Pros
The physical office is truly impressive. I truly believe the people mean well. Feels like an extension of college, i.e. everyone is stressed out all the time without having a clue what they are doing. You can pretend you work in finance. HCP hires everyone as part of a large class (10+ people at a time), which seems great until you realize it means you are highly replaceable. Offers little perks such as a stocked kitchen, which seems great to recent college grads (majority of employees) who are used to starving, but when you realize you get a stocked kitchen in lieu of a real salary, it gets stale quickly.
Cons
Work is purely administrative, absolutely zero analytical skills required, hence why they take people from all backgrounds. Building on the last one, you will spend a large portion of your day doing repetitive tasks such as filling out subscription documents for the same clients repeatedly. You will memorize the clients’ names and addresses. How’s that for a transferable skill? On the subject of transferable skills, they are minimal. Most work you will do pertains specifically to clients’ portfolio structure. Expectation is that you work hedge fund hours, with none of the perks of working at a hedge fund. Purely a stepping stone job for most, and it shows. Needlessly competitive atmosphere (think back to the hiring people in groups), so people will pass the buck any chance they get. Reality is that there is no getting ahead here. You are on a finite term. Speaking of terms, its two years for Analyst, and an additional three years for Associate. Why anyone would want to work on a finite term is beyond my comprehension. Incredibly high turnover, which means those that are left bear the brunt of it. Productivity tools are viewed as a privilege. You are expected to take notes by hand and then transfer everything to computer later. Huge waste of time. Maybe stop needlessly giving associates iPhones and instead get laptops for everyone?