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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,594 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,594 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Principal Financial Group 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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3K reviews
4.0
Nov 21, 2024

Great Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is great for upskilling and growth. You get great pay and incentive as well as work life balance.

Cons

It lacks behind a little compared to its competitors.

4.0
Nov 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment and work from home

Cons

Compensation is under average I think

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for for taking the time to leave a review. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of our guiding principles of our global pay philosophy is to be market driven. This means that total pay is set and administered in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. We use third-party market data to help ensure base salary and incentives are appropriately aligned. We encourage you to visit your Total Rewards dashboard. Total rewards is so much more than your paycheck. It includes compensation and incentive pay, health and welfare, retirement, and additional offerings. By reviewing your internal personal total rewards dashboard, we hope you can more quickly and easily see the full investment we make in you and take advantage of all we offer.
4.0
Nov 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly work culture, lots of opportunities to meet other interns, many professional growth opportunities.

Cons

Work sometimes felt inconsequential, had to go out of my way to find meaningful work to do.

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share perspective. We're invested in building the best possible experience for our employees, including interns and appreciate your feedback on workload.
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