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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,589 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,589 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
3.0
Sep 1, 2012

Average Employer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good job security and benefits.

Cons

Hard to advance as most employees in position above you are not going to leave or be promoted and advancement across business lines is very difficult as well.

4.0
Aug 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, work-life balance.

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement, , some areas have very outdated technology, salary is lower than in competing companies

4.0
Aug 9, 2012

Awesome

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job satisfaction was there, could learn new thing from the Boss( Area Manager)..

Cons

since its a mutual fund industry it looks on the Area AUM and below the criteria has been shut down.

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