Getting Hired

Tips from the inside

Getting grilled

Insiders say Booz Allen “has an extensive interview process” in which “a potential candidate can expect to interview with at least four people.”Some add that the “intensive group interviewing” is “grueling on purpose, to see how well prospective employees handle the stress.”Question topics may vary. Some interviews focus on “skill/experience level and whether you will be a good fit for the team.”As one consultant recalls, “Most questions were behavioral, no case questions,” but he adds, though, that “one interview was strictly brainteasers.” Others note that brainteasers are “common with level-1 consultants.”Moreover, a newbie states, “hypothetical business strategy scenarios are presented to gauge the candidate's thought process and problem-solving abilities.”