Great People, Not as miserable as most other investment banks - Investment Banking Analyst Barclays Employee Review

5.0
Feb 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

do a great job of mentoring and development, want to keep analysts and are starting to promote to associate after 2 years, brand name and lots of requests from other jobs and PE to interview, protected Saturdays

Cons

long hours, as expected, but not as long as some others. Very bureaucratic (part of being in a large, multi-national bank in a heavily regulated industry

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance and employee wellness

Cons

If you were in a satellite office, it was harder to get visibility.

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