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      Edward Jones

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      3.4

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (5,326 total reviews)
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      54% positive business outlook

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      Edward Jones has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,326 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
      Jun 17, 2015

      Financial Advisor Trainee - only one chance to pass Series 7

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      Pros

      Good reputation in the industry.

      Cons

      You only get one chance to pass the Series 7. At that time, you were one of a huge mass of new hires for the trainee position - approximately 50 across the USA. Your job is to study for the Series 7 and they send boxes of binders to study. If you pass the exam, then you keep your job and move forward to the goal of becoming a financial adviser. This was a tough crash course, requiring many chapters, quizzes and tests due every day with little help from their staff to answer questions and explain concepts. We were barely earning minimum wage during this time, so be sure you have enough savings to support yourself during this time. This is about 6-8 weeks - after the first week, about half had already quit, and by exam time, only about 10 of us out of 50 were still standing. If you don't pass, they call you within a few days to let you know you are being fired - I didn't pass and got the call.

      5.0
      Jun 9, 2015

      Branch Office Administrator

      Branch office administrator
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      Pros

      Excellent training and support. Great benefits. You are part of a big team which is really helpful. You only have one boss (your advisor) so there is flexibility with that.

      Cons

      No room for advancement. Only 2 people working in an office so if you like lots of interaction in the workplace with other coworkers there is no one else but you! Compliance dictates a lot of what you can and can't do so no room for creativity.

      3.0
      Apr 22, 2015

      Business model is stuck in the 20th Century

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      Pros

      Great training from the Firm level "Know Your Customer" and to get your securities licenses. Awesome customer support from the home office.

      Cons

      Some of the local trainers are just assigned positions to move up in company. Spent almost a year working out of a field trainers office. I never had the opportunity to sit in on an appointment and she never went with me once to go door knocking. That's because she never went door knocking the entire time I was in her office. (She got a good knight). How are you suppose to be my trainer when you don't even do the essential task that EJ requires ALL new FAs to do on a daily basis. She was also a Forces Field trainer, which is for military veterans to help them in the program. (Which she never served). The only reason I think she was assigned to me was for the financial break she got off her P & L (profit and lose around $600).

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