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Avantages

Great work life balance, good exposure to technology

Inconvénients

They need to spread geographically

Conseils à la direction

Keep up the good work!

Avantages

Great launch pad for new grads and ex-military

Inconvénients

more focus on the consulting practice of getting full time employees in client organizations High requirement for security clearance

Avantages

--Good training ops. --Salary/Benefits/Social activities that are swanky.

Inconvénients

--Top-heavy whereby too many managers are doing admin and not the actual work of the "practice" (Booz-speak for the individual tech team or group of teams which serve one client or one sector such as the US Navy). --The company is overally "balkanized." It's harder than expected to move from one practice to another. It's almost like there are several small B-A&Hs instead of one company.

Conseils à la direction

--Lose some of the bureaucracy and operate with more agile teams.

Avantages

The people are great. Everyone -- even the difficult types -- are eager to work and excel. There are some senior officers with questionable morality, but most people here are great people to work with.

Inconvénients

1. Federal clients. Don't forget that you'll move at their pace, not yours. 2. The nature of the job means that sooner or later you'll be strategizing ways to get more money from the client (i.e. federal government), regardless of whether or not you'll actually add value. BAH runs on government money, a large chunk from DoD, and thus is part of the bigger problem we have in this country with fiscal responsibility.... 3. Living off the American taxpayer. Much of the money that flies around in DC is at the expense of everyone else everywhere else in the US, BAH is a major player in this system, particularly the defense technology sector. 4. You'll never get paid what you're worth. The three lowest ranks (Consultant, Sr. Consultant, Associate) seldom make what they're worth, while senior management (looking at you, officers) make insane amounts of money.

Conseils à la direction

I'm leaving this job for two reasons, despite being hand-picked and groomed for greater responsibility by senior management. 1. You weren't paying me enough to do the job; especially when you factor in the amount of stress this job puts on a human being, the amount of time I sacrificed with my family, the amount of guilt this job inspired in me as an American. 2. The job is not meaningful to anyone who doesn't... lust for profits. At some point each of us gets a look at how the sausage is made, and then it becomes clear that the government is basically asking (literally sending out solicitations and announcements) to be ripped off. They don't need what we're selling, but they buy it anyways because Congress tells them to. This buys Congress fancy retirement plans at the same businesses that profit. But everyone else loses, and Booz Allen isn't doing enough to be a part of our nation's long-term fiscal stability.

Avantages

Work life balance Technologies People Pay is fair

Inconvénients

Hard to grow professionally and move up the ladder

Avantages

Great Company to work for!

Inconvénients

Some projects have old technology

Avantages

Solid government contractor, lots of client face time, and culture of growing new hires.

Inconvénients

Finding work within the firm can be challenging for new hires, tough to build a network (takes time), and each project will ask for 8 -12 months before back filling. Also, limited opportunities for strategic consulting roles in the government space for new hires--mainly admin support.

Avantages

Stable leadership, great outlook going into the future for a wide variety of work opportunities, amazing benefits, unparalled job security in the local market

Inconvénients

Base pay may not be as high as some competitors, may be difficult to break into higher levels of management

Conseils à la direction

Keep doing what you're doing