Susquehanna International Group Reviews
Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Reviews are posted anonymously by employees.
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Company Rating Based on 96 ratings Employees are "Satisfied" |
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Based on 80 ratings
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Pros
- Free food
- Good amount of talented individuals
- Friendly employees
- Easy to obtain help
- Relaxed and upbeat environment
- "Unlimited" sick days
Cons
- Salary is quite not as competitive as other trading firms
- Talents are extremely varied amongst individuals
- Salary should be considered reasonable for many individuals, but not all
- Limited vacation days
Advice to Senior Management
- Higher quality control
- More competitve salaries
- Fix by hiring more talented, hard-working individuals to balance out (but this is difficult as interviews do now show this)
- Five more vacation days would be great
Pros
Good opportunities and rreally stimulates your mind and thinking process. Very good way to start off if you want to become an investment banker
Cons
Very very long hours , expected to stay late and start earlier. Aklthough money is good, it isn't as good as first impressions would lead you to believe considering the hours
Advice to Senior Management
Very involved with the whole work force
Pros
Casual work environment. Free lunch.
Cons
Very little opportunity for growth.
Pros
Work life balance was very good.
Cons
Legacy employees were somewhat treated as 2nd class following most recent platform buildout.
Pros
1. Good work culture
2. Opportunity to work with many smart people and efficient teams
3. Free food
Cons
1. Slow professional growth
2. Compensation not impressive in comparison to firms within the same industry and similar role objectives
Advice to Senior Management
To keep the salary compensation on par with the market expectations for respective professional role within same industry
Pros
-The atmosphere is intellectually capable
-Innovation is always considered and encouraged
-You are comfortable with an idea before you are ushered to use it
Cons
-If you get stuck under a tough personality, you'll spend much time with them
-Long hour are very common as well
Pros
Good training, poker games, opportunity to develop quantitative skills, intelligent colleagues, no dress code, fully stocked cafeteria, games room also
Cons
Dublin not best location, career progression often depends on availability than personal performance, assistant traders overworked considering emphasis on training
Advice to Senior Management
Assistant traders need to be given a balance between desk work and training. Career progression should be performance based also.
Pros
One of the best people I ever worked with, very helpful, great food available every day, on site wellness center and gym, free parking space, great discounts - I got around 10% discount on my monthly phone bill.
Cons
It is a very faced paced environment and they expect you to do a lot of work and you may have to work overtime to complete your tasks.
Advice to Senior Management
Susquehanna International Group is doing great overall in the market. One of biggest private players in the options trading industry.
Pros
Good working environment.
Employs some of the best talented people.
Free breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Onsite Gym etc.
Cons
Average salary and poor career growth opportunity.
Pros
My present Team is fine
Cons
Salary compensation need to be adjusted to industry standards
Advice to Senior Management
Reward people who add value
