BlackRock reviews

- Post-BGI acquisition, many senior, talented legacy BGI staff are being underused, rather than redeployed to parts of the organization where they could assist integration or important business initiatives. BlackRock does not seem terribly interested in retaining them. There will be a big exodus in the coming months as other firms snap these people up. - Internal communication about business priorities and strategic initiatives is adequate, but not good enough. BlackRock isn't doing enough to actively integrate BGI staff by teaching them about Blackrock's organization, business drivers and keys to succeeding in its corporate culture. - The firm is now too large to be run as a small company. Things will soon start breaking.

The "master plan" they have changes from week to week. Together with poor communication down the line, leads to frequent waste of time on projects made redundant. Opportunties for real advancement and decent compensation all depend on what group you are in. Certain key areas can get you from analyst to director in 7-8 yrs. The majority however, practice lateral career moves and promotions in name only that will leave you doing pretty much the same thing for x amount of years with only a modest increase in your pay, and usually not much decrease in your hours.