Pros
> For London standards OK work-life-balance. Although better for Senior Directors (9-to-5) than for Analysts or Associate Directors (9t-o-7). > As Fitch is smaller than S&P or Moody's, work is less segregated and therefore analysts are involved in all aspects of the rating analysis: asset analysis, Document reviews and CF modelling). > Very diverse team with a lot of different nationalities.
Cons
> Very limited social interaction between colleagues during work hours. > Theoretically you work in pairs, in practice you work alone. Peer-learning is limited.. > Managers are analytically very capable, but very poor in managing people. Socially akward people become managers. > Management is not inspiring. > Half of the work consists of reading legal documents. You won't get any training in reading legal documents. > Besides CFA, all training courses are internal and content related. No training in developing professional skills. Most courses are based on watching a PowerPoint with headphones. > Nobody likes working for Fitch, you will find half of your colleagues ooking around to change jobs. Fitch has serious problems filling their vacancies. > Big difference in pay. Trainee analyst GBP30K, 1st year analyst 35K up to 50K.for experienced analysts. AD 45-60K. If you have a choice, don't work for Fitch. You won't like it.