Good place to learn about the industry fresh out of school, but won't spend time here long. - Surveillance Analyst KeyBank Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good opportunity to sign on to employment just out of college - a good training program for the analyst position for candidate new to the industry or just graduating. Good 401(k) program administered by Hewitt with good company match that was immediately vested. Large number of holidays and vacation days. Good insurance and benefits package.

Cons

They are willing to hire anyone on, but after training you everything you needed to know, there is no room for growth. They teach you the minimum you need to know for your one particular job function, but you do not get to expand your knowledge to the other areas within the company. Salary is drastically lower than competitors in the same industry in the same job function in the same local area.

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5.0
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Pros

Culture, opportunities, industry leading products and benefits

Cons

Internal politics and favoritism blocks talent

3.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Generous PTO allowance; Get to build relationships with local customers. Can be a great company to work for so long as you are not in the Eastern PA region. Key Bank's acquisition of First Niagara Bank (FNB) in Eastern PA left a void in regards to lack of consistency in executing Key Bank company culture and leadership in the acquired Eastern PA region, which functioned as a hybrid of Key Bank's culture & processes, as well as old FNB culture & processes.

Cons

Forced to spend too much time focusing on checking account openings, credit card applications, and work on the teller line. Management expects you to focus more on getting a client to a certain wellness score as a metric versus being given the time to perform an in-depth financial planing analysis for each client. Getting clients to discuss their investment portfolio outside the bank takes time and relationship building. Management expects you to push products and advice in such a way that you are performing immediately to the role's metrics versus being given the time to build relationships, which not only takes time, but typically has very large rewards by way of significant investment & insurance business. Management exprects an SLRM to put way more focus on the branch's banking needs and doesn't probvide the time and proper resources needed to acquire & properly service investment clients. Branch management encourages predatory behavior among the floor sales team instead of working with a team approach. Referrals from tellers and Personal Bankers are highly depended on how competitive the branch environment is versus a "There's no 'I' in team" approach.

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