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Found 115 of over 126 reviews
4.0
82% Recommend to a Friend
ScotiaMcleod CEO Richard E. Waugh
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Found 115 of over 126 reviews

4.0
82%
Recommend to a Friend
99%
Approve of CEO
ScotiaMcleod CEO Richard E. Waugh
Richard E. Waugh
36 Ratings
Pros
  • "benefits, perks, work/life balance, mentorship(in 9 reviews)

  • "good people(in 4 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Lack of training, outdated job aids(in 4 reviews)

  • "Minimal career growth opportunity, low wages, and poor training(in 3 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Amazing environment and Management Team

      Jan 12, 2023 - Administrative Associate in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      People a friendly and helpfull. The management team cares of they employees as their are family. Lot's of traine and oportunities.

      Cons

      Entry level salary very low,

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    2. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Good company to work with

      May 14, 2023 - Administrative Associate 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good health and insurance benefits

      Cons

      Their systems are slow, dated, and glitchy.

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    4. 3.0
      Former Employee, less than 1 year

      Good organization, but low salaries and narcisists bosses.

      Apr 25, 2023 - Administrative Support Assistant in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great organization, organized, good leadership, great in-job training and opportunities to grow inside the company.

      Cons

      Low wages, awful boss (wealth advisor), abused verbally and psychologically of staff, bipolar.

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    5. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Great environment

      May 3, 2023 - Assistant Branch Administrator in Regina, SK
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great people Manageable workload Opportunity to grow

      Cons

      Stress from management Low pay

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    6. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Branch Administrator

      Apr 20, 2023 - Branch Administrator in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good work life balance, 10 sick days

      Cons

      Too much politics in the branches at upper management level

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    7. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 8 years

      Senior Executive Assistant

      Apr 17, 2023 - Senior Executive Assistant in Calgary, AB
      Recommend
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      Pros

      great company, high pace environment

      Cons

      technology and projects delayed consistently

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    8. 3.0
      Current Employee

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      Feb 15, 2023 - Administrative Assistant in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good benefits, interesting work etc

      Cons

      No where to grow really and bad salary

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    9. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Good compensation depending on your team

      Dec 27, 2022 - Senior Associate in Calgary, AB
      Recommend
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      Pros

      good compensation if you are on a good team. Everything depends on your team - flexibility, work from home, vacation days, bonus, commission sharing

      Cons

      no culture of feedback or coaching. Cant grow easily at mcleod unless you want to be an advisor

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    10. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Great company to work at

      Nov 14, 2022 - Investment Associate in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Scotiabank is a big company with several department, and is common to up the corporate ladder within a few years if you put the effort.

      Cons

      In certain areas there is a lot of "politics", so you need to play your cards well.

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    11. 5.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Good Job

      Dec 17, 2022 - Wealth Management Intern in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Nice coworkers, fair pay, convenient office

      Cons

      Can't think of much, maybe downtown isn't for everyone

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    ScotiaMcleod has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 126 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at ScotiaMcleod to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ScotiaMcleod employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ScotiaMcleod. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

    82% of ScotiaMcleod employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated ScotiaMcleod 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

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