Apply to the other banks. Coworkers are great, management and compensation are terrible. - Senior Consultant, Employee Relations CIBC Employee Review

2.0
26 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits and vacation entitlement. Employer paid pension after two years. Employee share purchase plan with employer matching.

Cons

Terrible leadership within the Employee Relations team. Rampant favouritism and underhanded politics at play. Limited growth opportunities. Compensation is frustratingly low compared to workload and what other banks pay for the same work. Save yourself the headache and apply to the top 4 banks instead. CIBC is trying to grow too fast and at the expense of its employees. Everyone is overworked. High turnover is indicative of ineffective leadership and the need for a culture reset.

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5.0
1 June 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
7 May 2026
Recommend
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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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