As large corporations are concerned, Prudential is typical (not in a good way), when it comes to career advancement, real inclusion and diversity across all organizational levels and hiring from within. Culturally, Prudential espouses "employee development" and "career advancement", but in reality does not demonstrate support of their employees when they try to accomplish this. Like most large companies, advancement is doled out to based on "who you know" and not necessarily "what you can offer". Over the last 12 months Prudential has changed (CEO) leadership and with that has come a slew of layoffs that most would agree could have been handled better.