Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2014-08-23
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

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Pros: A multinational behemoth with a diverse range of opportunities and challenges to tackle, JPMorgan touches almost all financial services domains, so there ought to be someone doing something you are interested in, from technology to strategy to product development to operations to compliance. 

Most managing directors are well-rounded and interested in identifying and developing talent for their organizations. 

Once on board, it's imperative to actively grow your network because paths will cross unexpectedly.
Cons: JPMorgan is similar to what Winston Churchill said about the US during WWII, in that they "will do the right thing in the end, but only after they have exhausted all other options." 

From a cultural standpoint, the bank is conservative, so radical changes will take time to implement and low ranking staff will see the need long before steps are taken by senior management to implement the strategy, usually after the competition has tried and failed.