Credit Suisse Reviews in London, England

Current Employee – been working at Credit Suisse full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Still has some good 'old school' high calibre people, still very strong/top tier in specific areas of IBD and capital markets. Still offers good exit opps.

Cons – Best people are rapidly leaving the firm, no longer as good as it was in a number of areas, is falling down the ranks. Swiss regulatory issues don't help either.

Advice to Senior Management – Seems like there is too much change in strategy at too high a frequency.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – good bonuses, and good people

Cons – a large company means its big

Advice to Senior Management – better deskspace

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Credit Suisse full-time

Pros – Still an interesting place to work.

Cons – Constant change and massive cuts still ongoing.

Advice to Senior Management – Realise that there are some limits to the cuts that can be put in place if we are still to be the "most admired bank".

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Credit Suisse full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – work with good people, good pay

Cons – bad management, divide between levels

Advice to Senior Management – better communication

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Balanced work environment. Exceptionally talented co-workers.

Cons – lack of culture that defines the firm unlike say a Goldman Sachs.

Advice to Senior Management – Try and define a culture

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Growth opportunities, good people, competitive pay

Cons – You are working for an i-bank...end of the day, it is what it is.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse

Pros – Great environment, cafe, gym, etc. Support employees in taking course/training, and getting certificate. Efforts were rewarded.

Cons – Playing the rules and visibility is more important in promotion. Long hours and lots of weekend work.

Advice to Senior Management – Supposing one employee to finish two people's work is not realistic.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse

Pros – Programme Manager maintained an excellent view on work/life balance for his teams

Cons – Director completely inadequate communications with staff and direct reports

Advice to Senior Management – When a Director, it's key to maintain contact with and be available to your direct reports and not keep them in the dark regarding critical issues.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Credit Suisse

Pros – Good work/life balance
Mobility
Smart team members

Cons – Recognition of work is poor
Incompetent senior mngt - Can not even tell the team what the strategic direction of his department is
One of the worst bonus claw back in the industry, yet base is on par or below the industry.

Former Employee – worked at Credit Suisse

Pros – - better pay than industry avg (at grad level at least)
- global reach
- not as leveraged as other banks

Cons – - culture is very european
- not yet part of the big 5
- equities floor ceilings are too low!!

Advice to Senior Management – - needs to be a clearer mentoring structure in place for grads. i was clueless most of the time as to where my career was going and who to report to. i was constantly given work by about 4 or 5 directors at the same time on the same team who didnt talk to each other....

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend