Not what it used to be - International Junior Analyst William Blair Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

It pays the bills. Was a great place years ago and seems to have changed when the firm ballooned with staff

Cons

Where to start...employed there for over 5 yrs. I worked with the international team. After the head of the group left the infighting started. So much dead weight. Way too much office politics. Performance is slipping so the blame game started, no one takes responsibility for the downfall.

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Cons

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Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair!
4.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Great deal flow. Get to work on some interesting deals and you will learn a lot as a new analyst or graduate. Firm has some amazing senior bankers who are really good at what they do. There's room to develop if you really want to do it. But i can't speak for experienced roles / hires.

Cons

Office politics don't matter as much as an analyst but it's certainly there and you'll notice that. Work could be a lot sometimes (benched marked against investment banking standard) and middle mgmt. is pretty weak. And there's no incentives to fix that because it won't affect topline.

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Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair.
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