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    Macquarie Group Reviews

    Updated 18 January 2019
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    Macquarie Group Managing Director and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake
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    Pros

    • "Real investment in work-life balance" (in 90 reviews)

    • "Innovative and fast paced work environment" (in 83 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Lack of international opportunities and work-life balance" (in 86 reviews)

    • "Long hours during peak periods although unsurprising for the industry" (in 93 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Macquarie"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Macquarie Group full-time

      Pros

      Great opportunities and culture within the company.

      Cons

      Competitive environment which people are competitive.

    2. "Fast paced"

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      Former Employee - Client Services Consultant in Sydney
      Former Employee - Client Services Consultant in Sydney

      Pros

      Always something new to learn, where your work ethic is pushed to the next level

      Cons

      Middle management can be tone deaf

      3. Join the Macquarie Group team
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    3. "Operations"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney

      I have been working at Macquarie Group full-time

      Pros

      Amazing place to work for

      Cons

      Nothing to add as a disadvantage

    4. "Top firm"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Macquarie Group full-time

      Pros

      Strong corporate culture within firm

      Cons

      Below market rates for base comp

    5. "An excellent training ground for a few years"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Macquarie Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      A very high performance culture, you are expected to perform to your best at all times but you can also expect the same of others. KPI's and reporting lines are very clear and review processes are thorough.

      Cons

      Very difficult to move roles, especially between departments. Quality of work life depends a lot on your manager. Career progression depends a lot on relationships you make, and social categories you fit into, rather than always being competence based. It can be difficult to approach staff or managers from other teams for assistance as workloads are high.

      Advice to Management

      In my time at Macquarie, all of the best staff left and the average performers remained. There are countless career opportunities for your employees to advance into, so there is no excuse for this happening. You should do more to recognise the potential of your staff and nurture their career, especially for high performers.

    6. "Business analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Macquarie Group full-time

      Pros

      Bonus - cash
      Good career progression

      Cons

      Politics
      Cut throats environment
      Like to use agile as an excuse

      Advice to Management

      Care about staff like you do about customers

    7. "Great, premier Australian bank"

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      Former Employee - Associate in Sydney
      Former Employee - Associate in Sydney
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Macquarie Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Highly competitive, motivating environment. Good access to networks, for including extensive alumni network. Good exposure to top tier transaction pipeline

      Cons

      High stress environment. Sometimes competitive environment very unforgiving. Long hours

    8. "Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Sydney
      Former Employee - Analyst in Sydney
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Macquarie Group (More than a year)

      Pros

      Work Ethic is top class

      Cons

      Tribal groups form to get prioritisation

    9. "Network architect"

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      Current Employee - Network Architect in Sydney
      Current Employee - Network Architect in Sydney
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Macquarie Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Job flexibility and easy enough to move internally

      Cons

      lack of annual increases for years on end, this is not good for staff retention

      Advice to Management

      Make promotions criteria and process more transparent

    10. "Great flexibility and culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sydney
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Macquarie Group part-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Awesome job flexibility, supportive teams, exciting and energising in BFS

      Cons

      Long term employees have difficulty getting any pay increase. Paid well below industry average

      Advice to Management

      You need to prioritise the retention of quality staff instead of bringing in new staff, paying them more..