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44%
11%
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6%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 18 Principal Financial Group Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
4.3
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Financial Advisor

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"The ability to positively effect people's lives and their future planning"

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

"Each individual is different and will require attentuion in areas they are not familiar with at all"

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Heavilly regulated with duplicative paperwork that must be completed on each sale"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More classroom training for the collateral paperwork involved on all transactions"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Financial Representative
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Assistant Financial Advisor
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Claims Examiner

"Very good company to work for."

Account Executive

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Originally, their commitment to the client. Excellent staff. I made lifetime friends there, all across the country"

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

"Be yourself. Don't act like someone you're not. Neither of you will be happy if you get the job and personalities don't jive"

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Management has changed for the worse over the past few years. Commitment to customer service has gone downhill."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS 4 YEARS AGO. You don't have to spend a lot of money to commit excellent service to your clients. The staff you've kept after layoffs may be less expensive, but they are also less client-oriented!"

Security Associate

"Don't argue with the process, just do the work."

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"The quiet time and people working together as a team to accomplish multiple goals."

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

"Ask if their are any layoffs and how they fixed/accomplished the layoffs."

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"How one cannot take a stand for what is right."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open for the employees."

Application Analyst

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Flexibility, work life balance"

Marketing Consultant

"Great company to work for."

Marketing Specialist

"Principal Financial was an excellent place to work. If I was still in CA and the site was still there, I believe I would still be working there."

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Everyone was very friendly and eager to teach me new things."

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

"Go in with a smile and be eager to learn."

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"They closed our site down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the excellent work."

IT Systems Analyst

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Work/life balance, PTO accural rate."

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"Compensation/salary"

Registered Financial Representative

"The work environment is positive and my colleagues are very pleasant."

Financial Services Representative

"Great Experience"

What do you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"I have the opportunity to work with individuals on a one on one basis and help them set and achieve their financial goals."

What don't you like about working at Principal Financial Group?

"The position does not allow for a good balance between my work and personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Additional Training"

Principal Financial Group Reviews FAQs

Is Principal Financial Group a good company to work for?

Principal Financial Group has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 18 Principal Financial Group Review Ratings left anonymously by Principal Financial Group employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Principal Financial Group.

Does Principal Financial Group pay their employees well?

Principal Financial Group employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 15 Principal Financial Group employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Principal Financial Group Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Principal Financial Group?

94% of employees would recommend working at Principal Financial Group with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Principal Financial Group 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Principal Financial Group?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Principal Financial Group is a Medical Sales Representative at $160,000 annually. Browse Principal Financial Group Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Principal Financial Group?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Principal Financial Group is a Associate Consultant at $15,000 annually. Browse Principal Financial Group Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Principal Financial Group?

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

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