Edward Jones reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(5,316 total reviews)
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Penny Pennington

60% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Edward Jones has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edward Jones 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
Oct 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

It is beneficial to be a part of the transformation from a Digital aspect as there is much to learn and much to contribute.

Cons

The top leaders within technology are male leaders who have all been hired by the CIO from his last place of employment. There is no safe escalation channel left. The newest Sr leader in Digital only talks and does not listen and acts as an architect vs a leader. He is set on changing to what he knows without understanding the organization and how it is operating today. Many jobs will be cut or eliminated because of his lack of interest in seeking to understand only to make it structured the way he is used to. Penny is amazing and believes culture is the Firm's superpower and the reason for Return to Office, but she is failing to realize these leaders are eliminating the culture for the Firm within Digital.

2.0
Oct 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Successful company with a good business model Partnership opportunities Collaborative environment

Cons

Trust in senior leadership Partners out of touch with frontline workers No longer able to work remotely if you live within one hour of HQ

1.0
Jul 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Preface: I have been with EJ well over a year and am exceeding all expectations. Flexibility Chance of taking over a office potential pay Travel program Salary (although it is low) Licensing

Cons

Where to begin... -EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - states that if you leave within 3 yrs of your can sell date, you can be sued for $75k of training costs. They lure in 20 something year olds and essentially have them sign away their futures knowing that most of them will fail out. -If you are a white male, you are very unlikely to receive any type of asset sharing opportunity no matter how well you produce or your work ethic. -Many of the so called "leaders" in my region received their office/assets & try to give advice to newer advisors that are actually grinding to build their book of business. -Your future success is completely dependent upon you receiving either assets or an office... Unless you come from money/have an extensive network. -Their training program is highly regarded in the industry which is why I chose EJ, I don't understand how. They literally focus on teaching you to prospect/doorknock. I feel completely underprepared to help clients manage their entire life savings. The advice I received from regional leadership was that I will learn from doing. What kind of advice is that??? This job is so important, there needs to be much more structure around training advisors to actually be FA's rather than salespeople. - Many Many Many more... like any other company, my only caution to someone considering this opportunity is that you truly evaluate your options. Don't drink the EJ cool-aid. It can very well be a good opportunity, if you are lucky..

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