Leaving Guidehouse for a SC position at Booz Allen Hamilton with 1 YOE. Does anybody have advice so that I can stand out and put myself on the fast-track to promotion? At GH, my advice for a new-joiner would be to get as much face time with the partners as possible, to produce excellent client work, and to immediately help out with business development. Is it a similar formula at Booz?

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Good advice! How did you get get a SC role with 1 YOE? SC at Booz requires at least 5 years.

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I will say that it depending on what group/team you’re in at BAH. the average to get promoted is 1.5-2.5 yoe, at least in my team, even as a high performer. good for you to come in as SC w only 1 yoe

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Yeah, so going from SC->Associate is mostly a question of displaying expertise and competence in front of clients. Associates are generally considered senior individual contributors and will likely be asked to lead a small-medium sized workstream (3-5 people). SCs can also lead workstreams (though this is highly team and contract dependent), so showing that you can lead one or two peers would be good as well. The firm publishes what are known as firmwide expectations and there are bolded ones for each level. You pretty much have to be able to demonstrate all of the bolded expectations at the next level to get promoted. So once you start, track down that document and make sure you’re working towards those bolded expectations in the Associate column.

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Thank you. I will track down that doc!

Probably too late and I don't know your experience at Guidehouse, but I would never wish Booz Allen on anyone. I worked there for 8 years, Consultant promoted to Sr Con then Associate. It was awful for my mental well being. Guidehouse was the complete opposite, I love it here and don't plan to leave. Happy to chat further.

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It's a mix of decent client work and some BD exposure. Look for the firm wide expectations document, it'll help align goals to the expectations of the Associate level.

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