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The Core Securities

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1.0
13 Mar 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1) Rapid hiring process due to high turnover. 2) Average salary, which does not compensate for the nonsense faced. 3) Huge learning curves offered by the management, given you manage to get on with them, but beware they ain't ordinary people with reasonable values and morals.

Cons

First of all, do yourself a favour by viewing ALL reviews about this company and don't be fooled by a few obviously "staged" positive reviews. This company (which also has other affiliations under the name "THE CORE...") presents significant red flags, as confirmed by numerous reviews highlighting its toxicity. What began as a seemingly normal environment quickly became a traumatic experience for many. Key issues include: 1) Extremely high turnover rate, which resulted in an abnormally long notice period (so ensure you always check it before quitting your job to join this company). 2) Insufficient supervision/handover/training. 3) Unstructured work processes and communication. 4) Poor information centralisation and documentation. 5) Toxic and petty management culture (including the unimaginable). 6) Questionable business practices affecting employees and clients. 7) Retaliation for taking minimal leave. 8) Very calculated and harsh employee policy and few benefits. The list goes on, but I'd run out of space to list them all out here. All in all, I sincerely hope that nobody will fall victim to this company as we did.

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1.0
6 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

not bad location, near to mtr station; friendly collegues (best wishes to them) Collegues mostly mainland background (if it's a concern to you) A note for newcomers: this company has a trust and ESOP background, so securities are just a small part of the business, no trading just order placing

Cons

Low pay and bonus; Limited exit opportunities; Deliberately challenging internal exam which stops you passing the probation; Very long probation(6 months) and notice period(3 months); Toxic senior management without manners(or even literacy); Very low level of benefits including but not limited to strictly monitored one-hour lunch break, no OT pay, very normal insurance plan, expired instant noodle at 'snack bar', few annual leave days; High turnover rate, average tenure is half to 1 year

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5.0
22 Dec 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are willing to learn from financial industry, it is the company you want. The Company will provide you comprehensive training to you to train you up for every business line they have. After you overcome it, they will provide you an unexpected special bonus and salary raise.

Cons

The workload is a bit over and the management team is result oriented. The lunch hours is divided into two separate time for operation backup purposes and you still have teammate and other colleagues lunch with you. It depends on your own choice and colleagues whether they would lunch/dinner with you.

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