In 2010, Booz Allen Hamilton was named again as one of FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
It’s the sixth consecutive year that Booz Allen has made the distinguished list.
One important consideration for making the list this year, according to FORTUNE’s deputy managing editor, was a company’s hiring practices. All 100 listed businesses were hiring and looking to fill more than 96,000 open positions in the upcoming year.
As of January 2010, Booz Allen had more than 21,000 employees and 695 job openings in areas such as intelligence, energy, health, and systems engineering. The firm experienced 13% job growth over the past year, despite a struggling economy.
“Booz Allen is fortunate to be growing even in these challenging times, which allows us to continue to hire exceptional talent,” says senior vice president Betty Thompson. “Our inclusion on this prestigious list is a tribute to our dedicated staff and their commitment to serving our clients. In turn, we are committed to people initiatives and feedback mechanisms that ensure staff are able to grow and develop rewarding careers with the firm.”
In an accompanying article, FORTUNE editors spoke with associate Jennifer Lucas, who said that in addition to talent, intellectual prowess, and dedication to Booz Allen’s core values, the firm looks for people with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints when hiring. The magazine says that one feature making the firm a “best place” is its social networking site, hello.bah.com, which staff use to connect and gather information. Amenities such as the onsite child care and fitness center and job-sharing programs are also popular.
The list of 100 Best Companies to Work For appeared in FORTUNE’s February 8, 2010 issue.
FORTUNE partnered with the Great Place to Work Institute to select the best companies. They sent an extensive survey to a random sample of employees with questions that included job satisfaction and the credibility of their leadership. Companies also responded to a “culture audit” with questions about pay, benefits, hiring, diversity, and more. Two-thirds of a company’s score was based on the employee survey, one-third on the company’s responses.
story posted March 2, 2010
