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      Scotiabank

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      Scotiabank reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (11,117 total reviews)
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      Scott Thomson

      74% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      Scotiabank has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,117 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scotiabank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      11K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 2, 2021

      Older-style employees, not always a positive work environment, but opportunities exist

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smaller firm, so you get a more hands on feel and likely receive more responsibility than you would get at a bulge bracket bank.

      Cons

      Many of the employees are part of an older generation of Wall Street that is not as inclusive or proactive in training. The bank is also based in Canada so the New York office can sometimes feel like an afterthought.

      4.0
      May 31, 2019

      Generous salaries and benefits

      Information security analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people, professional atmosphere as you would expect from a multinational bank, managers care about employee growth, access to mentors, clean offices, managers don't have an "I'm better then you" attitude that many other companies have. Big focus on ethics and respect for your coworkers. You won't find any unprofessional behavior here and if you do those who are acting disrespectfully are fired. Managers sit next to employees and aren't on a power trip. Great place to start a career as there are many smart and professional people who care about your growth and success both inside the company and your own professional development. Very mature business processes and exposure to how a leading company does things. Processes are very mature and optimized.

      Cons

      Open concept workplace so makes it hard to really feel like you have your own cubicle where you can personalize and make it feel more like home. The office I worked from was very sterile meaning it was very corporate and lacked any type of character. You have a very small and basic lunch area, no free snacks offered even on fridays, basic tea/coffee/refrigerator set up. The open concept takes time getting used to as you have no privacy and when people are on calls you can hear everything. Meeting rooms also have no privacy they are pure glass. A little more flexibility to work from home would be nice especially because of the lower Manhattan location is hard to get to unless you live in immediate New York City area. The bank has HQ in Toronto so hiring and onboarding is extremely slow for U.S. employees. Can take a few weeks just to receive laptop, monitors, phone, etc. In the meantime you have to try to stay busy and not looking bored.

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