Scotiabank Reviews

Pros

-Most international bank in Canada
-Great team
-Good career advancement opportunities

Cons

-Average age of employees is rather high (i.e. mid thirties to early forties)
-bonus packages could be better

Advice to Senior Management

Continue growing the Bank's international presence. In addition, continue to reward and promote top talent within the company.

Pros

Life/work balance, international presence and good challenges

Cons

Salaries are not the highest on Bay St.

Pros

Large Organization, career opportunities abroad

Cons

Political, red tape, face time

Advice to Senior Management

Empower your employees at all levels!

Pros

Good balance between home and work
A conservative bank which is fairly competent

Cons

Large organization and has the cons of a large organizations,
you can be lost in the crowd

Pros

Good pay for a student job.
Lenient with time off.
Good job experience.
Good learning experience.
Looks really good on your resume.

Cons

When policies change, you aren't always aware.
Few/no pay increases (over a 1 year period)
Little recognition for a job well done.
Management thinks you're disposable.
Management can be unreasonable; they would call me at the last possible minute to ask me to pick up a shift (can you come for a shift in 10 minutes?) and would take advantage if you accept too many times. In addition, in the circumstance that I was unable to answer my calls, for whatever reason, when I would go into work for my next shift, management would get upset and yell...?!!
When you are a student, older people/adults can be rude because you are young. No one reprimands these people...
Was once told that because I take a non-confrontational approach when it comes to clients, I compared to a co-worker who downright rude to clients...????
VERY STRESSFUL!

Advice to Senior Management

Just because someone is a student, or works in the front-line, doesn't justify others being rude and unreasonable. There should be more meetings so everyone is informed when a policy is changed.

Pros

Location is good
Team sizes help

Cons

Internal relationships can be sticking points
Meetings upon meeting - very convuloted sometimes

Advice to Senior Management

Less meeting, more cross training, more training on why trades are iniated to help understaing through every department

Pros

Good organization culture and team work in some departments.

Cons

Not clear on some policies for example promotions within certain teams.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen more to employees and understand what they do.

Pros

Its a great place to work so far, the people are great and the benefits are awesome. Only the wage leaves a little to be desired but it's a start and I'm confident there will be lots of room for advancement. Comprehensive training program is nice but a bit of a challenge. Overall I would recommend it as a place to start your career in the banking industry.

Cons

The wage structure is a bit below average but there is room for increases from what I've read.

Pros

Very good benefits, decent compensation

Cons

Management plays favourites, promotions are based on how much your immediate manager likes you.

Pros

-flexible with time off
-decent pay to start 51k
-benefits
-bonus potential is over 10k

Cons

-TD had much better stock plan
-systems are terrible and outdated

Advice to Senior Management

-upgrade your systems