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    BMO Financial Group Reviews

    Updated 25 September, 2018
    1,975 reviews

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    BMO Financial Group Chief Operating Officer Darryl White
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    Pros

    • "great work life balance and flexibility" (in 142 reviews)

    • "good work ethics, great work environment" (in 129 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Below average salary, little work life balance" (in 48 reviews)

    • "Hard to move around due to smaller bank" (in 32 reviews)

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    1. "Good employer"

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      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

      Pros

      Bonu percentage is relatively high

      Cons

      Work load is relatively higher than other FI

    2. "Developer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      Nice management
      Good colleagues
      Work is not hard

      Cons

      If you are seeking technical challenges you might not want to go to other place.

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    3. "Fraud Detection Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      Great teams to work with
      Great management

      Cons

      Dull office
      Lack of Incentives for employees

    4. "Developer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      People are friendly here
      A nice working environment

      Cons

      Not many kinds of work to do

    5. "Commercial specialist"

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      Current Employee - Commercial Specialist in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Commercial Specialist in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great bank to work for

      Cons

      Promotion is limited in certain areas

      Advice to Management

      Promote ppl who want to move who has the full skillset

    6. "Project Manager"

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      Current Employee - IT Project Manager in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - IT Project Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      One of the best companies I worked for in my long IT career. I work with a great team that is very supportive and collaborative, management is very responsive to immediate needs. BMO is a very respectful and equal opportunity employer that makes everyone proud to be here.

      Cons

      Like all large corporations project and strategic decisions are very slow by the time it goes through the various levels of the organization.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work

    7. "Casual"

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      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

      Pros

      Full time hours, Usually 9-5. Good experience

      Cons

      Very low salary, must work some Saturdays and may need to stay later than your shift to finish up some tasks.

    8. "Get place to work as a university student"

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      Former Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in White Rock, BC
      Former Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in White Rock, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      - great hourly wage while being a student
      - ability to apply knowledge learned in business school to role at BMO

      Cons

      - learning begins to plateau after a 1-2 years unless you step into a more senior role

    9. "Great"

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

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

      Pros

      Excellent growth and learning opportunities

      Cons

      Very big organization and easy to feel a bit lost

    10. "Lots of opportunies"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BMO Financial Group full-time

      Pros

      There are a ton of opportunities if you are willing to work for it and look. Good benefits.

      Cons

      None that I can think of.

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