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      Prudential

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      Prudential reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (5,223 total reviews)
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      Andrew Sullivan

      60% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Prudential has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,223 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Prudential employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      5K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 20, 2017

      Awful Pay and misleading recruitment process

      Financial advisor associate
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      Pros

      You can put that your have financial advising experience with prudential and people will believe it as they are a somewhat respected company. In reality, the training is non-existent and no one has time for you.

      Cons

      They say you make your own schedule but they require you to be in the office for nine hours worth of meetings a week on top of the after hours they make you stay for. They say they have unaligned clients (clients whose advisors have left) which is true but those clients already have multiple policies and do not want to hear from you as they have already heard from other new employees. They expect you to call all of your friends and family multiple times over. It doesn’t matter if they say no. They will tell you that the company average for a first year employee is 70k but only one new Professional Associate ( 0-4 yr old prudential advisors) out of 30 make more than 70. The rest make 40 K and under. The retention rate during my year was 10%. Due to this, the office is dead. You can hear a pen drop in there. In other words, the office environment is awful. They will tell you that this is the same for most offices but I haven’t found this to be true. They only pay commission. And do not care how much you make after you get 5 clients because the managers don’t have to pay prudential a fee if you quit after that. If you are looking for a career opportunity where others genuinely care about you, invest in you, and foster growth this is not the place for you.

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      Prudential Response
      8y
      We are sorry to hear that your time at Prudential was not what you expected. Even though you are no longer employed with Prudential Advisors, we are interested in learning more about what led you to form this opinion of our program and the management staff. Please contact our Global Business Ethics & Integrity help line at 1-800-752-7024 or online at www.tnwinc.com/Prudential.
      1.0
      Nov 2, 2017

      Marketing Assistant

      Marketing assistant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I really can’t think of anything. The systems are here to use. Management is inconsiderate. Pay is very little for the hassle

      Cons

      Low pay. Received text messages from management at 5AM, 8PM, weekends. No consideration for your personal time. Management is disorganized. Systems are hard to use and corporate keeps changing them. Wasn’t told until after I was hired I needed to use my own laptop. Interview to hired Time is 60 days TOO LONG

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      Prudential Response
      8y
      We appreciate the input we receive from former associates. We hope that you found Prudential to be a safe and open environment to voice your concerns while you were here. Even though you are no longer employed with Prudential, please feel free to share your challenges and concerns by contacting us staffing@prudential.com.
      1.0
      Feb 14, 2017

      Proceed with Caution

      Financial professional associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule, variety of products available to serve clients

      Cons

      Lack of transparency throughout the interview process. Not told that Prudential does not even provide a workstation, you are required to provide your own computer. Not told that Prudential charges for use of cubicle space after your first year (CDP Program). Also told that Prudential had as many clients I could handle, only to find out they were all "orphan" life insurance clients that no longer provide any compensation. Most of your time spent on driving to "orphaned" clients' homes conducting life insurance policy reviews with very little compensation. Unless you find other assets to work with you are not compensated for your time, money spent on gas, and mileage on your vehicle. Compliance makes it very difficult to get new life policies approved, many times you put in months of work and end up with very little pay, if any. Poor training system, you only ever see or hear from life and annuity wholesalers, not the place to be if you want to build an investment book of business. Prudential only you pays 45% of your gross production, then asks you to pay for your own E&O insurance, cubicle space, and for access to their systems out of pocket.

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