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    Scotiabank Reviews

    Updated 15 February, 2019
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    • "no work life balance, doesnt pay well" (in 75 reviews)

    • "high turnover amongst full-time employee" (in 40 reviews)

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    1. "Good company to work for"

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

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good benefits, pays on time

      Cons

      slow, decision making are slow, a lot of layers, But normal given the size and type of company

    2. "credit solutions analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      greate working environment
      interesting and friendly coworkers

      Cons

      dead end job
      no career path

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    3. "Manager"

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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 job opportunities and excellent learning programs

      Cons

      Salary is below market average

    4. "Credit Solutions Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      Great Organization to work work

      Cons

      Not enough opportunities to move up in the Maritime. Just the nature of the market.

    5. "Financial Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Financial Advisor in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Financial Advisor in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      There are some wonderful people working at Scotiabank and the retail branches were great to work at.

      Cons

      The goals were raised to unreachable levels, support staff were laid off, you don’t have enough time in the day to sell everything expected and do the paperwork so you must stay at least an hour extra unpaid daily just to get your work done. With goals being so high, some people will cheat to achieve them and sign people up for things unknowingly or give them products other than what they asked for. This makes it look like the honest employees don’t work hard enough.

      Advice to Management

      Take an honest look at what you expect from your employees. When you ask for too much, don’t be surprised when customers are lied to, and people come up with sneaky tricks to beat the system.

    6. "Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good life balance, many events

      Cons

      Big company with old technology

    7. Helpful (3)

      "I Left Before I Was Poisoned (Culturally)"

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      Former Employee - Senior Credit Solutions Analyst in Winnipeg, MB
      Former Employee - Senior Credit Solutions Analyst in Winnipeg, MB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      - Global company
      - Currently investing in tech

      Cons

      - Senior management is severely out of touch with how cities not named Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary operate.
      - Culture was toxic; high turnover
      - Career opportunities in Winnipeg were disappearing and almost non-existent if you did not want to be on the sales side.

      Advice to Management

      Bring those finance jobs back to Winnipeg!

    8. "Customer Service Representative"

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

      I worked at Scotiabank part-time

      Pros

      Good opportunity to start career in banking industry, great opportunities to grow

      Cons

      Business depends a lot by which branch you are working at

      Advice to Management

      The system is too old.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Small Business Advisor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      pension and shares program, reputable brand

      Cons

      very archaic (no mobility, flexibility), micro-managed, admin heavy

      Advice to Management

      get with the times and trust your employees to be able to have more autonomy in their day. All the tracking of activity can be cumbersome for newer employees and a major deterrent.

    10. "It was a good experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      Good training programs
      Treated their employees properly

      Cons

      No cons that come to mind