Great place to start, get out before everyone is trying to - Aladdin Client Services Analyst BlackRock Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Great brand name - Good pay - Good exits to education (MBA, MS/MA) - Opportunity to lateral at end of 2.5 yr mark

Cons

- Hostile work culture with recent changes, individualized metrics that capture a small part of the job - Lateral at 2.5 yr mark, but everyone is competing against each other - Management doesn't know what's going on at analyst level culturally

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

very diverse and encourage learning and lateral move

Cons

start frequent layoffs after pandemic.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Branding branding branding!!! an incredible brand, and having it on your resume opens some doors but not all.

Cons

The Preqin acquisition never really found its identity after becoming part of BlackRock. It felt like the focus shifted from listening to clients to fitting Preqin into a broader BlackRock strategy. As AI changes how firms access and analyze private market data, simply being a data provider isn’t enough anymore. My impression was that Preqin’s long-term value is likely to come from being integrated into the broader Aladdin ecosystem and APIs, rather than remaining a standalone platform. Leadership would benefit from spending more time listening to customers and the teams on the front lines instead of assuming they already know what the market wants.

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