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First Citizens Bank

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First Citizens Bank reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,359 total reviews)
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Frank B. Holding Jr.

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

First Citizens Bank has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Citizens Bank 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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1K reviews
2.0
Apr 19, 2014

Talk about employees being their best asset but actions do not reflect this

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good PTO, not high pressure as some other places.

Cons

Raises are low and no additional incentives like bonuses or stock plan. Senior positions seem to only go to outside folks, little internal promotions.

3.0
Apr 7, 2014

It seemed hard to move up.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you work with are great.

Cons

It seemed pretty hard to be promoted from within.

3.0
Mar 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-good hours and flexibility -good culture internally -opportunity to learn outside standard job functions -most in roles of leadership care about associates -sales are done the right way and customers are treated well -once you learn "what fits in the box" it is easy to be successful with a bit of hard work -strong financial position and liquidity -internal support associates are very pleasant to work with

Cons

-paltry annual raises (2-4% standard) -no bonuses for associates with sales goals, so someone hitting it out of the park will still receive their salary while someone barely scraping by will also still receive their salary- no opportunity to control what you make based on excellent performance -no commission on sales -if promoted internally expect to be at less than 10% of the pay scale for the promoted job -outdated technology platform with frequent crashes -"kidney stone" management with many re-invented programs that are makeovers of old programs repackaged into shiny, newer versions -no brand recognition outside of North Carolina and Roanoke, Va. because branches have limited or NO marketing budget -technology upgrade plan taking too long and poorly implemented, ex: Business Online Banking crashed over a year ago and the new version has yet to be released -annual invitation-only program for top associates is weighted unfairly with Raleigh and North Carolina markets. Most winners are repeat attenders located in well-established markets with 25% + market share... people in new markets have virtually NO CHANCE of going to annual awards

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