Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,122 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,122 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
3.0
Jun 27, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Growing firm, some smart people on the sales desk. Good training program. Some very good management.

Cons

Promotions often dependent on who you know and not necessarily merit based. Plenty of internal politics often hinder your own progress, very territorial.

2.0
Jun 27, 2010

Get organized

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays has a decent reputation since it came out very strong post crises. It is nice to work for an independent bank.

Cons

with American Barcap sr management and a retail mentality of the employee base it is very difficult to deliver and exceed expectations.

4.0
Jun 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not only do you manage money, but you are part of a team that manages the largest pool of assets in the world. in addition, BGI pays for you to get smart -- generously reimburse MBA, CFA, etc.

Cons

Can get a bit monotonous at times, sometimes bordering boring... Project work can vary and add interest, but the key is to manage your funds to its benchmark (yawn)

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