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Financial Advisors at MetLife give their company a 3.7 out of 5.0, while the average rating for MetLife is 3.9, making them 5% less happy than every other employee at MetLife and 5% less happy than every other Financial Advisor on CareerBliss - the happiest Financial Advisors work for TD Canada Trust.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 4 Financial Advisor Review Ratings)
Financial Advisor
in Columbus, OH

"Environment not as professional as I was used to."

What do you like about working at MetLife?

"Helping people with financial goals and earning their trust and respect."

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

"Not really. I would recommend giving them another look and make one's own decision."

What don't you like about working at MetLife?

"Not a lot of class and lacking in structure/organization/training, with minimal concern over retention."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They all left anyway after some major management upheaval in that office."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Financial Advisor
in Bloomington, IN
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5

Average Financial Advisor Ratings in the Past 2 Years

Year Salary
2011 $3
2012 $3
Financial Advisor
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.4 / 5
Support You Get 3.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Financial Advisor
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3.6 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Average MetLife Attributes by Financial Advisor

Company Culture
3.4
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
3.7
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
3.1
Way You Work
4.7
Work Setting
3.7
Financial Advisor

"Metlife is NOT forthright with the applicant as to what the position truly is."

Financial Advisor
in Miami, FL

"It is a good place to work and the benefits are great."

What do you like about working at MetLife?

"Working with clients and prospecting is what I enjoy the most."

What don't you like about working at MetLife?

"The training system was poor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Implement a good training system for sales."

Financial Advisor
in Los Angeles, CA

What do you like about working at MetLife?

"It is an established, well known, and leader in it's industry. They give you the tools and opportunity to make your career what you make of it."

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

"It's an entrepreneurial position and unless you know affluent people or are part of an established network it is almost inevitable that you will fail one day. 10% success rate and it's all up hill for the first 5 years."

What don't you like about working at MetLife?

"It's 100% commission and you have to find your own clients."

Financial Advisor
in Roseland, NJ

"Work at your own pace and control your own destiny."

What do you like about working at MetLife?

"Everything."

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

"Make sure you have a list of people that you can market to."

What don't you like about working at MetLife?

"You have to pay for office space, supplies, and marketing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help new people with marketing expenses."

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