Dresdner Kleinwort Reviews

Pros

Open culture, technical excellence of employees, room to innovate, great use of sharing and open standards.

Cons

IT could have been more business aligned.

Pros

Salary, Ambitious firm, Small teams, quick learning, IT systems not bad.

Cons

Unfairness, Too many risks, Arrogant managers.

Pros

Great place to obtain expertise; Good development scheme

Cons

High pressure and huge amount of work as any investment banks

Advice to Senior Management

Should have listened to more opinions

Pros

Small environment allowing great exposure to other businesses and groups. More hands-on opportunities given the smaller structure of groups.

Cons

Lack of clear vision from senior management. Lack of communication by senior management. Extremely more red tape than at a large bulge bracket firm.

Advice to Senior Management

Really listen to what your employees are trying to tell you and make the effort to act on it.

Pros

small, boutique environment, pay was good

Cons

lack of communication, no direction of company strategy

Advice to Senior Management

Be up front & honest with employees

Pros

-great benefits
-lots of vacation days
- there is a great pension and a 4 0 1 k match, hr knowledgeable

Cons

-management doesn't know what they are doing
- mandates are constantly changing so your projects lack focus
- merger complications

Advice to Senior Management

figure out direction

Pros

Team spirit is excellent and there is a real sense of working together to get the best results for clients. Strong learning atmosphere, and huge opportunities to shine if you want to. Everyone I know who has ever left to go to another bank has always said they enjoyed the atmosphere at DKIB more than anywhere else they have worked.

Cons

Strategy and ownership issues have dogged the place for years. Now that Commerzbank are taking it over, these will hopefully be finally sorted out, most probably by closing parts down.

Advice to Senior Management

Wish there were some to offer advice to.

Pros

With all the redundancies on the street, still having a job is upside enough.

Cons

The uncertainty over the future of the bank after the takeover by Commerzbank mean nodody knows if they have a job in two months.

Advice to Senior Management

Greater transparency regarding the future of the bank.

Pros

Dresdner Kleinwort is big enough to matter in the industry and differentiates through giving people room to be creative and take different viewpoints. People share a professional attitude and you can feel it when talking to them. High quality individuals really challenge you everyday, which is good as it also gives new people the chance for a steep learning curve Yet, people are approachable, almost on every level.

Cons

Payment is rather market average and other competitors pay better. However Dresdner Kleinwort can be a good springboard for people new in the industry to gain first hand knowledge.

Advice to Senior Management

n/a