DH starting at Booz in DC--how's that gonna be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends a lot on your managers. I've had wonderful managers here and some absolutely awful ones. Good place to be for the ambitious, but they make you earn it. You won't advance unless you bring in business. Networking is everything. Every good thing that has come to me at Booz came through my network, not through someone whose job it was to actually help me. Get good mentors and it makes a world of difference. Document everything; government clients are slimeballs. Booz is very heavy on the kool-aid, so make sure you don't consume too much of it. And yes, hoteling sucks.

Interesting snarky and inaccurate nastiness re govt. clients.

My experience with consultants, including Booz, is that they are often overpriced, oversold, and underwhelming when it comes to adding value and contributing substance (I was in private practice for a few yrs. and then a govt legal manager for 25)... so we can throw those barbs both ways if you want to get into that kind of pissing contest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends a lot on your managers. I've had wonderful managers here and some absolutely awful ones. Good place to be for the ambitious, but they make you earn it. You won't advance unless you bring in business. Networking is everything. Every good thing that has come to me at Booz came through my network, not through someone whose job it was to actually help me. Get good mentors and it makes a world of difference. Document everything; government clients are slimeballs. Booz is very heavy on the kool-aid, so make sure you don't consume too much of it. And yes, hoteling sucks.

Interesting snarky and inaccurate nastiness re govt. clients.

My experience with consultants, including Booz, is that they are often overpriced, oversold, and underwhelming when it comes to adding value and contributing substance (I was in private practice for a few yrs. and then a govt legal manager for 25)... so we can throw those barbs both ways if you want to get into that kind of pissing contest.

So stop hiring them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends a lot on your managers. I've had wonderful managers here and some absolutely awful ones. Good place to be for the ambitious, but they make you earn it. You won't advance unless you bring in business. Networking is everything. Every good thing that has come to me at Booz came through my network, not through someone whose job it was to actually help me. Get good mentors and it makes a world of difference. Document everything; government clients are slimeballs. Booz is very heavy on the kool-aid, so make sure you don't consume too much of it. And yes, hoteling sucks.

Interesting snarky and inaccurate nastiness re govt. clients.

My experience with consultants, including Booz, is that they are often overpriced, oversold, and underwhelming when it comes to adding value and contributing substance (I was in private practice for a few yrs. and then a govt legal manager for 25)... so we can throw those barbs both ways if you want to get into that kind of pissing contest.

So stop hiring them?

Business judgment rule

[Anonymous]

Boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boring.

So what fun place would you suggest for a 21 yr old with a 3.2 GPA with a BA from a top 100 state school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boring.

So what fun place would you suggest for a 21 yr old with a 3.2 GPA with a BA from a top 100 state school?

American companies prefer to hire guest workers over young college graduates that need training

try

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Make sure you have H1B status

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We'll be moving to the area this summer and I'll start at GT law school. Lots of questions but wondering what Booz is like as a company and career for the new/young professional. Thanks!

enjoy doc review

Is the curriculum at GT big on this type of law practice?

Lol. Is this a for real question?? Are you that naive OP or just playing into the comment?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We'll be moving to the area this summer and I'll start at GT law school. Lots of questions but wondering what Booz is like as a company and career for the new/young professional. Thanks!

enjoy doc review

Is the curriculum at GT big on this type of law practice?

Lol. Is this a for real question?? Are you that naive OP or just playing into the comment?

Are you new here? That's def not a back and forth with OP.

[Anonymous]

I've been at Booz for almost two years and I agree with a lot of what the PPs have said in terms of feeling very anxious about having enough billable hours. I've been on a steady contract but now it's losing steam and I'm finding myself scrambling for hours and it sucks. I've been workin in my subject area for about 12 years (ie I'm in a mid-management position here, not straight out of college or grad school) but all my previous work has been in the non-profit sector. I jumped into Booz without knowing much about it to be honest. I was looking for a change and saw it as a good way to learn some new skills like people and financial management, while still using my subject matter expertise in health care delivery. This is all to say (and sorry to hijack the thread) what are some other firms that are thought of as being more employee-friendly, and do work in the health care space? I've looked at avalere but are there others?

[Anonymous]

The only people I know from Booz are the ones that were fired/laid-off. And there always seems to be one of them right around the corner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been at Booz for almost two years and I agree with a lot of what the PPs have said in terms of feeling very anxious about having enough billable hours. I've been on a steady contract but now it's losing steam and I'm finding myself scrambling for hours and it sucks. I've been workin in my subject area for about 12 years (ie I'm in a mid-management position here, not straight out of college or grad school) but all my previous work has been in the non-profit sector. I jumped into Booz without knowing much about it to be honest. I was looking for a change and saw it as a good way to learn some new skills like people and financial management, while still using my subject matter expertise in health care delivery. This is all to say (and sorry to hijack the thread) what are some other firms that are thought of as being more employee-friendly, and do work in the health care space? I've looked at avalere but are there others?[/quote]

If you mean in the consulting space - I honestly don't think there are any. I work in same space. The important thing is to find a firm that has a strong portfolio of work so you don't have to worry about staying billable. I've worked for three consulting firms so far - one was a small business and the other two were large. All of these firms are basically the same - basic shells for contracts. What can make it awesome is if you are able to stick with a team or leaders and move with them to different companies. It's not the company the matters but the people you work with and the quality of the projects/clients. Don't look for these firms to do anything that is "friendly" for you unless you bring in big business. Even though it has worked out for me, I find it to be a pretty harsh business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We'll be moving to the area this summer and I'll start at GT law school. Lots of questions but wondering what Booz is like as a company and career for the new/young professional. Thanks!

enjoy doc review

"Doc review" is part of the first year curriculum?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boring.

So what fun place would you suggest for a 21 yr old with a 3.2 GPA with a BA from a top 100 state school?

Tough to say. Canoe guide?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boring.

So what fun place would you suggest for a 21 yr old with a 3.2 GPA with a BA from a top 100 state school?

Tough to say. Canoe guide?

Military.

[Anonymous]

Barista.