BlackRock reviews

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

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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2.0
Mar 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

business is growing very fast after several big merge. The company actually benefited a lot from the financial crisis with the risk management system. The company has several round of layoffs, but it is relatively stable.

Cons

The compensation is very low compared with the other firms. The argument managers use is low risk with low return. Even though it is a buy-side firm, it has long working hours and is very stressful.

4.0
Mar 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Talented people Global mindset Empowerment (to a point) Strong executive management / senior leaders Not as political as many financial firms Ability to integrate and make 'the tough decisions' up front

Cons

Disorganized lines of communication (leads to spinning wheels, duplicating effort) Very weak middle management/ leadership Flat management structure is good but can lead to a feeling like a 'dictatorship'

2.0
Mar 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good resume builder - Good place to get financial markets experience - There are some talented people at Blackrock

Cons

- Poor work life balance - Chaotic environment to be in - Poor documentation with things constantly in flux - Top down decision making

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