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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in Troy, NY (took a day)

Went for an on campus interview. The person I talked to was very friendly and intelligent. He asked me some engineering questions, and some behavioral questions.. typical interview stuff. It sounded like a good place to work but perhaps lacking in a little excitement.

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Tell me about a time when you had a conflict on a team.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)

Went well, had an interview with a recent graduate and I expect to here back for a real interview... He wasn't interviewing for a specific position and said he'd hand the resume off to an appropriate person

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What was your senior design like

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 2 weeks)

I talked to one of the booz allen reps at my college fair.. The rep was very cordial and seemed very interested and engaging. After applying thru their website. I received a call for a telephone interview. the interview lasted about 20 minutes and most of the questions asked seemed like background/general question. after a week I received a call for a 2nd interview at one of their offices downtown.. It was group interview and they were more interested in what I had to say than what they had to offer.. which kinda thru me off. Suffice, it to say it was a good learning experience.

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basic general questions about your background

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what are your hobbies?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2010 in McLean, VA (took a day)

Through the school career fair. Met with the recruiter sat down, and talked with him for half an hour. Fairly simple questions, mix of trying to understand resume and getting to know you type questions. Very personable interviewer. However, as usual, their contact time wasn't the greatest and it took a while to hear back.

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What are your greatest weaknesses?

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How would you have changed X about a previous team project.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)

I was contacted via email to attend an invitations only interview event. Interviewees were seated in an open room at assigned tables. Hiring managers interested in talking to you would enter the room and sit at your table for an hour or so and ask questions. One question which seemed out of place considering the open venue was my currently salary. I balked at the question and was "challenged" by the manager with, "Do you have a problem with telling me your current salary?". Needless to say, that interview did not go well. The next interview went very well, as I spoke to the hiring manager, team lead and 2 others.

I was told this open room type of interviewing was something new they were trying out. I believe it failed on several levels due to all of the noise from all of the other interviews taking place and the lack of privacy.

Interview Questions

Did you fix what was wrong?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)

I originally received an invitation to interview with bah in Maryland back in February. They flew me out to one of their locations where they had an entire event planned for the interviewees, which consisted of a short presentation and some food. When it came to the actual interview, I believe I interviewed with roughly 6 different individuals within the same room for ~15 minutes each.

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What are some of your weaknesses?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 3 weeks)

I found the Booz Allen Recruiter contact information from the Marines Executive Association job search web site. Once I submitted my resume to the Booz Allen Hamilton recruiter I was immediately contacted and had a 15 minute phone interview that asked generic questions (background, interests, what I knew about the Company). The recruiter then invited me to attend a Junior Military Officer (JMO) Recruiting Conference. Booz Allen paid for everything to fly me from the west coast to the east coast for the interview for two nights. The best way to describe the JMO Recruiting Conference was like speed dating, a one day event of round robin interviews. The first part entailed a quick introduction briefing by the recruiters and Senior Management, the second part was a break out group discussion with prior military officers who just got hired by Booz Allen Hamilton. They spoke of the Company environment, culture and their personal experiences. The third part was the "speed dating" process. Numerous internal BAH teams from all departments requested to speak with each candidate they were interested in (candidate resumes were sent out company wide prior to the event so teams knew who to speak with). Once you sat down with a team interviewer they asked general background questions, interests, experiences, availability. Once you were done with the interview you were asked to speak with another team. Each team had their own interviewing process and questions. After an entire day of interviewing we were informed of which teams were interested in the candidates and the candidates listed their top 5 teams they would like to be a part of. After the conference is was about 1 week after that I received a call from the BAH recruiter that informed me of which team I was being offered the job for, salary, location and start date. The negotiations were simple and reasonable. Following the offer the recruiter sent all the paperwork that needed to be filled. I also had to go online and complete their online application for the specified job title I was being hired for. After completing the application BAH did a background checking utilizing my application (which is very detailed, you need to remember where you lived 10 years ago and for a military personnel that can be a bit difficult). The overall process was extremely smooth and worth it leave taken.

Interview Questions

Nothing too difficult

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Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Sep 2008 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 weeks)

Initial communications through Human Resources/Recruiter. Interview consisted of approximately 5 detailed interviews during a single afternoon. Interviewed for multiple positions--they would not tell me which position I was specifically interviewing for. Many of the interviews were descriptions regarding the company. It was frustrating to not understand what work I would actually be performing. They did a good job of explaining benefits, etc.

Interview Questions

Unfortunately, I do not remember any specific questions. I was mostly asked to describe work listed on my resume.

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Reason for Declining

My company matched their offer in pay and advised me regarding the culture. I chose to stay with my company.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2008 in Denver, CO (took 2 days)

I met BAH through a mutual professional friend. After meeting with them, I was very excited about the level of energy surrounding the firm. When offered a chance to interview, I immediately jumped at it. I was flown to Mclean to meet with several managers to discuss my capabilities.

Interview Questions

What is the biggest resource you can bring to BAH?

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Negotiation Details

Negotiations were based on salary.com analyses

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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Norfolk, VA (took 4+ weeks)

Initial communications was informative and concise.
Immediate followup with scheduling a date/time.
Instructions for interview logistics very concise; location, expectations and etc.
The interview itself was scheduled for 2.5 hours with 6 different people within BAH. It lasted 3 hours, as it should if things went "well". Each interviewer had their own unique style and set of questions - but NONE of them could really describe the actual position I would be filling. I walked away feeling fairly confident.
I waited a day and called them back to follow up with a "Thank you for the chance to interact... looking forward to a positive response." The next day I e-mailed as much of the group that I had contact information for with similar content.
I repeated this 1 week later and then again 2 weeks later.
I have to this date, 1 month later, never received ANY correspondence from them except an "Interview process review".