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Rick Waddell
Former Employee – worked at Northern Trust full-time for more than a year
Pros – Great work environment for career growth
Cons – Competitive for open positions but good for staff growth and drive.
Advice to Senior Management – Give more earnings incentives to staff for their career growth.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-06 15:20 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Northern Trust full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – This is a really nice place to work. Especially if you are in the HR department. The learning capability is unlimited
Cons – Working with some individuals in upper management on a daily basis who will turn and walk the other to avoid a simple "hello".
Advice to Senior Management – We are all professionals in our area. Join us. Be professional and courteous to your coworkers. Always remember, you can catch more bee's with honey...
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-03 16:32 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust
Pros – Decent Training, great benefits especially for first time job
Cons – Slow moving company, not much room to grow
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-04 11:19 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Northern Trust as a contractor for less than a year
Pros – IT workers are compensated well, in line with large financial organizations. Promotions are awarded based on merit more often than politics. Downtown "Chicago loop" locations are convenient for commuters.
Cons – Like many financial organizations, they continue to dwell in the past, using 1980's era waterfall processes rather than modern Agile methods. Application Development Managers are sometimes non-technical, and development teams lack leadership.
Advice to Senior Management – Get over the "promote from within" limitation and open manager spots to allow employees to compete with outside workers. Perform a corporate-wide Agile conversion ASAP, it is the current industry best practice, and performs much better than waterfall in highly regulated industries like banking and trading. Be sure to bring in experienced Agile contractors and permanent workers, Agile requires experience.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-29 22:10 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Stability and a varied cultured behavior
Cons – No forward thinking, below average pay scale
Advice to Senior Management – Embrace feedback
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-28 03:07 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust full-time
Pros – Nice people, in house cafe, gym and child-care
Cons – Manager can control fate of career, hard to move around unless you "know someone".
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-13 20:12 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust full-time
Pros – People are great; work life balance is good if you get in the right group; very stable company
Cons – slow moving to make decisions; pay packages are a little on the low side (you must be a star performer to get recognized or get paid appropriately)
Advice to Senior Management – Stop rewarding people who are only at the higher levels; your mid to lower level employee is what keeps this organization running each day.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-01 10:03 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust full-time
Pros – Great place to start your career, great team environment
Cons – Lateral movement is tough, pay is"median to the market" what that really means is slightly lower
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-10 05:33 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Northern Trust full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Value employees, opinions and hard work.
Cons – A bit hard to fit in at first.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-14 09:41 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Northern Trust full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Oppurtunity, Variety, People, Clients, Driving Performance
Cons – Advancement, Compliance requirements, stability, crazy busy
Advice to Senior Management – Keep your focus on people...
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-03-09 08:22 PST
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