BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,564 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews
1.0
Aug 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Big name, good for resume

Cons

- pay is below industry average - although the firm PRs its friendly culture, it really is hierarchical - your boss won't care about your personal goals, thus you won't have a real career here - a lot of people working here are massively underqualified

2.0
Apr 26, 2016

VP - technology

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent peers Challenging work Great blend of technology and finance Cordial work environment Amazing views Seattle (at least) values work-life balance (not so much at other locations) Many peers have been with company for 10+ years Robust subject matter expertise makes great learning opportunities

Cons

Completely opaque pay-for-performance (salary, raises, bonuses) Churn at lower levels Quickly evolving senior leadership, without much visibility of direction Lack of C-level leadership onsite (good and bad, feels like satellite office) Lack of aggressive recruiting and higher salaries stymies ultimate recruiting opportunities Large organization...

1.0
Apr 2, 2016

Asset gathering behemoth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office building and some good employee networking events in the office.

Cons

Focus is solely on gathering assets rather than serving the client. New products are launched just because the market is hot and they want to grab as much assets as possible, not because BlackRock is actually good at it. Many of the products have very poor performance, yet the management is focused on selling more rather than improving performance. The management team continues to drink their own kool-aid and keeps pushing salespeople. The expectations are not grounded in reality. Still, it would be fair if the same is expected from all. However, rampant politics and favoritism makes the company a murky place to navigate. If you naturally fit into the popular boys club, it might be easier for you, but for anyone else, playing politics and cozying up to the managers are more important than actually doing your job.

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