Northern Trust reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,452 total reviews)
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Michael OGrady

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Northern Trust has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,452 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Trust 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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6K reviews
2.0
Oct 4, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, it’s a very strong institution; great products and services. They are well established throughout the US and overseas. The office has been there for over ten years now and they have built up a pretty good book of business. Clients are absolutely amazing and the benefits are good too ( great pay, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, personal time off, paid holidays, 401K w/matching contributions, tuition reimbursement (graduate & undergraduate), expense reimbursement, and great informative employee and client events.

Cons

Organization is currently going through some major organizational and leadership changes. There is a lack of training on various corporate software systems and job functions. So if you are not very tech savvy and not a “go-getter” who is willing to figure things out for themselves, things will be a challenge for you. The organization can be very political at times and a strong hierarchy within the office does exist. If you have a strong backbone and are willing to put up with a lot of annoyances (favoritism, office gossip, lack of training, lack of leadership, lack of communication, hierarchy, support staff not utilizing time effectively due to hours of internet surfing, associates carrying on long non-work conversations when their assistance is needed, then this office is not the place for you.

3.0
Sep 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good to start our career with NT.

Cons

Lack of growth opportunities and facilities.

4.0
Sep 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

There are lots of tenured, talented and wonderful professionals working for Northern. We are an established firm built organically.

Cons

Unfortunately, when you have such tenured professionals, there is not much opportunity for advancement. I have hit the ceiling of my position in a few short years.

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