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    BMO Financial Group Reviews

    Updated 23 June, 2017
    1,468 reviews

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    BMO Financial Group President and CEO, BMO Financial and Director Bill Downe
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    • Work life balance has gotten worse over time (in 39 reviews)

    • Hard to move up from my position but good since entry level (in 22 reviews)

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    1. "Great"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Associate in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very professional working environment.
      Great team members.
      Shift premiums.
      Great benefits.

      Cons

      No coffee or tea . No refreshing things and a Gym to exercise for free within the location.

    2. "Nice workplace, nice colleagues and supervisors"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very good working environment for beginners. Colleagues and supervisors are considerate.

      Cons

      Work process sometimes is a little bit rigid. Work schedule changes very week.

    3. "Business Process Analyst"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Business Process Analyst in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Business Process Analyst in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Excellent workplace and friendly environment. Everyone is given opportunity to grow and develop their career. Organisation working towards positive change.

      Cons

      Many business/operations units are located in small pockets across the city. Need to increase number of ATMs across cities.

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    4. "Financial Services Manager"

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      Current Employee - FIN Services Manager in Kitchener, ON
      Current Employee - FIN Services Manager in Kitchener, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good general training,
      Favorable brand recognition and integration of company's core values

      Cons

      Workload requires overtime (unpaid)
      At the end of the day, quotas & targets are what really matter.

    5. "4 Years BMO Experience in Canada"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative/Financial Services Coordinator in Guelph, ON
      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative/Financial Services Coordinator in Guelph, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      -Excellent training program for new employees
      -Privileged to work with amazing colleagues that are passionate, knowledgeable, and care about doing whats right for client/customer
      -Best retail/commercial bank due to the fact that they put client/customer's needs at the focus of business
      -Greatly involved with social responsibility and various charitable and community events
      -Excellent benefits and compensation
      -Lots of opportunity for career advancement

      Cons

      -Turnover Rate (depending on circumstances)

    6. "Friendly and respectful culture, very accommodating"

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      Current Employee - Senior Administrative Assistant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Senior Administrative Assistant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      Kind leaders who are respectful. Zero tolerance to bullying and belittling. Lots of support and a good sense of camaraderie

      Cons

      Salary can be on the lower side because the demand to work here is very high. Other than that there is nothing I could pinpoint

      Advice to Management

      Love the respectful, kind culture here. Everyone supports one another. Keep it up.

    7. "Unit Manager"

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      Former Employee - Unit Manager in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Unit Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great benefits, great working environment

      Cons

      typical Bank environment, high turn over

    8. "Senior Marketing Manager"

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      Current Employee - Senior Marketing Manager in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Senior Marketing Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great team that strives to help you succeed and grow

      Cons

      Many times process can slow down the momentum/action to get a job done and deployed

      Advice to Management

      Keep investing in your employees

    9. "Great work experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great benefits, work exp, meet alot of different people

      Cons

      can be stressful if you get a poor manager

      Advice to Management

      hire managers who care about people so we can do our job to our fullest instead of mirco-managing even when we exceeding targets

    10. "Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Analyst in Toronto, ON

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great location and great light. Good benefit

      Cons

      Corporate world. No much advancement

      Advice to Management

      Develop more soft skills

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