Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,079 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,079 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
1.0
May 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to get started in finance for 2-3 years, by putting a decent firm on your resume. After that move to better things.

Cons

Practically non-existing growth opportunities; non-inspiring, weak managers; dishonest leadership team. Employees get stuck performing similar tasks for years with opportunity to be challenged other than being forced to take numerous financial certifications. Associate to Principal, and Principal to MD promotion often takes several years of kissing a**. Pay is not competitive, and the management tends to use the "carrot on the stick" as in "if you suck up early years, you will get paid a lot later".

4.0
May 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays is a great place to build a career in the banking industry. The growth is very rapid and the opportunities are there. Their is constant expansion throughout the country with new acquisitions popping up left and right. Overall, it is a great place to work if you are motivated and work hard.

Cons

A downside is that some middle management is a little soft and some tasks could easily be delegated to other employees and done more effectively.

3.0
Apr 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good reputation, very professional. I have not joined the firm for long, so cant say much just yet

Cons

Large corporate, easily being locked into a very small and repectitive role. I have not joined the firm for long, so cant say much just yet

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