Blue collar investment bank - Anonymous employee Scotiabank Employee Review

3.0
6 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's steady, safe, predictable for the most part. Benefits are what you would expect. An atmosphere of humility...for the IB world, anyway. Could be a good fit for the right personalities.

Cons

The organization is far from nimble and far from willing to try new things. And, just as anywhere, there are internal politics and fiefdoms.

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Pros

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Cons

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