Booz Allen Hamilton: An insider guide - Gymkhana

• Prepare presentations and write reports; present portions of presentations tosenior management• Help manage client teamsA Day in the Life of an Associate7:30 Catch flight to Dallas for another week at everyone’s favorite oil-companyclient. Our job: Evaluate international retail-expansion opportunities. Myjob: Focus on opportunities in Australia and Asia; offer recommendationsto the officer in charge.10:30 Arrive at client site just in time for a meeting with client’s director ofstrategic planning. He says the company once considered opening aretail franchise in Australia but decided against it—too pricey. I’mthinking, “What about acquisition opportunities?”11:30 Work with consultant to generate data on petroleum franchises inAustralia.12:30 Quick lunch break: sandwiches in the cafeteria with the rest of the team.1:00 Back to the data collection project. Discover one franchise that looksinteresting—several outlets, but lower profitability than other chains.What’s behind this? Put a consultant on the case.2:30 Meet with the officer from operations for a project update and statusreport. He says I’m doing a fantastic job and perhaps there’s a projectmanagement opportunity in my future. Yes!3:00 Consultant has gathered great data on the target franchise. Now my jobis to put this into a financial model that tells a story: Is this a potentialacquisition target? Is there an opportunity to add value to this franchise,or is it a dog?4:00 I can’t believe it. My laptop just crashed—I hate the new version ofExcel! Think I’ll cool off by taking a quick walk around the building.4:40 Work with consultant to reconstruct that beautiful model I lost in virtualspreadsheet land.7:00 Time to wrap it up for the day. Outline objectives for tomorrow’smeetings.On the Job33