Working at Scotiabank in Toronto, ON: 13 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Toronto, ON Area

"It is a good company to work."

"I worked with Scotiabank Jamaica for over 30 years. It is the second largest commercial bank in the country with over 2000 employees and has been voted several times as the employer of choice. The Bank provides continuous training to staff and the benefits are competitive."

"bank of Nova Scotia is a very good company to work for. I completed my internship there, I had a really nice experience."

"I worked for Scotiabank for the stipulated contract period for 4 months. Great office settings and friendly co-workers."

"Great tea, but not enough opportunity to improve. Compensation is not great either."

"I started working in 2007. I worked in the branches for 5 five years. It is focused on sales targets, but I guess all such companies are too. I got promoted to the Head Office due to my PMP and Six Sigma. Hires from outside the bank get better compensation than existing."

"On contract, my supervisor delegated work different for what was agreed upon. Contract ended when business factors cause the scope to shrink."

"Scotiabank has a good working environment and the pay is also good."

"Good only if it will be put to use"

What do you like about working at Scotiabank?

"Not much"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Avoid places with no growth opportunities and also beware if you are a minority since your career path could be stifled."

What don't you like about working at Scotiabank?

"Lack of career advancement opportunities, racism and favouritism especially for minorities. Management with a lack of foresight and suppression of career paths."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop the blatant racism and the favouritism"

"Honest feed back"

What do you like about working at Scotiabank?

"Good organization, great place to work. Lots of opportunity to learn and acquire new knowledge about the banking products and its operations. There is a strong possibility to learn very diversified banking experience, to learn and excel in the acquired skills bringing more contribution towards the organizational goal as well as additing learning experience to one'e professional career and experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good place to work if get an opportunity to serve at Scotiabank."

What don't you like about working at Scotiabank?

"At times there is a wider gap as to the line of action between the Senior Management and employees. Number of times it has been observed that individual departments are working in silos and not as a team striving towards the common goal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please bring more sense of one's own organization (self ownership) rather than making staff feel that they are clerks who are supposed to do what they have been told to do and do their part of jic saw puzzle without understanding the big picture contribution."