BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,574 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,574 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
2.0
May 19, 2010

Too big

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of asset classes Brand name Growing indexing / ETF business Decent benefits Generally friendly colleagues Major player in the asset management space

Cons

Integration issues with BGI Senior management does not treat employees well Disgruntled colleagues Colleagues are not very well-educated or intelligent Systems are not very good Large and impersonal

3.0
May 17, 2010

Transition Year

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- senior leaders are focused on changing the organisation to meet the needs of the future - the pace is fast and there are opportunities to make a difference - communication is getting stronger - strong market position

Cons

- inevitable politics amongst leaders and their senior teams - all trying to find space in a new larger organisation - the pace can become too much very quickly - weak management skills after years of underinvestment in hiring and development

2.0
May 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Resume builder Large firm and growing

Cons

Technical job, not enough finance Lack of senior leadership; managers are all too inexperienced Lack of opportunity to grow and transfer within firm Lack of support and learning

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