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Posted 3 years ago in San Diego, CA
Financial Advisor at Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.
in Lexington, KY

What do you like about working at Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.?

"Helping clients achieve their financial goals and dreams and stuff"

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

"Be a self-disclipined entrepreneurial person and have a Type-A personality"

What don't you like about working at Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.?

"No physical office or collaboration opportunities with colleagues; no support staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the compensation model to reward customer service over new money"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Financial Advisor at Western International Securities

What do you like about working at Western International Securities?

"Being considered an independent contractor, I enjoyed being able to work from home and setting my own schedule."

What don't you like about working at Western International Securities?

"The company was going through some clearing firm issues that made it difficult to transfer my existing book of business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always be positive and truthful in all of your conversations."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Financial Advisor at ING
in Tustin, CA

What don't you like about working at ING?

"Sorry not to have definite answers. To force me talking about negative aspect, Santa Ana does not have good reputation to have business in terms of safety."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"take more market field feed back (customer response) to managerial decision."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
in Texarkana, TX

What do you like about working at Edward Jones?

"I don't have a boss and my time is my time."

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

"It is a good place to start. They have a good training system for getting your license."

What don't you like about working at Edward Jones?

"CEO and general partners do not have the integrity as they say they have."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stick to principles and and stop greed. Stop lying to people."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Financial Advisor at UBS
in Beverly Hills, CA

What do you like about working at UBS?

"They have a diverse architecture of products to offer my clients."

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

"Choose your office and manager well, you have a long road ahead and it's important to receive the support you need."

What don't you like about working at UBS?

"Mandatory sales meetings and the financial plans are not very professional."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More open platform to know how accounts are distributed and how the choices are made."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Financial Advisor at American Express
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Financial Advisor at New York Life
in Atlanta, GA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2.1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 1.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
in Saint Louis, MO

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great company with advancement opportunities."

Person You Work For 3.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5
Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch
in Boise, ID
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial
Person You Work For 3.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Financial Advisor at Prudential
Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Financial Advisor at US Bank
in Springfield, TN
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley
in Durham, NC

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great branch, mediocre company, integrity."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Financial Advisor at Omnex
in Dearborn, MI
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Financial Advisor at ICM
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
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