Good culture and people compared to other bulge brackets - Investment Banking Analyst Barclays Employee Review

4.0
Apr 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Much less jerk factor Capable and smart colleagues all around Compensation generally in line with industry average

Cons

The brand isn't as big as the other premier banks like Goldman and JPM, so that affects the type work we do. It means more pitching by managing directors instead of live transactions, so more meaningless work for junior staff. Also feedback is never that helpful, rankings are very political, but that's true across all investment banks.

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5.0
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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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