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      William Blair

      Engaged Employer

      William Blair reviews

      4.3

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (443 total reviews)
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      Brent Gledhill

      92% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      William Blair has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The William Blair employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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      443 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 8, 2016

      William Blair The True Story

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The salary was great. In the beginning the environment was great. Benefits, office events, lunches, informative of the progress of the firm. Great for Caucasian people bad for Black people.

      Cons

      Phony prosona. Racist company. I was harassed and bullied. HR supported the behavior. Things are covered up that are done to employees. High turnover in management of department. Minorities were hired through temp to perm other races were hired directly. Lack of training and support. Black people are LIFO

      2.0
      Jun 7, 2017

      Absolutely Awful

      Registered portfolio associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pays better than most in the industry but this is gradually fading away. (Expect raises, bonuses and profit sharing to become less generous year after year)

      Cons

      Management doesn't care about you. Trust me - no matter what they say, things don't get better. Many of the advisors have a known reputation for abusive behavior and nothing will ever be done to address that.

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2023

      WB is catching a falling knife

      Investment banking
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Could be great if you are a lifer and can navigate waspy corporate culture.

      Cons

      Blair is at a really awkward phase for such an old firm. Due to delusions of grandeur, and overly aggressive growth goals, they fell well under the reputation of stability they are so desperatly attempting to convey. This year they missed the targets by 90% which is absurd, as shown by 20% layoffs. The hard truth is Blair is just a place for elbow-throwing middle managers who jockey for personal gain and do not have neither customer's nor employee's best interests in mind.

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      We strive to cultivate a culture that is committed to our colleagues, our clients, and our communities. We take your feedback seriously and encourage you to share your experience through our internal channels, including your manager, human resources business partner, or our Chief Human Resources Officer.
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