BlackRock reviews

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

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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3.0
Oct 28, 2008
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Pros

Chances are, lots of smart people in your entering class, and (on the surface), CEO seems decent enough but whether or not you enjoy the "call-center" division is pretty much up to luck. "Solutions" is the division that produces portfolio risk tools/metrics for Blackrock the "Asset Manager" and also outsources the platform to third party money managers. It is split in to two groups: the Financial Modelling Group who are really the brains behind the risk analytics are a bunch of PhDs. And then there is the Portfolio Analytics Group (PAG) which is basically a glorified call center. If you luck out and join a sub-division within PAG that has a responsible third year associate, you'll learn quite a bit and will probably land a nice job elsewhere after a year or two. Otherwise, be prepared spend your days plugging leaks and to take the shaft when things go wrong. Chances of moving into portfolio management or financial modelling are slim based on past promotions. Most people in PAG end up leaving if they are looking for more than a tech support role.

Cons

6 work days (Sunday through Friday). Certain middle management in Solutions (MD) are careerists and certain third-years are brown nosers with little concern for your development. Expect to get little feedback or guidance. Due to business growth, expect to be spread thin and work hours. Depending on which sub-group you end up in, you might get unlucky and work under a self-serving third-year analyst. (and during evaluations, done twice a year with nary any feedback in between, the third year has the last word on you). You are expected to take on most of the responsibility from the beginning. Because of the complexity of the software (which some have likened to a big rube golberg machine), it's sometimes difficult to exactly pinpoint where a problem started. As a result, most of the "management" that goes on is more of "arse-covering", and if you're not a prolific enough of a blame-deflector, you'll end up with a "strike". So be smart, and watch your own arse first. Be proactive and complain to your hiring manager about third-years if need be before it's too late.

3.0
Jul 1, 2023

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some members of senior management truly care about the employees as human beings and go out of their way to help when they can

Cons

There are some managers who engage in abusive and openly discriminatory conduct. Senior management does not seem to be able to stop them given the length of their tenure at the firm and how deeply embedded they are in regular processes as a result

2.0
Jul 12, 2022
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Pros

Health Benefits are extensive and include everything you could want. Fertility benefits are good but there is a 3 year clawback if you use them (meaning you could have to pay the company back for what you use if you leave within 3 years of using the benefit). I liked my peers and I am glad I have the brand name on my resume.

Cons

I worked here for years, several pre pandemic and after pandemic. The entire experience looking back was like one big manic episode. Everyone around me was constantly panicked, my adrenaline was always pumping. I was exhausted and stopped having hobbies. I stopped going to the doctor because if I left my desk I would get calls back to back. I worked 7-11 and every vacation and then we still were asked to hire more more more. To get anything simple done here is a mammoth effort. Nearly every hiring manager I worked with was not well. Their teams were depleted and headcount was such a fight they had been working themselves to the bone responding to the same types of panic I felt in my role.

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