Stressful and demeaning - Financial Advisor Trainee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits Good marketing presence Good training in New Jersey Nice offices Excellent Receptionist Broad range of products Great Scottsdale Location

Cons

Horrible in office training Computer systems down often Little support for new trainees Minimal female representation in advisor staff For example: ratio approximately 20 males to one female in training group. Management not interested in trainees-Interested in large producers only Less than 5% make it - new advisors are just marketing source of leads for senior advisors. Highly imbalanced system of rating trainees, not applied to all the same. If you are a female, considering working here- highly not recommended by myself. See Suits a women on Wall Street, recent book written by former employee, please read, google to see what is is about

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