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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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4.0
Feb 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule, talented work force, work-life balance, very good culture.

Cons

Hard to get noticed. Work place politic. Not a lot of opportunities within the company. Compensation is fair but not great.

5.0
Feb 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Principal Financial Group is a great insurance and investments company. They have a good corporate culture and everyone - from support staff to underwriting, lead generation, marketing, and division leads - will go out of their way to help you become a success. The benefits are very good and the opportunities are almost endless.

Cons

If you are entering the financial services market for the first time, as a sales representative, then you may become one of many who enter the field and decide to move on. It takes a special person to survive and thrive in a commission's only position. Few do. It doesn't matter what your college degree was, or what your career path has been, if you can understand and explain the product, understand what the clients/prospects are looking for, ask for and get the sale, and provide fabulous customer service, you can make it. There are those who are mega-successes who once were teachers, actors/stuntmen, etc. And there are those with business degrees who don't know how to sell or maintain relationships with clients. It all depends on the individual. It's just a high turnover industry. And by the way, I stayed for only 18 months before I knew I wasn't meant for a Financial Services Representative (sales) position. But that doesn't negate how good of a company Principal Financial Group is.

4.0
Feb 24, 2014

Great stable environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, great people to work with

Cons

Pay could have been better, overtime usually required a lot

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