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      Principal Financial Group

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      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (2,587 total reviews)
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      Deanna Strable

      81% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,587 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
      Mar 29, 2014

      Good work life balance

      Systems test lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked with Principal global services, Pune for 5 years. It's well known as sister company of Principal financial group(USA). HR Policy are employee friendly Less complex work. Good work life balance Good pay. Very domain centric, if you have good domain knowledge they u are paid well. It is a good place for working women

      Cons

      Employees interests are not considered while allocating projects. Hence employes gets bored with repetitive work. No onsite opportunities. Growth opportunities are less. Management isn't transparent and

      4.0
      Feb 27, 2014

      Good company

      It applications associate - lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, talented work force, work-life balance, very good culture.

      Cons

      Hard to get noticed. Work place politic. Not a lot of opportunities within the company. Compensation is fair but not great.

      5.0
      Feb 27, 2014

      They support success and invest in your training

      Financial services representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Principal Financial Group is a great insurance and investments company. They have a good corporate culture and everyone - from support staff to underwriting, lead generation, marketing, and division leads - will go out of their way to help you become a success. The benefits are very good and the opportunities are almost endless.

      Cons

      If you are entering the financial services market for the first time, as a sales representative, then you may become one of many who enter the field and decide to move on. It takes a special person to survive and thrive in a commission's only position. Few do. It doesn't matter what your college degree was, or what your career path has been, if you can understand and explain the product, understand what the clients/prospects are looking for, ask for and get the sale, and provide fabulous customer service, you can make it. There are those who are mega-successes who once were teachers, actors/stuntmen, etc. And there are those with business degrees who don't know how to sell or maintain relationships with clients. It all depends on the individual. It's just a high turnover industry. And by the way, I stayed for only 18 months before I knew I wasn't meant for a Financial Services Representative (sales) position. But that doesn't negate how good of a company Principal Financial Group is.

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