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      GLG

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      2.6

      24% would recommend to a friend

      (2,259 total reviews)
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      Gemma Postlethwaite

      21% approve of CEO

      18% positive business outlook

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      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      2.3

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Senior management

      GLG has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GLG employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      5.0
      Jan 31, 2014

      Great place to get finance and client service exposure

      Senior research manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very smart people from huge range of backgrounds. Work closely with investor clients on diligence into public and private companies. Regular interactions with C-level industry executives. Lots of offices (Boston, Chicago, NYC, LA, SF, Austin, DC, etc), so you can travel frequently without having to take vacation days. Managers are very good on the whole, no one manages just for the sake of managing. A lot of freedom if you perform well.

      Cons

      Sometimes complicated and advanced work with investors (I was a liberal arts major...), but nothing you can’t learn. Long hours sometimes (normally 8:30 - 6/6:30, but sometimes 8:30 – 7:30 or 8:00 during busy times). You have to juggle a lot at one time and you always have a lot going on. You also get a lot of responsibility pretty early on so you have to learn the job quickly, but training is very good so not really a big deal for most people.

      4.0
      Jan 28, 2014

      Great for professional development. Bad for work/life balance.

      Survey associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They hire entry-level, give new employees plenty of responsibility, and employees learn a ton. It's a great place to work out of college if you don't mind working really hard.

      Cons

      A 10 to 12 hour work day is pretty much the norm, and on top of that you're expected to be responsive 24/7/365. Good employees burn out quick, so there's a pretty high turn-over.

      4.0
      Jan 26, 2014

      Somewhat well-run company and pleasant colleagues

      Senior research manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -GLG is in a somewhat unique market and, while it's not perhaps the most interesting thing, GLG does it better than anyone. Our competitors are cheaper and faster because they don't care about niceties like compliance, which will come back to bite them all. -Management listens to employees - they recently started a 401k match, for example. I feel like I could walk up to anyone - CEO, CFO, CIO - and ask questions or bring up an issue and a suggested resolution, and they would listen. -Virtually everyone I work with is friendly, fun, smart, and always willing to help others. -Work/life balance is overall very good for being involved with Wall St.

      Cons

      -The job is overall not intellectually challenging.There's lots of talk about how Research Managers are intimately involved with clients' research processes and are vital partners who need to have a lot of subject matter expertise. More than anything, I feel like a glorified secretary since 30% of my job is scheduling phone calls for clients (and then rescheduling them when the client cancels at the last minute and having to calm down an irate Council Member who had been planning on having a call in five minutes). Clients view GLG as a vendor, nothing more. -Another 30% of my job is searching our database for people a client might want to talk to. This does not require an advanced degree. -The physical office is a little embarrassing to bring clients to - rather run down and crowded. And the bathrooms are gross. Fortunately, we are moving to a new office later this summer. -Salaries seem a little low for NYC

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