Booz Allen Hamilton: An insider guide - Gymkhana

economy recovers and industry begins hiring again, many consultants who aredissatsified with long hours and diminishing returns are now leaving the profession.The accompanying Consulting Magazine survey ranks Booz Allen at numbersix (down from the previous year’s number three but still firmly in the top ten)among the “Best Consultancies to Work For,” underscoring that Booz Allenand its employees fared the tough times relatively well with work/life standardsmostly intact.For Your ReferenceSource: Consultants News, November 2003.“Culture Club”“I got my best information by arriving early and speaking to the receptionist,”says one advice-giver in this Wall Street Journal piece about how to get the skinnyon a company’s office-culture before getting a job there. The article includestips from a Booz Allen representative, who says, “If you have 10 interviews [forthe same job] in three months, figure decision making at the company is atortuous process,” and “Ask the interviewer or the company representativeabout her own background, and compare the responses among individuals.Does the company bring in people from eclectic backgrounds? That says a lotabout what you’re likely to find at the firm.” Aside from offering good advicefor jobseekers, the Booz Allen source lends insight into what is particularlyvalued at his firm.Source: Karen Hube, et al., Wall Street Journal, 3/29/04.81