Questrade Reviews in Canada

Former Employee – worked at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – The people are fun to work with and fantastically loyal to the company. The company has multiple objectives and projects underway at all times so the work is varied and challenging.

Cons – The company has too many projects and priorities so there is little focus and some work gets bogged down by non stop meeting requests.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on on perfecting a smaller set of products and services. Follow the 80/20 rule.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Questrade full-time for less than a year

Pros – 1) Opportunity to grow in FX;
2) Enthusiastic personnel;
3) Nominated as one of he best managed Canadian company;

Cons – 1) Not enough FX product tools to be able to cater to client's needs;
2) Very fragmented FX team;
3) No clear sense of direction.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Questrade

Pros – The Learning experience was valuable

Cons – There was not much recognition

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – co-workers are great and helpful to eachother

Cons – Cost saving is their priority and customer service rep will always be the first to cut when revenues are down

Advice to Senior Management – Listen more to the employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Questrade as an intern for less than a year

Pros – - interesting people
- facility is good
- hours are good
- Seems like if you work hard AND build positive relationships with your superiors, you will get rewarded
- education reimbursement (CSI, CFA, etc.)

Cons – - Very messy interdepartmental and intradepartmental communication; messages consistently get lost somewhere. Management has taken notice of this and things are changing slowly
- Poor training and screening; some people are way overqualified than others in the same job title. The same is true the other way around

Advice to Senior Management – - Quality is just as important as quantity. Take care of your employees and you will have lower turnover rate in some of your departments. In that same train of thought, you should also provide higher quality service to your clients

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – very young and vibrant company. Growing at a very fast rate.

Cons – almost no upper management to lower management communication.

Advice to Senior Management – decision making needs to be more inclusive.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great team, people are willing to help, interesting projects. Location of the office is very convenient

Cons – a lot of overtime, tight deadlines, not a good balance between personal and professional life. No efficient program in improving professional skills.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – Dynamic environment, trading knowledge, talented people

Cons – Weak processes and planning, constant pressure and missing goals

Advice to Senior Management – Think before doing something

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Questrade full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good entry point into finance
decent pay
Good benefits,
paid educational courses

Cons – lower than some finance company
annoying uneducated customers

Advice to Senior Management – Build up a better trading department

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Questrade full-time for more than a year

Pros – Ability to move up within the company is largely available.

Cons – Employees are often left in the dark. Management can not be trusted as they use their employees as scapegoats too often. If you are looking for a company committed to you and vice versa, this is not it!

Advice to Senior Management – Be more honest and open with employees as they only want to be successful in their jobs before you let them go. You tend to throw out employees all too quick due to cheaper choices or personal conflicts. You keep the wrong ones and let go of the quality ones too many times. Re-evaluate who, and why you bring into the company and out. Give your employees the same respect they give you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company