Guidepoint Reviews

Pros

Friendly young team, great perks, flexible work in office schedule, great growth path to rise through the ranks, ability to learn about a broad range of investment topics across industries

Cons

Sourcing Advisors can get repetitive

Pros

Research exposure, institutional clients, negotiation and communication skills.

Cons

Work gets repetitive but as with any job

Pros

-communication, teamwork, inclusive, flexible, diverse

Cons

not paid enough, mean people, judgmental, too long hours

Pros

reliable money and relatively easy day-to-day

Cons

no upward mobility, frat/sorority culture

Pros

Great Coworkers and Interesting Work

Cons

Have too many meetings which eat into your development contribution in my position

Pros

- Good opportunity for quick career growth - Learn about some different industries - Fun, young environment

Cons

- Extremely repetitive. Can turn brain off while doing most of the work - Compensation is well below what competitors are paying - Top out in company once you become a Project Manager - Kept in the dark as to what Guidepoint's long term vision is. Our only objective is to book calls for our clients

Pros

Hybrid work schedule, decent pay, and all the associates are new graduates so they're fun to hang out with

Cons

The entire job is just scrolling through LinkedIn and harassing people with actual careers. You build no skills, are micromanaged, and expected to work extremely long hours. People in management are not promoted based on merit and have no business managing other people. It's incredibly stressful for no reason, considering how mindless the nature of the work is. You won't learn anything about market research or any valuable skills. It really is 8+ hours of using LinkedIn to harass people and cold calling people who really do not want to be called. Their business practices are shady, and the only way to leave the job is if you go back to school or can network your way into a new position. Also, it's an incredibly hostile environment for anyone who is not a man or white. If you're a new graduate looking for your first job, keep looking. They intentionally recruit recent grads who won't recognize all of Guidepoint's red flags until it's too late. You're better off being unemployed for a few more months than having to suffer here. Take all the negative reviews seriously.

Pros

Some interesting people to work with

Cons

Management is horrible. They could not care less about your well-being or development. Really regret taking this job

Pros

absolutely NONE. they make you work 8 am - 7pm on some days -- you are REQUIRED to be micromanaged by your lead and if you participate in more projects, you WILL end up working the full day until you go to bed. The raise per year is almost negligible as you get promoted. A $60k salary DOES NOT suffice. This is a sweatshop in it's purest form. They do not give you the promised bonus, as per your contract even if you are a top performer.

Cons

Horrible place to work. Period. Everything sucks -- the benefits, the people, the place.

Pros

Low stress, leadership potential and good people

Cons

Boring, no real skills learned