It's a living...not a career - Associate BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
24 Apr 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good Benefits (401K match, tuition remibursement, health club reimbursement, etc.) - Somewhat stable in the present economic environment - Good name on the resume

Cons

- Absolutely no career growth. Promotions are in name only. You can stay with the company for 5 years and basically do the exact same job. - In some departments there is a culture of "Just Get it Done" without thinking of the downstream effect. This will lead to many late/stressful nights cleaning up messes. - Incompetent middle manangement. Amateur HR department.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good team environment and interesting work

Cons

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2.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Branding branding branding!!! an incredible brand, and having it on your resume opens some doors but not all.

Cons

The Preqin acquisition never really found its identity after becoming part of BlackRock. It felt like the focus shifted from listening to clients to fitting Preqin into a broader BlackRock strategy. As AI changes how firms access and analyze private market data, simply being a data provider isn’t enough anymore. My impression was that Preqin’s long-term value is likely to come from being integrated into the broader Aladdin ecosystem and APIs, rather than remaining a standalone platform. Leadership would benefit from spending more time listening to customers and the teams on the front lines instead of assuming they already know what the market wants.

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