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32%
48%
16%
4%
0%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 171 Merrill Lynch Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.2
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"Great opportunity for both professional and compensation advancement, but the economy and company strength very weak... great opportunity at the wrong time."
Posted 15 years ago in Pinehurst, NC
Test Analyst

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Nice environment with experienced people."

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

"Office location."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need Improvement in all aspects except infrastructure."

Financial Consultant

"Good place to work."

Director of Strategic Planning

"Great experience."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Great environment."

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

"Great opportunities."

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

"Informal Org."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Evolve or die."

Programmer Analyst

"Good place... good group... BUT... not sure if it is like that today."

Technical Manager

"One of the best organizations to work with."

Investment Advisor

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I have had the opportunity to learn the financial business."

Financial Advisor

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Great training program."

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

"The difficulty of bringing high net worth retirement savings into the brand name over the last two years."

Assistant Vice President

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I enjoyed the people and the clients I had the opportunity to work with, and I did appreciate the job security and benefits Merrill Lynch provided me at the time."

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

"I didn't like that I couldn't control my annual compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I worked at Merrill Lynch 6 years ago, I would assume the management team is much different now."

Consultant

"I was assigned there as a consultant on a short term Disaster Recovery Project."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Challenge."

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

"I was a consultant."

Technical Support Analyst

"I was working at the very bottom of the career ladder, so I couldn't tell you much."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I made many friends there."

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

"The one I had was not a behavior interview."

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

"Dead end job, tension environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sometimes they expected too much of us, but then again, the people we served expected the world of us sometimes. By the way, training was obscure and adequate at best."

Control Specialist

"A good place to work."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Challenging."

Private Client Group Associate

"Typical large bank controlled by upper management without much job mobility."

Financial Advisor

"Loved my colleagues but difficult to succeed."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I really liked my colleagues and the office environment."

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

"Very challenging and difficult to meet firm expectations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mentor advisors more and provide stronger study materials for passing necessary exams."

IT Analyst

"Great technical job where I worked with Network Architects."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"I worked with the best and gained networking exposure."

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

"It is a great place to work at."

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

"It wasn't a full-time job."

Client Services Associate

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Working in a dynamic fast paced environment."

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

"Be prepared to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment."

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

"At times overwhelming work load."

Merrill Lynch Reviews FAQs

Is Merrill Lynch a good company to work for?

Merrill Lynch has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 171 Merrill Lynch Review Ratings left anonymously by Merrill Lynch employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at Merrill Lynch.

Does Merrill Lynch pay their employees well?

Merrill Lynch employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 24 Merrill Lynch employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Merrill Lynch Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Merrill Lynch?

96% of employees would recommend working at Merrill Lynch with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Merrill Lynch 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Merrill Lynch?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Merrill Lynch is a Senior Strategy Consultant at $250,000 annually. Browse Merrill Lynch Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Merrill Lynch?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Merrill Lynch is a Head Intern at $13,000 annually. Browse Merrill Lynch Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Merrill Lynch?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Merrill Lynch to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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