Pros
People. The opportunity to meet very smart, dedicated and motivated people is one of the best benefits of working for this firm. These are colleagues you will know throughout your career. The people are not only dedicated to the firm's mission but are equally dedicated to supporting one another's success.
Cons
Management. No matter how hard they try, they can't seem to figure out how to put the correct people in management roles. Unfortunately, they make two common mistakes. The managers either are home grown with so many priorities on their plate they have limited band width to mentor their staffs or, they hire from the outside and these managers lack the understanding of the culture to be effective. To add to this misfortune, BlackRock is not good about reacting to credible feedback. Even when employees provide professional, documented feedback, little to no action to replace the bad managers is taken. While the HR department has some well papered leadership, these problems are not something they believe require the appropriate attention.