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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 1198 Wells Fargo Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.1
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"I have been with the bank for 16 years. Started out as First Union, then Wachovia and finally Wells Fargo bank. Wells Fargo is a great company to work for, they are strong and have high credit ratings in the market. They own over 160 billion dollars of market cap and it has a trillion dollars of worth in assets."
Posted 11 years ago in Roanoke, VA
Underwriter

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It is a good organization with a great professional environment and a very reputable name in the industry."

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

"Great company to work on retail with great health benefits."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I dislike not being compensated enough for the amount of work and experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest stronger communication skills and training to the new staff."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Fraud Specialist

"Good work environment."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The company fostered a very employee-friendly environment for the staff."

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

"Wells Fargo is a very competitive and stable company. I would suggest doing market research prior to the interview."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The company I worked for was eventually absorbed by Wells Fargo and moved out of state."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Wells Fargo has the only unsecured private student loan offerings at the moment, using different channels for distribution."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Personal Banker

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I liked the growth opportunities and clear goals. I enjoyed that you were rewarded based on how well you could do your job. I also loved to help customers find solutions to their financial problems."

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

"Show them that you can sell and are not afraid to go the extra mile to get that last sell of the day."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I disliked cold calling; during down times and scheduled evenings, we were required to cold call people in order to sell our checking accounts, credit cards, and other products."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management did a very good job on laying out what was expected. Maybe, during the hard selling time, more one-on-one might have been helpful."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Contractor

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I liked managing over nine underwriters, the processing department, and actively underwriting."

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

"The company is closing, due to the market guideline changes in 2008."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I disliked that there was no growing opportunity and a solid foundation to keep growing on this market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest stronger communication and more motivational skills to increase the production."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Graphic Designer

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The situation, supervisor, and pay were great. Also, the projects were challenging and satisfying."

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

"Nothing valuable comes to mind, except that it is hard to get a job there without knowing someone."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"There is no job guarantee for part-time or contractors, though I was there eight years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"open up part-time positions within the company instead of part-time contractors."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Analyst

"The experience that I have was all earned through hard work and dedication."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I loved the opportunity for growth and responsibility. I also loved my hours."

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

"A tip for applying to this company is to get used to change."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I did not enjoy the politics of the company and the people within."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A suggestion for management would be to stop and listen."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Consumer Loan Underwriter

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I liked the great culture, management, co-workers and job duties. I also liked the casual dress environment."

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

"You will not have a good life/work balance there."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The hours required are too much at times, and not all of the management are talented."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make a more positive environment when the pressure is on."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Personal Banker

"Wells Fargo is a great company, huge in financial and personal assets."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It's a great company with great opportunities, but workers need a family member inside in order to get managerial positions."

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

"Unless you are a highly experienced worker, you will have to pay your bills for six months as a teller, which is tough for goal-oriented people like me."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It is a family company. Everyone has a relative within the company, which makes it harder to move up if you do not have any member of your family inside the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should base promotions on personal achievements and performance."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Mortgage Consultant

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Team work in good."

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

"Please do more research about this bank. This bank is old school, not even paperless."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I don't have control of my files. I complete what I have to do, but once it gets to them I can't do anything. It's like my hands are tied."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay more at the office to help us more, and guide us with questions or concerns."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Banker

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I like my day full of things to do. I have a full plate each day, with new people opening accounts to new challenges. I enjoy that no one day is the same."

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

"Look for opportunities to sell in even the most difficult situation. The bottom line is what is important. So, everything you do must be sale-focused."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The pressure to perform is sometimes put on one person. If the slack isn't picked up by the team it falls to the strongest team member without regard to their current work load. Recognition is a weak point for the company. They recognize the whole when things are done well, but when an individual does exceptional it is easily looked over."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would bring the focus back to customer service and not focus on the bottom line. I get that the bottom line is important, but to parade that bottom line as doing what is best for customers is wrong. Sometimes customer service is not going to benefit that bottom line."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Contractor

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I like a professional environment, good reputation in the industry, and strong communication skills."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I dislike bad reputation, not a professional environment, financial problems, and terrible management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always work as a team, and maintain good communication skills."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Banker

"I enjoyed my time there and was extremely grateful."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The people I worked with were true genuine professionals, and I really enjoyed their work."

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

"I believe, as with any other company, you go to an interview and put aside any nervousness you might have, and it will be alright."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Sometimes projects get started, and due to roadblocks from other groups, they get delayed, but all companies run into that, and I have learned from my past experience to work with that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be flexible and open to new ideas and suggestions, not just from employees, but also contractors."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Lead Bank Teller

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"The hours were good - 9 to 5 and some Saturday hours."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"When it was Wachovia it was good, but the Wells Fargo system was bad."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not give too much of a load of work on tellers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Contractor

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"It was rewarding. They treat contractors very well and allow virtual office setup."

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

"Include your experience, and ensure that you fit the bill honestly."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"Nothing, but I wish they would hire me as a full-time employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire good contractors as full-time employees or keep them longer."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Engineer

"It was good experience. I received new knowledge of business."

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I like to work with professional people and have fun. I like to get new knowledge."

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

"Be professional and nice. Be positive. Enjoy what you are doing."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Wells Fargo Reviews FAQs

Is Wells Fargo a good company to work for?

Wells Fargo has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 1198 Wells Fargo Review Ratings left anonymously by Wells Fargo employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Wells Fargo.

Does Wells Fargo pay their employees well?

Wells Fargo employees earn $49,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 26% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 617 Wells Fargo employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Wells Fargo Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Wells Fargo?

94% of employees would recommend working at Wells Fargo with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Wells Fargo 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Wells Fargo?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Wells Fargo is a COO at $251,000 annually. Browse Wells Fargo Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Wells Fargo?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Wells Fargo is a Accounts Payable Clerk at $14,000 annually. Browse Wells Fargo Salaries by Job Profile.

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