Great place to start your career, avoid all branch level jobs - Associate CIBC Employee Review

4.0
Sep 13, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is strong with a focus on pay for performance in non-branch roles (i.e private wealth & investment banking). Local and regional management is actively involved in day to day activities. Motto would be: people take their work seriously but don't take their egos too seriously

Cons

Outdated technology platform. Both internal and client facing software requires significant overhauls to get into the 21st century. As with all major banks, administration and sales targets create unneeded pressure.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Good flatform to do holistic financial planning for clients. Stock purchase plan with company matching

Cons

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2.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

-People were friendly and would do coffee chats/one-on-one lunches. -Other interns were great. -Base compensation as an analyst is on the higher end.

Cons

-Feedback from intern manager only given at the end of a rotation differed greatly from what team members would directly tell me which was confusing. Makes me think people are only nice on the surface. -Team members prioritized some interns over others in terms of work given and time spent. -Teams in the same product group had wildly different work life balance with some working 70+ hours a week and others working close to 40. -Has high turnover overall due to lower compensation at the Director+ level.

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