If you have the resilience of a robot then you should be able to survive - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Dec 18, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Prestige of the brand, that's about it.

Cons

Sink or swim environment, you cannot ask questions to peers within your team as they will report that to your manager. When you join a new team no one will show you even once how to do the specific tasks required, and if you can't figure it out by yourself you'll be cut within a year. Good performers also getting cut just to keep teams lean.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

Surrounded by top talent, Lots of opportunities for career growth

Cons

Large organization, so decision-making and processes can sometimes move more slowly than in smaller firms.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Branding branding branding!!! an incredible brand, and having it on your resume opens some doors but not all.

Cons

The Preqin acquisition never really found its identity after becoming part of BlackRock. It felt like the focus shifted from listening to clients to fitting Preqin into a broader BlackRock strategy. As AI changes how firms access and analyze private market data, simply being a data provider isn’t enough anymore. My impression was that Preqin’s long-term value is likely to come from being integrated into the broader Aladdin ecosystem and APIs, rather than remaining a standalone platform. Leadership would benefit from spending more time listening to customers and the teams on the front lines instead of assuming they already know what the market wants.

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