Poor recruiting process, but great people to work with - Associate Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

4.0
7 Mar 2018
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Pros

The people, culture, work and benefits are all excellent. Vacation is very generous at the Associate level and having all the Federal holidays off allows for a nice number of 3 day weekends,.

Cons

The recruiting process was quite annoying with emails going unanswered, long delays between submitting the resume, interviewing, and getting the offer. The absolute worst part of the process was that the recruiter obviously had no idea what my resume should warrant salary and position-wise and offered my a salary and position commensurate with a recent college graduate. Let's just say that I have a lot more education and work experience than that. I felt that they had put me in a really poor position to negotiate salary and that the offer was actually insulting. I ended up countering with a higher position and 50% more salary and they agreed without further negotiation.

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Great benefits and work culture. A lot of great opportunities to network and grow in your career.

Cons

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Pros

Strong mission-focused culture with meaningful work supporting national security missions. Great exposure to diverse projects, talented teammates, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities to develop skills across security, intelligence, cyber, and consulting. Benefits and professional development resources are solid.

Cons

The company culture and employee experience have changed significantly in recent years. Earlier years felt more mission-focused and employee-centered, while recent organizational shifts, government spending pressures, and increased emphasis on becoming a technology-focused company have created uncertainty for some employees. Frequent changes in priorities, restructuring, and business decisions can make job stability feel less predictable. Employees may sometimes feel disconnected from leadership, and concerns raised through HR or management channels do not always appear to result in meaningful action or transparency.

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