Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,148 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,148 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 Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
4.0
Dec 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong desire to change for the better Great working culture Good career opportunities Meritocracy approach Good management at top of company

Cons

Aggressive growth now being scaled back Still suffering from Lehmans integration Becoming too US focused Not enough strategic thinking - too often it's the quick buck

3.0
Oct 29, 2010

Barclays Capital

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with ambitious growth plans great leader and senior management now seen as one of the global player in Investment banking

Cons

long hours total comp not at the level of its main competitors

4.0
Oct 26, 2010

My review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting place to build a career

Cons

Some team lead could be manipulative.

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