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    BMO Financial Group Reviews

    Updated 23 January, 2019
    2,126 reviews

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    3.6
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    BMO Financial Group Chief Operating Officer Darryl White
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    Pros

    • "great work life balance and flexibility" (in 151 reviews)

    • "Good benefits including pension , stock options" (in 138 reviews)

    Cons

    • "work life balance should be offered" (in 52 reviews)

    • "Hard to move around due to smaller bank" (in 35 reviews)

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    1. "Summer Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      Everyone was intelligent and very entrepreneurial

      Cons

      Really nothing to complain about

    2. "Satisfied"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      Training is great and helpful

      Cons

      Leaders have been changing a lot

      Advice to Management

      Focus on talent

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    3. "Csr"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at BMO Financial Group part-time

      Pros

      Friendly peer, good team and work environment

      Cons

      Pay and benefit isn’t good

      Advice to Management

      Nil

    4. "BMO FG"

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      Current Employee - Performance and Engagement Manager in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Performance and Engagement Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Community, Culture, Innovative, Pace, Collaborations

      Cons

      Lack of opportunities, managerial misalignment, pace, technology, performance management

      Advice to Management

      Performance management

    5. "Customer service Credit card"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Montreal, QC
      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Montreal, QC

      I worked at BMO Financial Group (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good support from managers. offers program for advancement in the company.

      Cons

      lack of flexibility in term of hours and schedule

      Advice to Management

      none

    6. "Sr. Network Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Senior Network Analyst in Scarborough, ON
      Former Employee - Senior Network Analyst in Scarborough, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      BMO code of conduct is in line with my values and integrity

      Cons

      Networking does not generate any income and is therefore always being scrutinized for cost savings, cutback and outsourcing.

      Advice to Management

      Keep networking in house don’t give your intellectual assets away

    7. "BMO feedback"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Lots of opportunity - lots of areas to move into

      Cons

      A terrible manager can easily poison the good feelings one has for a work group. Technology's work/life ratio isn't as balanced as it should be

      Advice to Management

      Be cautious about hiring managers, ensure that they help to motivate team members, and that they don't discourage/push out good people.

    8. "Sr Customer Service Representative"

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      Current Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in Montreal, QC
      Current Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great experience
      Love my team
      I like the principles of the bank

      Cons

      Salary not as competitive, but still good

    9. "Everyday Banking Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      - Good first learning opportunity in world of finance/banking
      - Health/visual ins.
      - 3 weeks off per year
      - Good atmosphere

      Cons

      - Understaffed
      - Challenging as there is a lot to learn, stats to achieve
      - Training is lacking

      Advice to Management

      More emphasis on quality trainning and after trainning to have quality associates

    10. "Manager, Business Intelligence"

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

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

      Pros

      Pay Scale. Culture, Work-life balance

      Cons

      senior leaders and management can get very political to guard their own agendas