Merrill Lynch Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch

Pros – balance of work and play

Cons – office looks boring, could use redo

Advice to Senior Management – include interns more on projects

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch

Pros – Amazing financial advisors who help expand your knowledge of the financial world and wish to see you succeed on your own.

Cons – No cons that I can think of

Advice to Senior Management – Non

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Merrill Lynch part-time for less than a year

Pros – I would say the people. I have spoken with Merrill employees who have left Morgan Stanley and Goldman simply because the culture is so much friendlier.

Cons – People who go into finance just for prestige will find it, though not to the same degree as at Goldman or MS. Your friends will still be impressed, don't worry.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch full-time for more than a year

Pros – All the support needed to be succesful

Cons – By the nature of the business only a few people have the drive to suceed

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Merrill Lynch as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Opportunity to study what I was interested in; High contact with different FAs; learned a lot using Merrill Lynch's software

Cons – Without knowing what to study it can sometimes be slow; Not as much client interaction as I would have hoped, in terms of investment strategies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch as an intern for less than a year

Pros – good environment, lots of training, nice coworkers, meeting lots of people through networking and prospecting

Cons – cold calls, time and sales pressure

Advice to Senior Management – Offer training to interns to, include them as much as possible in the FA's daily work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch part-time for more than a year

Pros – The people there are very friendly and helpful. There are high expectations as expected, but more than sufficient resources to help you succeed in your role.

Cons – There aren't as many options to move around the firm in the Wealth Management division. The work becomes pretty routine, and I don't get to travel much.

Advice to Senior Management – Incorporate a bit more flexibility

Former Employee – worked at Merrill Lynch as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Great exposure to senior financial advisors and management. Worked one-on-one with wealth management group financial advisors and client associates. Management offered sound advice and were wide open to formal and informal conversations throughout the office. The culture cultivated a pristine and honorable environment that I enjoyed working in throughout the two year internship.

Cons – As one of a few interns throughout the office, there were not many people my own age.

Advice to Senior Management – Have more structured branch activities involving interns to "ease" up on the conservative financial services culture that can be seen from out viewpoint.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Merrill Lynch full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good starting salary plus benefits and possoble bonuses, flexible work schedule, endless growth potential, possibility to make a lot of money

Cons – Very difficult goals and a lot of competition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Merrill Lynch full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – good company to work for

Cons – none, i was happy working there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company