49 W38th Street, Floor 12A
New York
NY
10016
https://www.ivyexec.com
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Elena Bajic
2006
3.4
Recommend to a friend
78%
Say this is a great place to work
67%
Proud to have on resume
71%
Employee - Vice President
William Blair is too steeped in tradition to embrace innovation.
Employee - Vice President
William Blair has a great reputation, but mostly a resume builder.
Employee - Vice President
Very traditional work culture.
Employee - Vice President
WmBlair is NOT a meritocracy. To often the people who make partner are mediocre and they would rather promote people who are plain vanilla rather than people who are truly good at their jobs. All they want are congenial personalities.
Employee - Vice President
Partnership is key if you want to get paid at this company. They only promote you to partner based on how you get along with others--it's rarely about talent or good performance.
Employee - Vice President
Culture is very congenial and there are no jerks. However nepotism abounds and there is a lot of favoritism that determines promotion to partner.
Employee - Vice President
If I was to change something, would encourage the firm to learn more about consumer products companies and those financials, due diligence, modeling, etc
Employee - Vice President
It's vital to keep these in mind while working here - knowledge of their clients, and of the businesses of those clients, always on lookout for new ways to engage clients, new strategies, new alternative financings, etc.
Employee - Vice President
Has a great company culture, interesting people,.
Employee - Group Managing Director and/or Partner
Very Political working environment. No road map for promotions. Your in the circle or out. The main producers don't move up the ladder. Almost every good employee they have had leaves at the 4 to 5 year mark when they see how the firm actually works.
Employee - Group Managing Director and/or Partner
Would encourage a change to focus internally. Client could be 2nd
Employee - Group Managing Director and/or Partner
William Blair is internally focused , limited external views on industry and where things were going