Very smart people, and a real client-focused organization - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
14 Jun 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Most of the people you work with are very sharp, and this motivates you to do better each day -Fair compensation -Good work life balance on most investment teams -client focus is real, and important

Cons

-Support/back office functions have lost a lot of good people without being replaced, and this may ultimately come back to hurt the firm -The firm may have gotten too big too fast... a lot of the communication networks within the firm have frayed

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5.0
7 Jun 2026
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Pros

Surrounded by top talent, Lots of opportunities for career growth

Cons

Large organization, so decision-making and processes can sometimes move more slowly than in smaller firms.

5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

Very Big company and alot of access to amazing people.

Cons

You have to work in Wilmington Delaware.

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