Ameriprise Financial Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Stability. Moderate Pay. Moderate Prestige. Convenient Location. I am able to use mass transit to commute."

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

"This business is for people who can sell. If that is not you, then you should find something else."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Very little hope of advancement if you are not sales oriented."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would hire additional staff and place more emphasis on growth."

"Solid place to begin a career, but future growth opportunities limited"

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"In you are looking for an entry into the world of financial services, Ameriprise is an excellent place to begin a career. Training and personal development are top notch at the entry level to mid management positions, and its possible to gain a great deal of experience by moving within the firm's many business lines."

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

"If possible, make a connection with a current employee of the firm so you can be referred with an open position. Referrals are taken pretty seriously at Ameriprise and candidates who were recommended by existing employees often get looked at first."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Upon reaching a middle management level position, additional career growth is pretty limited. Upper level positions (VP and above) are often filled through external searches and compensation packages are based on midwest salary data (low compared to East / West coast firms). As a result, the firm pays a premium to replace lost talent instead of promoting from within and paying more competatively."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If the greatest asset of the firm is its people (a stated value of management in company materials), it would be wise to increase that investment to retain talent and promote from within for higher level positions as opposed to getting talent walk out the door and paying more to replace with some hot prospect from outside the firm."

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"The salary/pay is good. They have a cafeteria and store in the building."

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

"Think of lots of examples scenarios that talk about your work habits and experience."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Control hungry boss. My coworkers are Slow learners. Procedures and policies are unclear. They expect a lot but put in very little effort. There are negative personalities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Combine some teams and make managers learn how to process the work. Bring clarity on the responsibility of each team/project."

"An excellent place to learn the industry"

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"The stated willingness to develop and mentor new talent in the industry"

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

"Make sure that this is the industry that you are passionate about. Talk to others in the industry first."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"The lack of follow through in talent development and moving the talent to the next level"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe the management is now reassessing their approach to employee development which is exactly what they need"

"Great environment and employer"

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"I like working with the advisors and the integrity of the advisors"

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

"Be true to yourself and to them in terms of your expectations, limitations and abilities."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Some of my superiors didn't know the Life Insurance business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Only hire people for the Insurnace division that KNOW Insurance."

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"I liked the management and the recognition given for my hard work. Excellent."

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

"Attend with courage and confidence. Be true, bold, and honest. All the best."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"I dislike the lack of coordination and the understanding among the staff to achieve goals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Professionalism should be brought in by appointing professionals on board."

"Loved company, but position I served really wasn't the right fit for me, hence I had no job satisfaction."

"Good place to train and learn."