Merrill Lynch Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Loss of job due to Bank of America purchase."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Learned something every day."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Being purchased by Bank of America."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay in business."

"A very professional and fun place to work."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"The freedom to explore and try new things to develop business."

"Overall is a great experience to learn."

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Large company with lots of room for advancement."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I liked being able to work with business owners and having sale goals."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"They did not provide offices."

"Objective reality of life at Merrill Lynch, 5th Avenue."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"It is one of the biggest, respected firms on Wall St. If you put in the hard work, there is unlimited growth potential."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Carefully read up on all numbers related to current ML, rival firm & general market statistics."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"At the 5th Avenue office, there was NO support among any management team member. You were simply handed series 7/66 books & told to pass both tests. Too many daily, distracting meetings that were useless to a new FA, when studying was the main objective."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire everyone in management. Word on the street, that's already been done!"

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Benefit package."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Look for a team with growth."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Growth allowance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Evaluate top producers more closely."

"I learnt Workflow on site. Great place for developing yourself."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Allows oneself to grow professionally."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Training."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Size."

"So This Is High Finance"

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Meeting and working with diverse clients."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Rots of ruck."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"The system was set up so that 90% or more of the new FAs would fail and their business would then be divided up among the mostly lesser educated brokers who couldn't make it anywhere else."

"Negative"

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I enjoy the people I work with as well as learning about the financial industry."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"The need for more employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should revise their budget to help support their employees by hiring more people."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Corporate environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interview the best you can and let the chip fall where they may."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Completed temporary assignment that never went permanent despite doing my best."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recruit temps to a full-time position who exhibit excellence."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Working under a team of world-class professionals. Individually, each the best, in their own right, but corporately, always team oriented with only the highest expectations and determined satisfaction of both internal and external clients. Pride in the best, but enthusiasm and tenacity to strive for yet a better way. Respect for the individual above all else. An atmosphere that fosters advancement and the drive to outperform the competition. A methodology and culture that encourages self actualization to be the best and desire to carry a company to the highest standard."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't expect the usual run of the mill interview; ML recruiters like Evan Epstein in New York or Director Cindy Tobin-Payne in Princeton, are exceptional and intuitive. The standard is the highest in the industry, so be prepared for a professional, methodical, well thought out and developed interview process; they'll be fair and unbiased and prepare you for the best. You'll be encouraged."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I enjoyed every minute and don't regret anything."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To continue the lunch and learns, and ML University with zeal; these were extremely beneficial for team work and educational advancement."

"It was a fabulous experience to work for a great team at Latin America Equity Research."

"Merrill Lynch offers a great career opportunity."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I was offered the opportunity to learn so much about the Investment Industry."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"They sold their asset management business to Blackrock."