Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – This was an entry level position, so I did not get a lot of technical questions. It was more about whether I was somewhat capable of doing the job. Turns out, they just wanted to fill an entry level position. There wasn't much to it than that.

I wanted to know more about the position and whether I could actually do it, but I already did not know the technologies mentioned by the lead developer. Even though I didn't know them, as it turns out, I had enough qualifications on my resume. Namely my master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science.

Negotiation Details – I have never got a salary as good as the one offered; more than I ever expected. I was just asked, "Is that okay?" by the recruiter. If anything I was grateful to get a job. I still am, I just hope I will eventually get paid what I am worth given that I have found that it is 20% less than the median.

Interview Details – Pretty lax interview process. At Booz, its all about internal referrals. I was referred by someone I know so getting the interview wasn't hard considering my experience. I met with four people, 30 minutes each. Only one really made me sweat; the rest were really just normal conversations more about my past experience and behavioral traits.

Negotiation Details – I went back and re-negotiated two times. They really low balled me the first time. My final offer was 10K above what the original offer was.

Interview Details – Applied online with referral. Referral passed my resume along to an alum who forwarded it to a hiring manager. Approximately three months later I was invited for a phone screen and subsequently invited to an in person interview. Approximately 10 other candidates were in the same group process. Each interviewee was interviewed by 3 persons. 1 of the 3 interviewers was impressive. 2 of the 3 interviewers seemed new to the organization.

Interview Details – I had two interviews. The first consisted of a series of 1:1 interviews with managers from different disciplines within the Los Angeles office. This was a shotgun tactic, which led to my second interview which was a lot more narrow in focus (technical).

Interview Details – I went to one of their recruitment events for college students. They split the pool of students into groups and gave them a chance to talk to current employees who have started working there in the past year (or two). The actual interview process was round robin style and was described as mainly being a behavioral interview. I was interviewed by two people the first round and then by one person the second round. In the second round, I was asked some technical questions that were not too bad, but was unexpected. A week later, I received a phone call saying that one of my interviewers is interested in offering me a job and that I would be receiving an offer letter in a week. The email for the offer letter was not sent to me in a week, so I emailed them back about and they sent it to me in a couple of days.

Interview Details – The interview process was really well structured. I had a phone screening with a recruiter and she was very nice. The phone screen was more conversational just so she could get a feel for the type of personality I had and why I would be a good fit. At the end of the conversation she said she wants to fly me out for an Interview in McLean. The on-sight interview was also very well structured. I interviewed with 4 employees at the firm and they wanted to see my Consulting Skills, Leadership Skills, and Technical Skills.

Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate since I was an undergraduate

Interview Details – I had two brief phone interviews, then a virtual interview since I wasn't in the Washington, D.C. area. The virtual interview consisted of three brief interviews. There was no case interview. Each interviewer was pleasant. One was meant to test leadership skills, one consulting skills, and one personality. I was surprised to receive an offer because I felt that the interview was not very informative.

Negotiation Details – The HR woman was a helpful contact. She answered my questions but was unwilling to negotiate regarding my salary.

Interview Details – I met with a recruiter at a university career fair. One month later I was contacted for a brief phone interview and then invited to the McLean campus for an in-person interview. There were approximately 20 other university recruits at the campus on the day of my interview. We were divided into groups to discuss opportunities with junior employees and otherwise schmoozed about how great BAH is. I had two individual interviews, each lasting about 30 minutes in a large room where five other people were also being individually interviewed. One interview seemed to be an HR team assessing my suitability to the firm and the other was with two members of the team I was being matched with. I received a verbal offer by phone 3 days later and my formal offer a month later.

Negotiation Details – I asked them to go 18% higher on salary, was immediately offered 10%. Tried to negotiate other benefits but I was told that was not possible.

Interview Details – Did a phone interview, then I was asked to come up and do an office interview