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    BMO Harris Bank Reviews

    Updated October 20, 2017
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    Mark F. Furlong
    232 Ratings

    619 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • There is a Great work life balance (in 40 reviews)

    • Great benefits and work life balance (in 58 reviews)

    Cons

    • Sales goals tend to be fairly high (in 41 reviews)

    • Work life balance depending on the group (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Great benefits"

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      Current Employee - Mortgage Banker
      Current Employee - Mortgage Banker

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Paid maternity leave, competitive compensation, 5% matched 401k contributions plus 1% additional, generous starting vacation time

      Cons

      Micromanagement, sales culture, high turnover rates

    2. "Working at BMO"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Systems Analyst in Milwaukee, WI
      Current Employee - Systems Analyst in Milwaukee, WI
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good Benefits
      Nice Match on 401k, dollar for dollar up to 5%
      Profit Sharing
      Bonus plan
      Work independently, you are pretty much left alone to do you job.

      Cons

      Banks never tend to use bleeding or leading edge technology
      Work heath care was better before ObamaCare, now it costs more out of pocket.
      Takes a long time for things to get done.
      Really not a lot of opportunity for advancement
      No job progression model for jobs, if there is it has never been shared with the employees.
      Company is good with project planning, execution is another story. But its getting better.

      Advice to Management

      C level always talks about reducing costs and expenses, yet who ever orders hardware in Canada sends them with unnecessary equipment.
      If you a technical resource on a project, before any hardware is ordered, we should have to approve the order before it is placed. This could save a lot of wasted money.

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    3. "Banker"

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      Current Employee - High Value in Buffalo Grove, IL
      Current Employee - High Value in Buffalo Grove, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Managers are flexible and understandable but sometimes they get busy

      Cons

      Constant changes make it harder for you to move

      Advice to Management

      Make it easier for internal employees to relocate

    4. "Unrealistic expectations when manager is aloof"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank full-time

      Pros

      My coworkers are genuinely nice people

      Cons

      Branch manager is aloof, never even helped train me.
      Unrealistic expectations when I don't even have access to certain programs or knowledge of products.

      Advice to Management

      Hire internally for new managers.

    5. "Mediocre"

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      Current Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in Oshkosh, WI
      Current Employee - Senior Customer Service Representative in Oshkosh, WI
      Doesn't Recommend

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The staff is definitely the best part of working here. Everyone really makes an effort to work together as a team and help each other. Lastly, despite the push to meet sales goals everyone makes sure that the products or services we are discussing are relevant and will genuinely help clients.

      Cons

      Despite discussed changes because of recent events at Wells Fargo the company is still VERY sales oriented while the incentive is very lacking. Favoritism is also very present.

      Advice to Management

      The customer service representatives, specifically the ones at the teller line, are pushed to the back burner by management. This neglect and lack of acknowledgement, especially positive recognition, burns out employees very quickly and pits them against each other.

    6. "An OK place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at BMO Harris Bank full-time

      Pros

      It's employment. At least you have a job. But I would make it your last resort.

      Cons

      Very racially bias at least in the division I worked in.

      Advice to Management

      Be fair to all employees.

    7. "Overall a good company but.."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at BMO Harris Bank full-time

      Pros

      Has some really great people. Relationships are long lasting.

      Cons

      Difficult to get promotions, especially for Admin staff. Technology platform needs an update. Very difficult to get things approved. Too many layers of approvals. This company needs to take more risks, BMO plays it too safe.

      Advice to Management

      Invest in your technology

    8. "Just another chase"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at BMO Harris Bank full-time

      Pros

      Nice incentive plan for the goals

      Cons

      Goals are outrageous and they just want you to push product not help customers

    9. "Quality Assurance"

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      Current Employee - QA Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - QA Analyst in Chicago, IL

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Reputed Bank to Work With

      Cons

      Growth will take time

      Advice to Management

      no advises

    10. "Customer Service Representative"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Indianapolis, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BMO Harris Bank part-time

      Pros

      Everything about the job is great, I love being here.

      Cons

      Can occasionally get slow, but that's to be expected.

      Advice to Management

      n/a

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