Edward Jones Employer Reviews

Enjoyable in all capacities and departments I experienced, great internal systems, great people working together for same goals, hands on management team, respecting leaders in industry, supportive of its staff. Enjoyed the industry development, changes and challenges in markets, technology and most of all the people interaction globally.

Fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and multi-tasking required. Excellent customer service and inclusive training opportunities. Accessible management (open-door) policy and friendly co-worker atmosphere. Required intensive computer-based activities and did not lend itself to a lot of employee interaction. There were some fun theme-based activities – more... throughout the year. – less

Very rewarding job and a great company to work for. requires very long days to start with to build up a strong book of business.

At first was a great place to work, you have to get a balanced relationship with the Advisor you work for. There's nothing that's going to save your butt if the advisor decides to dump you. Not even years of loyalty can save you.

-You are your own boss
-the amount of work and effort you put in you get paid accordingly
-Very good mentors

Learned a lot from immediate supervisor.Hardest part of the job is constant prospecting i.e door to door during winter season.

Very challenging times with market reception. Training was superb as was product availability. Sales targets were unrealistic during market downturn. Only two members of our initial class are still employed by the company.

Great Company with excellent values that truly wants to help the client. As a recent college graduate, I wanted to work in a more team atmosphere it can be very isolating alone in the office.

The financial advisors are considered the profit center and human resources will defer to FA 99% of the time. Company will block attempts to transfer to another branch, if FA is replaced.

I preform clerical duties such as filing, scanning, faxing, manage the on-line filing system, and perform excellent customer service to their clients. The hardest part of the job is that I don't work on a regular basis, and there is a lot in the makings that I am unaware of.

I have no complaints with Edward Jones. They have been an outstanding firm in the time I've been with them

Working at Edward Jones is a challenge. You are your own boss to an extent. A typical day is 7:30 AM to at least 6:00 PM. I've learned about the intricate details of investments, portfolio diversification and selecting the right investment for each client based on their likes and dislikes. The hardest part of this position is not having consistent contact – more... with others in my position. The most enjoyable part of this position is working with some amazing people. – less

Open Communication with the Financial Advisor.

Customer Service is top of the list - having a one on one relationship with the clients.

Edward Jones offers the ability to gain a lot of experience in sales, management, and relationship building in a short amount of time. They are committed to providing the best training in the industry and you have an incredible support system for obtaining licenses, building a client base, and moving through levels.

Edward Jones has partners, not employees. Forbes named Edward Jones the number two company in the United States to work for and it is entirely true!

Edward Jones has a great atmosphere. Nearly all the employees are involved in the culture and tradition of the company, and many of us are friends outside of work as well. But, if you are looking to work hard and advance in your company, then you need to look elsewhere. Unfortunately, management here is more concerned about tenure than hard work and – more... accomplishments. – less

The company is a great company. BUT,please interview your FA. I recommend that you don't go in with a new FA when your new. My new FA was very stressed and I didn't know what to do. The guy was also a slob, The office needed vacuumed and dusted and the storage room had several years of OLD material. The bathrooms had not been cleaned in...I don't know – more... how long and trash in the FA's office was stinky and piled hi! I was in work clothes and cleaning the office (brought in my own vacuum and cleaning supplies) and cleaning the toilet! GROSS! But what was I to do, I had to use it. When you come into a new office, it is boring as all get out and being new yourself, you have no clue what to do or how to do it. The FA would come out and YELL at me about "we need to get this office running like its supposed to be!!!!" I said, " well, I don't know what you don't tell me" He would not show me how to do anything or what he needed done..even though I asked SEVERAL times. There were times he would ask me to call the head office and get information...I would and then give him the info. If he didn't like it he would YELL at me. "NO, it is not that way and I know what I am talking about!!!" So, I would call again on SPEAKER phone, beg for forgiveness for asking AGAIN..so he could hear. Did I get an apology? NOPE. I am a degreed woman who spent 25 years in the financial industry and have never been treated so poorly. The company was wonderful at all times and supportive. But the FA? To put icing on the cake..I gave my two weeks notice, but the FA cut me off the system 3 days before. My time card was cut by three days and I could not get in to the system. I called head office to make sure I was getting paid for those three days and I was told the FA cut me off. Well, I spent all day on the phone to straighten it out and make sure that I was listed and "eligible for re-hire" I could not take it anymore and could not get out of there fast enough. INTERVIEW THE FA WELL! – less

As Branch Office Administrator (BOA) - managed all of the office details for the Financial Advisor.
Workplace is typically a 2-person office.
Learned the Edward Jones proprietory computer system. Training program is the best.
Enjoyed assisting the Financial Advisor's success, assisting the clients, the hours, pay and benefits. The Home Office support – more... was exceptional.
Was offered a Limited Partnership within 3 years instead of the normal 5.
Trained several On-Call BOAs. – less

As a tester I'm involved in the entire software development process to ensure the quality of the final product. This can include processes such as requirements gathering and documentation, source code control, code review, change management, configuration management, release management, and the actual testing of the software.It is role that I am interested – more... in filling complete final product where I was involved in every stage. – less

Interesting and educational work experience learning from the branch level how to run an office.