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    3.5
    ★★★★★
    67%
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    78%
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    BNP Paribas CEO and Director Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
    Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
    1,150 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "French full fluency is a determinant plus" (in 301 reviews)

    • "trop d'horaires de travail hebdomadaire" (in 85 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Good company, good people"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Market Risk Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Excellent benefits, vouchers and discounts almost everywhere; considerate teammates, good work-life balance

      Cons

      Diversity is poor, especially at senior level, strong French culture, might be hard for people to integrate if they are from other backgrounds

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      BNP Paribas2019-10-23

    2. "Credit Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Credit Analyst in London, England

      I worked at BNP Paribas full-time

      Pros

      Nice atmosphere, Good place to learn

      Cons

      Bureaucratic Difficult to climb the ladder

      BNP Paribas2020-03-25
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    3. "Financial Accountant"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Financial Accountant in London, England

      I worked at BNP Paribas full-time

      Pros

      Good work life balance

      Cons

      Very few females in management positions

      BNP Paribas2020-03-07

    4. "Good place to work. Good work culture. Professional Colleagues."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Quantitative Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good place to work. Good work culture. Professional Colleagues.

      Cons

      None so far. Will update later.

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      BNP Paribas2020-02-28

    5. "Great place to work"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Friendly atmosphere , learning is fostered

      Cons

      Work like balance, but better than most in the City,

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      BNP Paribas2020-02-14

    6. "Heading in the wrong direction"

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      Former Employee - IT Support Specialist in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BNP Paribas full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good diversity and sustainability initiatives

      Cons

      Bad choices by senior management "Sinking ship" feeling Glass ceiling for non French nationals

      BNP Paribas2020-02-17

    7. "Analyst at BNP Paribas CIB Portugal"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time

      Pros

      Stability of the job and acceptable schedules

      Cons

      Low salaries, low growth opportunities, week leadership and schedules are controled like in a factory

      BNP Paribas2020-02-14

    8. "A good place to work if you have time to make politician moves"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Big company, confortable position, good exposure to deal flows

      Cons

      A lot of politics going on. Super tiring.

      BNP Paribas2020-02-13

    9. "Ok"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time

      Pros

      Nice environment for a bank

      Cons

      Slow and overly beurocr it

      BNP Paribas2020-02-11

    10. "."

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Legal Advisor 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BNP Paribas full-time

      Pros

      Professional service, dedicated to innovation

      Cons

      Sometimes experiencing poor internal communication

      BNP Paribas2020-01-23
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