Booz Allen Hamilton is a Campus Forward Award Winner

Booz Allen believes that your talents are the gateway to tomorrow. Working at the leading-edge of AI, data science, digital transformation, cybersecurity, engineering, and health and science, Booz Allen uncovers and solves the emerging challenges of our time. It’s why, for more than 100 years, military, government, and business leaders have turned to Booz Allen to help transform their organizations. Booz Allen is a key partner on some of the most innovative programs for governments worldwide and trusted by their most sensitive agencies. The firm works shoulder-to-shoulder with clients, using a mission-first approach to choose the right strategy and technology to help them realize their vision. Booz Allen’s culture of innovation is rooted in a collective desire to make a lasting impact that you can see. The skills you’ll bring to
the team, coupled with the unparalleled missions you’ll serve, will shift the way the world works and lead us into the future. Change is within reach—and it all starts with you.

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Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

The Booz Allen University Recruiting and Relations Team is focused on building a strong employer brand and attracting the best talent. Leveraging technology has become more important than ever before to form relationships with candidates. In the fall of 2021, Booz Allen hosted a virtual interactive information session series, “Dream Big with Your Degree,” where students from any university were welcomed to attend and learn more about life at Booz Allen. A variety of other engagement efforts including virtual career fairs, national conferences, hackathons, coffee chats, resume and interview workshops provided touchpoints with prospective employees, regardless of location. In addition to events, candidates can join the firm’s virtual University Talent Community to receive content and updates catered to their interests and career goals, while learning more about the Booz Allen.

Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience

The Booz Allen University Recruiting and Relations team is focused on providing a memorable and engaging candidate experience for all applicants. Through various sourcing channels, the team's mission is to attract and hire the best and brightest future leaders. University recruiters are focused on learning about a candidate’s background, skills, and professional interests to align them with potential hiring opportunities. Leveraging school alumni and campus teams, candidates can ask questions and learn more about the culture and community at the firm. The annual Booz Allen Summer Games internship program also provides an immersive preview of life in consulting and technology. Simulating a real-world startup accelerator, the program offers students hands-on, real-world experience in developing solutions for clients’ most pressing problems in a collaborative team environment.

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

As a values-driven company, Booz Allen has a responsibility to help create a more equitable world and is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. Guided by the firm’s values and employee value proposition, The Booz Allen University Recruiting and Relations team creates meaningful touchpoints and experiences that give an authentic glimpse of what it’s like to Be Booz Allen. Partnering with internal staff, school alumni, and Global Business Resource Groups to engage in outreach, recruiters connect with and attract underrepresented communities of talent to harness the power of diversity and accelerate, at all levels, the recruiting and hiring of the best and most diverse talent to serve the missions of their clients. Booz Allen also aims to deliver an elevated candidate experience through its Destination Booz Allen virtual event series where unique employee perspectives are shared with candidates. Additionally, the firm engages in program partnerships with local and national organizations to further support its commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

Investing in Impactful Internship Programs

Booz Allen Summer Games is an intensive, 10-week internship program that simulates a real-world startup accelerator. Interns are tasked with developing breakthrough ideas and solutions for client problems. Paired with Booz Allen mentors and assigned to a cross-functional team, interns work together in a collaborative environment to bring their ideas to life using techniques like design thinking, agile development, and rapid prototyping. After 10 weeks, interns present their work to a judging panel of Booz Allen leadership and only one team wins the coveted Summer Games Challenge Cup. Summer Games interns have tackled problems ranging from human trafficking to the opioid crisis and unmanned aerial vehicle safety. With a high intern-to-full-time conversion rate, it is a successful pipeline-building program bringing in future leaders to the firm.

Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent

Starting with a robust onboarding program, Booz Allen new hires are equipped with access to all the tools and resources needed for a successful start to a career at the firm. All employees are assigned an onboarding mentor to guide them on their employment journey. New hires are encouraged to drive their careers through networking and firm-sponsored funding and resources for training, degrees, and certifications that further their education and professional development. The Rising Leaders Forum is a group specifically intended for incoming university hires. This community offers leadership development opportunities outside of client work, as well as support, events, and networking. Booz Allen is a great place to start a career—everyone can chart their own path based on their skills and interests.

Congratulations to the team at Booz Allen Hamilton for being selected as one of the winners of RippleMatch's 2022 Campus Forward Awards!

RippleMatch's Campus Forward Awards recognizes the top early career teams and programs in the nation. Through a detailed application process, early career teams shared their approach to recruitment, candidate experience, D&I, and internship & entry-level programming. The programs picked for this award represent the best of the best, selected from applications submitted by campus recruiting teams across industries.

See all Award Winners for the category of Large Early Career Programs, Large Team below