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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,584 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Principal Financial Group 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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3K reviews
4.0
Aug 9, 2012

Awesome

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job satisfaction was there, could learn new thing from the Boss( Area Manager)..

Cons

since its a mutual fund industry it looks on the Area AUM and below the criteria has been shut down.

4.0
Jul 1, 2012

Overall Great Company to Work for -- Especially at Headquarters

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great benefits - vacation, retirement plans, insurance, etc. - Generally good work/life balance - Top company leadership excellent - Very stable, conservative with finances, cautious business approaches - Facilities/environment/culture in headquarters are outstanding

Cons

- Pay only somewhat competetive in certain fields/areas -- offset some by benefits - Conservative with finances -- both a pro & a con. Company seems to minimize business risk substantially - Remote office facilities/environment/culture not quite as good

4.0
Jun 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cooperative working atmosphere, genuine people in management, access to a wide variety of insurance and investment products, nice office facilities, excellent support services at the home office.

Cons

Sparse transitional salary for new reps, your production is purely based on your own prospecting ability, your managing director is also a producer and is in competition with you. Also, software, computer, admin staff, are too expensive for new reps. Unless you have three years of capital put away in the bank, it is tough to survive.

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