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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

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Adena Friedman

88% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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3.0
Jul 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I work in the Corporate Solutions division and overall the people from a mid-management level on down are decent, hard-working people who do their jobs well and help each other out. Not a ton of pass the buck here--everyone works hard and exhibits professionalism. Salary is decent and the products are interesting, especially the ones the company is investing in. Nasdaq is an interesting company that embraces innovation in its products.

Cons

Any talk of helping employees at the professional level to progress and move up within the company seems to be more lip service than something really put into practice. The employees sometime seem like an afterthought to profit margins rather than an asset that helps drive the company's success with clients. There is also a constant reshuffling of role definitions that results in a lot of confusion about who does what now and leads to client (and employee) frustration.

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We are happy to provide an update that we have recently created and rolled out a career framework – which does exactly what you mentioned – clarify roles and assist employees in creating and developing their career path at Nasdaq. It is a globally consistent framework, with career families, levels and positions descriptions that are clearly defined and transparent to all employees. It makes it easier for employees to map out a career path and identify learning experiences that will develop the skills they need for career advancement. This framework took 3 years to create and rollout, and we are now onto the next phase, which is applying the framework to our people programs and processes. As a result, we have been able to enhance our learning programs, such as our Mentoring Program, Competency , Project Management Programs and other Leadership Development programs, whose main focus in growing or improving the competencies and experience for our employees across the organization. Please feel free to reach out to your local HR Business Partner or Talent Management team.
5.0
Apr 5, 2015

Great learning experience

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Pros

Relatively flat organization. Good learning experience. Friendly and talented people. A Lot of own responsibility and no micromanagement from managers.

Cons

The thing I find the most annoying is that the best people isn't rewarded enough for their great work. Salary is not great (Nordic Office).

1.0
Jan 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The company is very well-known and is easily recognizable. There were a lot of benefits that came with the job (because of the connections to major public companies, we also received discounts and perks at these places). I loved my coworkers and I liked my manager on a personal level. They have locations across the world and you can try to transfer to other countries as part of a 'work abroad' program.

Cons

I was promised many things (advancement opportunities, job expectations, total salary, lowest commission possible, etc) in the interview process and none of it turned out to be true. (This also happened with many other people I worked with- we all ended up leaving MUCH better paying jobs based on these false expectations) We were taught all these 'amazing' things about the products I sold but, after talking with real users in the market place, seeing competitors' products, and trying to demo our products, I realized they are some of the worst and are in no way competitive (in quality or price). I personally came in with a lot of experience but they offer no support or real training. Because of this, I saw many colleagues who came in with less experience struggle and fail miserably as they tried to figure things out on their own. The overall morals that are held and encouraged by management are atrocious. You are fully expected to try to pull the wool over clients' eyes to make any sell and are supported if you get caught stealing deals from colleagues. The two things I heard most often were "Ask for forgiveness, not for permission," and "I don't have morals when it comes to business." I see no strength in the company itself- they constantly just buy up-and-coming start-ups, sell said start-ups products without improving or growing said start-up's products, until these products are no longer competitive and eventually die. They believe they will be successful completely based on the notion of "It will sell because we're NASDAQ," albeit my previous statement and the fact that NASDAQ is only really known in the listings market.

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