BNS is a hard place to move around. - Anonymous employee Scotiabank Employee Review

3.0
15 Jun 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work / life balance however I believe that depends on the supervisor Job security Multinational opportunities (if you are one of the fortunates) Decent benefits although nothing extraordinary

Cons

This is a Bank of silos. If you want to move to another department, most likely will have to take a demotion. Pay is below par and they want to convince you otherwise Things move too slow. Promotion is not a matter of being the most cappable for a role. If somebody is competing for the role that has been longer will likely advance because "he was due"

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

A couple of smart people who are kind and open to mentoring. Hours not bad given no deal flow in US.

Cons

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