Is William Blair a good company to work for?

William Blair has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 547 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at William Blair to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about William Blair have been left by employees working as Equity Research Associate , Analyst and Investment Banking Analyst .

Does William Blair pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, William Blair employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at William Blair. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at William Blair?

83% of William Blair employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated William Blair 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at William Blair?

Investment Banking Analyst (63) , Analyst (50) , Associate (22) , Equity Research Associate (20) , Administrative Assistant (10) , Intern (10) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (10) , Investment Banking Associate (9) , PWM Intern (7) , Private Wealth Management (7) , Private Wealth Management Intern (7) , Vice President (6) , Client Relationship Associate (5) , Summer Analyst (5) , Executive Assistant (4)

What are the pros of working at William Blair according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and active in community" ((in 109 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great Benefits and 401k are very competitive." ((in 30 reviews)); "Top of the street pay and good people to work with" ((in 26 reviews)); "1) Great work/life balance" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at William Blair according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and constantly busy" ((in 25 reviews)); "Management is 2 faced." ((in 11 reviews)); "hence less opportunity for upward mobility." ((in 7 reviews)); "Very long hours (as is typical for the industry)" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about William Blair layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about William Blair layoffs and their outlook for job security at William Blair in 2026.

What are the top reviewed William Blair locations?

Chicago , New York , San Francisco , Charlotte , Boston , Richton Park , Hanford , Beverly Hills , Erie , Baltimore , Atlanta , Chicago Heights

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William Blair reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(445 total reviews)

Brent Gledhill

92% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

William Blair has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The William Blair employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

445 reviews

4.0

May 22, 2017

Great company, but not without its flaws

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can stay here a long time if you find a good position - job security has been great

Cons

People can stay a long time, so promotions can take a while (depending on what department you're in)

4.0

Apr 20, 2017

IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a small shop (from the IT perspective) which makes it pretty nimble but also highly disorganized at times in terms of bigger projects. The firm is generally considered to be conservative and stable. As many have stated before me, people are kind and cooperative. I suppose your experience will vary based on your direct management - I've seen some miserable people in some departments with rotten management and I've seen some people that are absolutely content with their work experience along their rather visionary leadership (luckily I am with the latter). Generally speaking WB is very client focused which transcends to dedicated work. Last but not least, benefits are solid (I've had better) and compensation is competitive.

Cons

Some of the methodology and culture seems outdated. Just a silly example is the remote work which is generally frowned upon. They will much rather have people pretend to work or do bare minimum from the office rather than have people deliver remotely. Higher management seems very concerned with customer satisfaction and bottom line but they appear oblivious to actual growth and performance. Last but not least HR just plain sucks. Super nice people but super disjointed.

4.0

Apr 20, 2017

Good Place to start your career

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super nice people and a lot of responsibility

Cons

Not a lot of training given

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