Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,175 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,175 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
1.0
Feb 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand name Reputation - Internationally good, locally poor Young organization in the UAE - some room to manouver

Cons

Lack of organization Non-existent training Very poor quality of Management Managers and teamleaders have no leadership skills and do not motivate team members Below standard service compared to rivals High staff turnover due to the above points

3.0
Feb 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays trading floor is just like the trading floor of any other investment bank. If that is where you belong, then Barclays could be a good company to work for.

Cons

You do not receive much support as you try to find a desk that is willing to hire you. Network and work those connections to get hired by a desk.

3.0
Feb 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

BGI was a nice place to work (it has now been taken over by BlackRock). There was a good work/life balance culture and decent compensation and benefits package.

Cons

There were people there who didn't do very much but still got paid well. Basically they rewarded tenure as much as they rewarded performance. Also lots of politics need to be played to advance your career.

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