Good place to start in finance - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
24 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great resources and technology A lot of smart people work there Interesting view of the markets Reasonable hours and pay

Cons

Less comp than other financial firms Not a ton of operational transparency The work of junior people is not recognized as well as it could be

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

decent pay and good name drop to add to your experience and resume

Cons

everything!! since this was a contract role I was brought in to complete a project with 0 leadership or direction. I was left to figure out everything completely on my own from finding a computer and a desk and a phone to figuring out who to contact in India etc to help me revamp the entire global website on the backend. I literally had to show up to work everyday at least an hour early so that I could possibly try to find a open desk sometimes I had to work on the floor or find somewhere in the lunchroom I could set up in the corner this went on for over a month.

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