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Booz Allen Hamilton Associate Interview Questions & Reviews
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA Dec 2009 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
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I was contacted by a BAH recruiter who had received my resume. The recruiter was very nice and helped me through the entire process.
I was interviewed by a panel of 4 Sr. Associates. The interview took about 3 hours. We discussed in detail the area I was applying for. Interview went great and I enjoyed it. It was long but I asked a lot of questions as well.
Interview Question – Nothing of overtly difficult. The interview went smoothly and the atmosphere was very comfortable. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Recruiter asked me for my total compensation from my previous employer and they provided me a salary above what I was making. Very easy process.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 4, 2013
Interview Details – Booz Allen usually brings candidates in to a large interview session for 50+ applicants at a time where each applicant interviews for 30 minutes with three current client-facing staff.
Interview Question – Questions are often experience-based: "Tell me about a time when you . . ." View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA – Reviewed Mar 11, 2013
Interview Details – I came out of grad school and was interviewed by a bunch of alums from my school. So, the process was pretty relaxed. I did about 5 total interviews and had to answer only 1 case study (which was kind of a softball).
Negotiation Details – They were very inflexible...take it or leave it approach.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013
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2-pahse recruiting process:
1) Phone screen with HR recruiter
2) On site behavioral interview with 3 persons each emphasizing
- Consulting Skills,
- Leadership Skills,
- Technical Skills
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA May 2010 – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013
Interview Details – Use your networks to find someone inside the company to champion your resume for a position that you can find on the web. After that, keep the communication going with the recruiter. They get pretty busy and sometimes lose touch.
Interview Question – For software and database developers, you may be asked to answer a specific coding question. I had to write a SQL statement that did an outer join with a simple filter. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – They had a lot of applicants, so I wasn't able to negotiate much.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 15, 2013
Interview Details – Was brought before a committee of 4 associate and senior-associate members. The interview took around 3 hours.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Tysons Corner, VA Feb 2009 – Reviewed Feb 3, 2013
Interview Details – I was interviewed by three two-person teams in sequence. Each team focused on a different aspect of work at Booz Allen, using my resume as their basis for questioning. The oerall interview lasted three hours. After I was hired, I found myself working with many of the people who performed the interview.
Interview Question – How do I balance my work life with personal life View Answer
Negotiation Details – I was contacted by HR three days after my interview, and given a verbal salary/position offer.
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Atlanta, GA Oct 2011 – Reviewed Jan 22, 2013
Interview Details – Three video conference interviews, that's it. Believe this isn't the standard practice, but more to do with immediate nature of the need.
Interview Question – Fairly easy, straightforward questions. But it really depends on who the interviewers are. Answer Question
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA – Reviewed Jan 16, 2013
Interview Details – Most interviews within the Strategy & Organization capability are conducted on a week night with a panel of interviewers from various levels within the organization. Candidates sit at a table and chat for 30 minutes with 3 different interviewers. Each interviewer handles a different skill set: leadership, functional skills, and consulting skills. Later there is a networking reception so you can socialize with interviewers you didn't meet in person. After the event, the candidates are sent home and the interviewers decide on who to hear. It's great because you usually hear yea/no within a week.
Interview Question – Name a project you worked on and how you approached it; soup to nuts. Answer Question
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Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Jun 2012 – Reviewed Jan 10, 2013
Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter for the job and then brought in for a 3-person panel interview after an initial phone screening. Most paperwork was sent via email for hiring. The process took about a month only because the government was slow in finalizing the contract. Other assignments were faster and within a couple of weeks.
Interview Question – How would you handle a difficult client? View Answer
Negotiation Details – The salary on the contract was very limited. I asked the recruiter to request that the manager give me the high end due to my seniority and the already low salary range.
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