Pros
In the area of finances, bank jobs are almost essential. These jobs give you insight to how the world manages their money and what would the best path to invest or manage your money would be.
FOR NEW EMPLOYEES:
IBC does not require any bank training piror to employment but however Customer Service or Sales experience is greatly favored, which in my opinion is an excellent key factor in the company. With that in mind IBC also gives out paid training, a month long session in which all new hires, trained or not, go through to ensure that their job is preformed to the upmost satisfaction required by the banking industry.
IBC AND ITS EMPLOYEES:
The room for growth and expansion, both as a company and as an individual, is phenominal. The company itself is in great health as compared to other companies in the same industry. As an employee you are really thought about, if you preform your job with the most of your abilities, you will be recognized. The room for promotion is also great, the company really promotes inside promotions, and I see it happen all the time. Employees through out the company are very supportive and understanding. I can honestly say that I am not ashamed to pick up a phone and ask questions, because as stated above, everyone is very willing to help out fellow co-workers.
The communication between the CEO to the employees is done quiet often and frequently, a feat at which many jobs do not even come close to.
JOB HOURS:
Like alot of White-Collared jobs, this one has consistant hours of operations and also traditional hours with some branches. IBC has two types of branches, your regular traditonal and your in-store branches. The in-store branches are located inside grocery stores throughout Texas, and Oklahoma, stores such as, Krogers, Randals, and HEB. The in-store branches are open 7 days a week, with the hours of 9AM-8PM Mon-Fri, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 12PM-5PM. The traditional branches are open Mon-Thu 9AM-5:30PM Fri 9AM-6PM and Sat 9AM-2PM.
I have worked with three managers, while I can not speak with for all managers, with the three I have worked for they have all worked around my College schedule with no question. IBC thinks very highly with continueing education, and so does the supervisors and managers.
IBC AND OUTSIDE LIFE:
IBC makes it clear with its employees that the company understands that IBC is not their life. Working more than 40 hours is HIGHLY discouraged and is made clear with the Half pay for overtime.
OVERALL OPINION:
For finance people looking for a great start, or possibly a great career, then take a look at IBC. Strong company, with strong values.
Cons
The communication between managers and employees is sometimes lacking, but this is found in almost every company.
The sales requirement of ALL employees makes this job competitive between employees to get their required sales per month. All employees are required to get a set amount of sales per month, and your preformance is based off your number of sales.
