent people, and the outstanding training that Booz Allen provides."

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

"Be confident!"

"Booz Allen Hamilton is a very large company."

What do you like about working at Booz Allen Hamilton?

"Booz Allen is conservative and over political at times. Also, this job is just basically redoing someone's work."

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

"Know that it looks great on a resume, but know that you need to get out into the real world fast!"

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

"Mixed messages and distant leaderships do not make a happy work mate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would allow for more work from home and setting folks up in office space closer to their homes."

"I worked for Booz Allen Hamilton for 7 years, during which time the company evolved in ways that undermined the company culture. Nevertheless BAH is still a good firm and a good place to work."

"I've started working here in July 2013 and it's been a great company to work for."

"Booz Allen is a closed environment. Most people who work there are from the same school or social circle. As an outsider who applied via the career site and got in, I have difficulty integrating the firm. So while not a judgment on the first, it has nevertheless been a challenge for me."

"The problems I do have are more with my client site and not a Booz Allen site."

"Good place. Certain people are better than others. Kind of cut throat but an overall positive experience."