GFI Group Reviews

Current Employee – been working at GFI Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – community, laid back, good coworkers

Cons – unprofessional, unorganized, dysfunctional, poor/sloppy HR

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at GFI Group

Pros – Competitive pay and a great place for an aggressive broker to make a very good wage. great location on wall

Cons – can be very aggressive and a tough place for a shy

Former Employee – worked at GFI Group

Pros – The flexibility in the area I worked to take care of personal things and, for instance, leave work early was great. The camaraderie between all the workers in my group was great also. The work environment was always professional but never stuffy or too strict. My managers were a pleasure to work for.

Cons – There was not much work to occupy my time, and the possibilities for advancement or leadership development were very slim. If you're a hard charger looking to really move up, then this might not be the company. However, GFI is a Wall Street company and did experience layoffs during the recent downtown. That certainly contributed to a lack of growth opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management – More regular work feedback would be useful as well as perhaps a career roadmap of sorts. If the position doesn't provide much room for growth, it is important to communicate that to the interviewee.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GFI Group

Pros – Nice view. Nice building. Nice location. Nice perks with business expenses, dinners, events, etc. Stone street isn't far. Nice people.

Cons – Pay is not on oar with the rest of the industry. Certain managers can be abbrasive and not helpful as they should be.

Advice to Senior Management – Raise brokerage fees to meet the industry standard. More lenient expenses policy would be nice. Managers should empathasize more with brokers

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at GFI Group

Pros – Fun place, good benefits and spending account.

Cons – Bad training, they will hire anyone to be a broker. Tons of cute looking moron waitresses.

Advice to Senior Management – Better training. Have managers be on the desk.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GFI Group

Pros – Good benefits, perks and environment to work at. Great place to learn and have your first position and establish yourself.

Cons – lots of traveling, none defined training so it depends on your manager if youll move up. The person that trains you might be a moron and you still have to listen to them.

Advice to Senior Management – have a better training program, 401k and more integration amongst employees. Also have the cleaning staff really clean the place.

Former Employee – worked at GFI Group

Pros – Work is challenging, and you are allowed to experiment with technology (within limits). Get to wear multiple hats during SDLC and found majority of the colleagues to be very technically competent. Overall great environment to work in.

Cons – As with any other small company, opportunities to move up the corporate ladder are slim to nothing.

Advice to Senior Management – Should move away from flat structure, it's not working. I don't think upper management recognizes this fact. Team leads need to be specified explicitly and recognized, rather than hoping for someone to raise-up and take charge.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at GFI Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Nice group of people to work with

Cons – Management is "small time". No one from a big Wall Street firm to lend perspective.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire someone in Head Office who has worked for a big firm.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at GFI Group

Pros – Its fun, good location close to Liverpool St, possibility to move through the different products and learn, big investment and technology. Good salary and holidays.

Cons – Brokers don't like screens, some management only supports it from when it starts to be profitable.

Advice to Senior Management – Comunicate more with middle management. Some of you have to look at the bigger picture, you have to sow before you collect the fruits...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at GFI Group

Pros – Great Tech, innovative management, good work environment, International presence with ambition to go out more. Great tech allows you to get into products you normally wouldn't see.

Cons – Absolutely the worst payout structure in the Street. If you have good clients look away at other shops before going to them. GFI feels its because of GFI that you are successful and not because of your relationships. If they offer you stock options, run. Pay a good money for a lawyer before you sign their contract.

Advice to Senior Management – You have lost some good employees that have left and gone on to make incredibly more money because of your low payouts. Bump it up and they will come.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend