BlackRock reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,606 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock 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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7K reviews
4.0
Dec 29, 2020
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Pros

Great company Great colleagues Collaborative atmosphere/Solid Corporate culture Great managers Transitioning to ensure inclusion and diversity Addresses social issues head on Many opportunities to advance Unlimited vacation

Cons

Lack of diversity, barely any people of color in senior roles or client facing roles. My team/division has over 600 people, only 15 are black, diversity numbers are terribly low. Lack of inclusion (especially for admins), admins/EA's tend to get treated as resources, not as members of the team. BlackRock is the worlds largest Asset Manager, so you would think we would be a leader in everything, especially with diversity, they are only trying to change things up now because its a trend and its a cool thing to do. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and even Deutsche Bank have done a wonderful job diversifying their talent. There are plenty HBCU's around the country that have top black/POC talent, if BlackRock really wanted it, its very easy to find. Most divisions in BLK only recruit from Ivy league schools, nepotism is also a huge problem.

2.0
Jan 15, 2020
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Pros

The company benefits and employee engagement was amazing. I had amazing coworkers and met a lot of talented and knowledgeable people.

Cons

The management is terrible and there were many people who had 10 plus years at Blackrock who chose to leave due to it. The middle managers micro manage and the directors do not take employee complaints seriously. There was one manager who literally had 4 out of her 8 team members leave in a span of 6 months and nothing was done at a senior level.

4.0
Aug 11, 2019
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Pros

Good people, fair compensation, nice work life balance

Cons

Resources are spread across the globe, many legacy applications on older technology stack, slow to adopt new technologies

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