BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,561 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 6,561 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
3.0
Nov 11, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to get started and learn. Stellar benefits. Great people to work with. Great building with nice conference rooms, break rooms, gym, cafe, etc. diverse networks to be involved. Very lgbtqia+ friendly.

Cons

But the most senior staff will tell you that you have to leave and return to be fairly compensated. Pays below market rate. Bonus is not guaranteed. Will hire analysts at 60k then a few months later hire less experienced analysts at 75k due to being unable to staff, yet will not raise the salary of the more senior analysts (this is why talking to your peers about wages is so important). Great for resume but again not the best pay wise. And it’s unlimited paid time off but you can never take off. Executive communication can be confusing and contradictory. Workload can be overbearing and you have to rely on word of mouth of people in the office, no training book or real sources. They also removed the continuing education grant of 5k a year they used to have. The personal trading assistant is slow/difficult to use if you want to invest in the market. You also have to ask permission if you want a second job or volunteer position outside of work hours. Promotion process for others who have worked there 5 years with great reviews is very slow.

3.0
Mar 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-young, fun people -flexible time off -good health insurance

Cons

-not flexible with remote working (must go in 3 times a week at least) -poor communication between upper and middle management -strict on spending (couldn't buy any office supplies during COVID WFH) -stuffy office culture -unreliable internal technology systems -underpaid compared to other asset managers/tech companies

3.0
Oct 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You’ll learn so much and be able to lead projects that you could not otherwise being so junior at other firms.

Cons

It’s definitely not an inclusive culture to Black people. You will experience micro-aggressions everyday and be forced to continue on after traumatic events without any support workload or mental health support.

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