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Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed Apr 1, 2013
Interview Details – Initial screening will be done through HR. Candidates will then be interviewed by members of both HR and technical staff. When applicable, members of specific teams interested in the candidate's resume may also meet with the candidate.
Interview Question – Generally the technical interviews won't require answering your typical "challenging" interview engineering questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Lots of room to negotiate if you go in knowing what your target salary range is. Cleared candidates can get substantially higher offers than uncleared candidates.
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Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 29, 2013
Interview Details – Just a phone call, talked to 3 people. Nothing too technical, just asked about experience. Last person asked technical questions for fun about networks and cybersecurity.
Interview Question – what is BGP and explain what it does. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Didn't negotiate.
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Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Jan 2009 – Reviewed Mar 28, 2013
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 Question – Explain Binary Offset Carrier (BOC) modulation Answer Question
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Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
Declined Offer – Reviewed Mar 28, 2013
Interview Details – I was referred by a current BAH employee. I was then called 3 times for "preliminary" information and interviews. These were by HR folks who were more looking for personnal information and asked generic questions. Then a month later I was asked to come to a "speed dating" group interview format. I sat at the same table in a large room with 15 other candidates, and I had 3 Booze employees rotate to talk to me for 30 minutes each. They were very nice and asked about my background and why I wanted to work for Booze. They did ask about any challenging work experiences I might have had. Then I waited for 2 months before I heard anything from HR. I called several times to ask for updates, and was told they would contact me soon. When I got a job offer from another company I told the employee who referred me, but HR still didnt contact me for another 1.5 months. By then I had accepted another job.
Interview Question – What work experience have you had that would prepare you for this job, and why. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – I had already accepted a job at another company by the time they offered.
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Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 25, 2013
Interview Details – Over the phone interview during a job hiring event. Asked several questions in Human Capital, including details about data gathering and military experience.
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Management Consulting Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Dec 2012 – Reviewed Mar 15, 2013
Interview Details – The interview began with about 15 applicants in a room with an HR manager describing the company and the hiring process, and also fielding any questions we had. After that, applicants were sat at individual desks while managers circulated in three 30 minute intervals conducting interviews. The interviews were largely focused on the resume submitted with your application, with requests for stories supporting each listed accomplishment, as well as the typical "what is your greatest weakness/strength" set of questions.
Interview Question – There were no non-typical questions. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – HR was unprofessional in the negotiation process - seemed offended when I came prepared with information regarding others who have similar roles within the company and their salaries, as well as other offers from competitors.
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CS Research Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA Apr 2012 – Reviewed Mar 13, 2013
Interview Details – Interview was easy. I think it was probably because they were just trying to hire people at the last minute with certain related skills. I was set up with a HR and she asked me questions about my experience with Kinect, and web design. Don't remember talking to any software developer, so no programming questions.
Negotiation Details – Didn't try to negotiate, but I have a friend who negotiated and got $2 more per hour
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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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Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA May 2011 – Reviewed Mar 7, 2013
Interview Details – Phone Screen, Phone Interview, 4 individual in-person interviews, and then a case interview.
Negotiation Details – Little Negotiation
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Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013
Interview Details – Was contacted by a recruiter for a position for which I was a great fit and in which I had great interest. Proceeded with the interview process with the round-robin method that Booz uses. While the pressure was low and it was a good opportunity to get to know current employees, I do not feel my resume and skills were assessed as fairly as in other interview forums. Each of the 3 interviewers (3 x one on one 30 minute interviews) asked the same questions over and over, and while I tried to highlight different skills in each of my answers, I was told, "It's ok if you give us the same answer." Seemed redundant, and a check in the box for the interviewers who are required to do these round robin interviews in order to advance in their own careers.
Interview Question – "What would you do if you were put in a position where giving the 'right answer' to the client would mean sacrificing future business for the company down the road?" View Answer
Reason for Declining – Salary offer was FAR below market range and my qualifications as a candidate with an active clearance and a master's degree. I attempted to negotiate (and clearly gave my reasoning why I expected a higher salary-- one of which was because my initial incruiter gave me a range that was $15k more than what was offered!), but was stonewalled and told repeatedly that their offer was the best they could do. No sign-on bonus was offered, either. Even more than this, however, was the rude manner in which I was treated by HR after the offer was extended. When I asked to speak to the hiring manager, I was told that wasn't possible because he preferred candidates to deal directly with a recruiter. Totally unexpected and NOT indicative of a professional and ethical consulting firm.
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