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    Scotiabank Reviews

    Updated 17 August, 2017
    1,714 reviews

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    Scotiabank President and CEO Brian J. Porter
    Brian J. Porter
    600 Ratings

    1,714 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Great team-- really hard working and cared about work life balance (in 142 reviews)

    • friendly work environment,good place to learn,amazing people (in 112 reviews)

    Cons

    • unable to strike a good work life balance (in 49 reviews)

    • No centralized process for Co-op students to apply internally for Full time jobs (in 30 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Senior developer"

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

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Enjoyed working with a very nice team
      Great work culture
      Management of our team was very supportive
      Latest Tech Stack.

      Cons

      Salary was less compared to proper IT or Software companies.
      Work life balance was not good. Has spend more hours than the standard.
      Learning opportunity was not great.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great company culture and investments in latest tech stack. Pay packages should be restructured if you wan to retain talented engineers.

    2. "Customer service representative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Scotiabank part-time

      Pros

      good pay
      understanding boss
      flexible work hours

      Cons

      a lot of pressure to sell

    3. Helpful (1)

      "Review of My Employment at Scotiabank"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Large IT infrastructure within a very large organization enables many opportunities for lateral, vertical and geographical movement.

      Cons

      Continual emphasis on cost reduction and reorganization leads to unsettled, overworked, unhappy employees.

      Advice to Management

      Return to "old values" of Scotiabank......it is possible to be profitable and competitive without squeezing the last cent of profit margin. Show loyalty to productive, long-term employees.

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    4. "Culture"

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      Current Employee - Financial Advisor in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Financial Advisor in Calgary, AB
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great place to work and great manager too.

      Cons

      No significant cons for this organisation

    5. "Good Bank - it was better"

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

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      The bank has businesses in many countries; therefore, there are some opportunities to have international experiences that allows you to understand different cultures, regulatory requirements and products.

      Cons

      The bank is continuously adapting to new business technologies, which has caused a business restructure in different areas.

    6. "Customer Representative"

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

      I have been working at Scotiabank part-time

      Pros

      flexible hours and less opening hours than other banks

      Cons

      a lot of wave and change, unstable management team in branch

    7. "customer service representative"

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

      I have been working at Scotiabank part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      very good place to work.
      friendly environment.
      amazing management.
      caring
      high benefits

      Cons

      I would say, everybody has a different opinion. SO RATHER NOT SAY

      Advice to Management

      everything is amazing

    8. "Investment Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Investment Specialist in Scarborough, ON
      Current Employee - Investment Specialist in Scarborough, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - great colleagues / good support to excel in your role
      - company doesn't push you to sell products, you are educated to help the customer make the best choices to build their portfolio

      Cons

      The pay is just about market reference

    9. "Solutions Architect"

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

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      lots of opportunities, job security

      Cons

      Conservative culture, hierarchical, slow to market

      Advice to Management

      Work life balance

    10. "Senior Advisor"

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      Current Employee - Senior Advisor
      Current Employee - Senior Advisor
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good company to work with lots opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Training on new changes. Have to adapt very quickly

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