BlackRock reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(6,621 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,621 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Good exposure to senior leaders - Great breadth of product - Great name on the CV

Cons

- Very hierarchical/political - Very long hours - Crowded at the top - good people often leave because they feel there's no career progression - Internal mobility is extremely difficult - Compensation low by industry standards

2.0
Aug 5, 2014

BlackRock

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not a lot to say about pros. Nice office (because they bought Barclays Global Investors).

Cons

Lots of cons: boiler room environment where they'll work you long hours with little perks, management has cheap mentality even when company is hugely profitable, almost everyone worships (or appear to worship) Larry Fink (CEO) - in some meetings there's a poster of Larry Fink, which reminds me the North Korean dictator. They might have a good reputation of being the biggest asset manager but it's an awful place to work . Arrogant people - they think they're the best even though they're far from it.

4.0
Aug 4, 2014

Great place to learn

Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunities to get involved, 'nice' people--everyone is willing to help you learn. Diverse work, and plenty of opportunities to develop marketable skills. Great firm culture. Pretty good hours. Solid training program.

Cons

Bureaucracy and size of the firm. Can be tough to find information that you need. Can be tough to communicate with people at times. Micromanagement.

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