Hey...it could have been worse. - Software Developer (Intern) BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Jun 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Decent pay (for interns; from what I saw, salaries for new analysts are pretty much at market) - Nice perks - Great location - Good name for resume building

Cons

- Very stressful environment - Unsupportive management (see the first point) - Very hard to pick up anything on your own (not a good idea to join outside of "intern season") - Equally difficult to make a discernable difference as an intern. - Old technologies (including the software being sold) - In-house solutions for everyday general software (IM, application management, etc) pale in comparison to market-proven technologies.

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