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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,586 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,586 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Aug 10, 2015

Financial Advisor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The local office had regular team building events. Weekly sales and product training and mentoring. Recognized branding with large broker dealer

Cons

Not very innovative. I needed to go to third party vendors for insurance products which lowered commissions. Very Vast company hard to know where to go to get help

2.0
Aug 10, 2015

Politics, politics, politics

Recommend
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Pros

The Pay is simply ok. Co-workers can be very friendly and helpful, but beware that everyone has to play the game here

Cons

Politics and positioning are heavy at Principal. Find someone to align yourself with right away and make sure you stay on their good site.

5.0
Aug 9, 2015

hello brother

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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