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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (6,575 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 6,575 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
      May 8, 2010

      why did Barclays have to sell BGI??

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      can be interesting work but too manic and not planned

      Cons

      Tech group is run by the abrasive BlackRock 'New York clique' - if youre not in that group then forget it. Good BGI people leaving frequently since the integration. BlackRock (as usual) focused too much on the technology and not the people, its a bit late now to make token gestures. The performance management process this year is a shambles (again not focusing on the people) - very little guidance and no cascading objectives. All in all a complete disaster for the San Francisco BGI people. Trading teams need a PMO to organize the many development teams

      4.0
      Feb 17, 2009

      A review of Blackrock Solutions

      Portfolio analytics group (pag) analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Blackrock is a relatively small and young company so the internal growth opportunities are great and the motivated workforce is competitive. Analyst are given a lot of responsibility and are very much involved in day to day activities and at many times even work with senior management on projects. In addition to this, the company has done fairly well during the market downturn and so it is a good and stable place to be. Also, the pay packages are relatively good and stable compared to the market. Since it’s an asset management company, you won’t have huge bonuses one year and then next walk out with nothing. Rather you will get a stable amount which will increase marginally as you have more time under your belt.

      Cons

      First and foremost, there is very little work/life balance. Working in Blackrock Solutions, as an analyst you have to pay your dues and so you will be putting in 60 - 75 hours a week depending on which group you are a part of. Even after your year or year and a half of working crazy hours, the norm is a 12 hour workday regardless of where you stand or what group you are a part of. Working for eight hours is seen as a half-day. Work for an analyst is all day and many times you will find yourself working into the night and on weekends expected to be in a 6:30am the following morning. Within Blackrock Solutions, most groups are very technical and so you find yourself learning more about the applications than the finance you thought you would be learning. Due to this, many of the things you learn on the job are non-transferable within the industry and if you look to go somewhere else, the biggest thing you will be taking with you is the name of the firm.

      1.0
      Jan 7, 2009

      Behind the glassdoor

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is one of the largest players in fixed income asset management.

      Cons

      Some mid-level managers are extremely incompetent and there is too much political plays in the company.

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