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Founded in 1919, Baird has guided businesses and institutions toward their financial goals. Today employee-owned Baird offers wealth management, investment banking, asset management, institutional sales and trading, equity research, public finance, and private equity services through over 160 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Baird manages over $285 billion in assets for clients across the world and employs over 4,500 associates. Baird is committed to adopt policy of equal employment opportunity and apply in employment hiring, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits and educational opportunities. For more than 100 years, Baird has been a strong, stable, and trusted financial partner and earned national recognition and reputation for excellence in financial advice and services. Baird has been recognized as one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For since 2004, and 2020 Best Workplaces for Women. Baird ranked No. 13 on the 2020 list for 17th consecutive year among the nation's best employers.

Company - Private
Large
Multiple locations
Investing Companies, Financial Transactions Processing / Reserve / Clearinghouse Companies, Consulting Companies
1919
What departments Baird employees work at?
DepartmentsRatio
Financial Analysts and Advisors28.7%
Chief Executives20.7%
other occupation19%
Computer / IT8.4%
Customer Service8.2%
Sales / Retail5.1%
Management - Other3.5%
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Professional experience

How many years of experience do Baird employees have before joining?
Years of experience at Baird: Newcomers: 25%, Experiencers: 19%, Experts: 20%, Veterans: 36%. Baird employees have 8+ years experience on average before joining.
Where did Baird employees work before joining?
Where they've worked before Baird: A.G. Edwards & Sons, McAdams Wright, Merrill Lynch. Typical Baird employees have worked at A.G. Edwards & Sons.
A.G. Edwards & Sons
McAdams Wright
Merrill Lynch
What industries did Baird employees work in previously?
Industry Background: The most typical industries of Baird: Investment Banking & Securities Brokerage Firms, Commercial Banking Companies, Insurance Agency & Brokerage Firms, Finance & Insurance Companies, Investing Companies. Baird employees most lik
Where did Baird employees work before joining?
Past employers' size at Baird: Small: 34%, Medium: 10%, Large: 56%. Most Baird employees have previously worked at large companies.

Educational background

What did employees at Baird study?
Where did employees at Baird study?
Marquette University
University of Notre Dame

Employee data

How long do people stay in a role at Baird?
Time employed at Baird: <1: 12%, 1-3: 25%, 4-8: 34%, 9-13: 14%, 14-20: 8%, 20+: 7%. Most Baird employees stay with the company for 4-8 years which is the same as the industry average.
How does Baird rank for age & gender diversity?
Gender ratio at Baird: 69.9% Male and 30.1% Female. Age ratio at Baird: 16-20: 0%, 21-30: 39%, 31-40: 27%, 41-50: 18%, 51-60: 11%, 60+: 5%. Baird rates - 8.9% less female than the industry average. Most Baird employees are 21-30, which is below the i

Career advancement

How does Baird rank for career advancement?
Career advancement at Baird: medium. Baird ranks medium for career advancement which is above the industry average.
What companies do Baird employees go on to work at?
Future employers of Baird: Ameriprise, Deloitte, EY, Morgan Stanley, Northwestern Mutual. People who work at Baird most typically go on to work for the Ameriprise.
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What’s the gender distribution at Baird?
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Isabella HolmesSeptember 21, 2020
30.1% female, 69.9% male.
When was Baird established?
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Sophie HayesSeptember 21, 2020
1919.
What industry does Baird belong to?
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Liam BrownSeptember 21, 2020
Accounting/Finance.
what are the chances of career advancement at Baird?
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Benjamin GardnerSeptember 23, 2020
medium.
What’s the average length of tenure at Baird?
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Isabella HolmesSeptember 23, 2020
Typically 4-8 year(s).
what kind of companies did Baird employees work for?
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Sophie HayesSeptember 23, 2020
Large companies before Baird.
Top future employers of Baird employees?
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Sophie HayesSeptember 23, 2020
Ameriprise, Deloitte, EY, Morgan Stanley, Northwestern Mutual, Raymond James, RBC Wealth Management, Robert W. Baird & Co..
Who are the top previous employers of Baird employees?
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Isabella HolmesSeptember 23, 2020
A.G. Edwards & Sons, McAdams Wright, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Northwestern Mutual, UBS, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Advisors.
How old are Baird’s employees in general?
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Liam BrownSeptember 23, 2020
around 21-30.
Where did most of Baird employees go to school?
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Liam BrownSeptember 23, 2020
Marquette University, University of Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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This one’s for long-term employees: has your salary ever been raised at Baird? How often and do they operate with substantial salary raises?
How many times were you promoted at Baird if any?
Employee stock purchase options are not available to everyone 😛
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July 1, 2023
Available to associates only 🤓
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July 1, 2023
as it should be 🤐
The fundraising work is good
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July 27, 2023
Its the charitable gift maching I heard of, I am sure of that 🙂
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July 27, 2023
did not know this was available 😴
The working hours are fantastic, never had a problem with it 🦄
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July 18, 2023
7 to 8 hours in a day not bad at all
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July 18, 2023
I don't even care one bit 😖
Excluding Private Wealth managemnet and equity sales trading, what are the other departments?
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July 28, 2023
Business Continuity and I don't know
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July 29, 2023
Human resources, marketing and communication and so many others 😛
Heard the headquarters is in Winconsin but it looks like there is no location in my state, I live at Chicagooooooo
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June 25, 2023
You just dramatic 😯
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June 28, 2023
They be in Chicago, Louisville and NY
care for insurance, health and wellness is massive 🧨
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August 22, 2023
Occupation accidental insurance and its not that much 😯
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August 23, 2023
mental health care is available too 🙂
Camppus recruitment is underrated, it helps get the job faster
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July 7, 2023
That is easy to say when you have the opportunity
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July 8, 2023
I applied online and that has been the way for me, had no campus recruitment during my time 😣
they very tacky with their interview questions 😛
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July 12, 2023
Your comments are scaring me, my interview is tomorrow 😭
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July 13, 2023
genius to ask brilliant questions 🥱
We were featured as one of the great places to work in 2022
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July 7, 2023
Not a big deal at all 😦
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July 8, 2023
NOT USEFUL at all 😽
I saw a Debt Advisory specialist opening in NY 😯
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July 21, 2023
Applied for Institutional Equity Sales in NY too
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July 21, 2023
Let's pray you get the job 🥵
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