Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2014-02-06
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Good Place to Learn, Promotions/Mobility can be Difficult
Pros: JPM invests very heavily in technology, so their platforms and integrated functionalities  are often best in class.

Very mature governance structure: management has an excellent, structured approach to managing change across the business, with standardized best practices for nearly every process.
Cons: Goal setting for employees can often be too vague to be helpful

Criteria for promotion is not clearly defined, and in some cases, not communicated explicitly--which can be frustrating.

Internal transfers can be extremely difficult.  In my experience I have twice applied for positions in other departments, only to learn that I was not offered the position on account of my current management team refusing to let me out of my current role.