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      BlackRock

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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (6,574 total reviews)
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      Laurence D. Fink

      83% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,574 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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      7K reviews
      1.0
      Jul 2, 2010

      Really unpleasant place to work

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good benefits and decent compensation - Some opportunties for travel to interesting cities such as New York and London - That's it

      Cons

      - All of the decision making is centralized in New York, with people in other regions marginalized. - The old BGI resources are underutilized and in many cases demoted - Morale is low, with the majority of resources actively looking for other jobs - The people who are being laid off are happier than the people looking for jobs

      3.0
      Jun 28, 2010

      Smart people, but limited career mobility; good talent is mis-used.

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Staff's expertise is generally strong. - Compensation levels seem fair. - Managers visiting SF office from NY take time for public presentations explaining their business areas.

      Cons

      - Post-BGI acquisition, many senior, talented legacy BGI staff are being underused, rather than redeployed to parts of the organization where they could assist integration or important business initiatives. BlackRock does not seem terribly interested in retaining them. There will be a big exodus in the coming months as other firms snap these people up. - Internal communication about business priorities and strategic initiatives is adequate, but not good enough. BlackRock isn't doing enough to actively integrate BGI staff by teaching them about Blackrock's organization, business drivers and keys to succeeding in its corporate culture. - The firm is now too large to be run as a small company. Things will soon start breaking.

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