Fidelity Investments Employer Reviews

Currently I am associated with Fidelity Investments Ltd (FIL), one of the major asset management organizations as an Analyst Programmer. I am a part of the SunGard Links (SGL) (development project) that is built on the AS400 platform and forms the backend of trade processing and plays an important role in reconciling data between applications.

Had a great time workin here. i made a lot of great ppl and many friends. they truly take care of their employees. Every summer we would have BBQ with live bands and charity events for charities all across the GTA.. The location was great right beside Eaton Centre and right off the subway line. They offered great benefits and a competitve salary

This was a great opportunity to learn about the Mutual Fund side of the business.
Opportunity to work with various departments, great learnings.

Worked here for 1year.
Learn Agile method
feels good at management
good people

expectations are way to high here and thehours where horrible

Excellent company, good teams and excellent support. Always aiming for the best quality in client services. Personnel is flexible and few people leave the company which shows excellent security of employment.

Call center environment with Training sector allowed you to meet many people from all walks of life.
Learnt a lot about American products and services.
Management changed a lot but for the most part was great and inspirational.
Co-workers were so incredible and still are good close friends.
The most difficult part of the job was dealing with ignorant – more... mindsets.
The most enjoyable part of my job was being able to move up from call center to Human Resources and be able to train new hires on best practices. – less

I came here working from a smaller team and company and the place was filled with seasoned professionals and was one of the greatest learning experience.

Really took care of employees needs and made sure they were well balanced and appreciated.

Good learning Experience-Great Place to start your career

It was good place to work to earn experience. A typical day is very busy Mon-Fri.

No company is perfect, but Fidelity is one of the best in my book especially for anyone who aspires to be a financial advisor or financial planner. Fidelity teaches you all of the basics of the industry and then some. They also support you furthering your education of the industry beyond a Bachelor's degree by sponsoring MBA programs and the CFP Designation – more... program (the CFP program actually has classes on site at Fidelity in Westlake, TX). The best part about working at Fidelity is that Fidelity truly values their customers and their employees (as much as any company possibly can). Don't get me wrong, there is still a lot of bureaucracy and workplace politics. There are also some bad apples in management, but all of this comes with the territory of working for a larger firm. Unlike some other discount brokers like TD, E*Trade, and Scottrade to name a few, Fidelity has some of the best benefits in the industry. Their 401k plan has a 7% match and a 10% profit sharing contribution. Long story short, Fido puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to encouraging their employees to save for their retirement. Unless your management, Fidelity seldom lays off worker bees even during times of extreme market volatility. – less

Strong and nurturing culture with good work/life balance.

Fidelity is a great place to work. Great culture and nice landscape. The lunch room is AWESOME.

Worked with a ton of dedicated people over the years who all had the same end point in mind...meet our internal partners' and external clients' needs to have a cohesive relationship end to end.

I learned how to be patient, yet firm as a manager. I learned many new technologies over the years.

The hardest part of the job was having serious conversations – more... with employees about their performance.

As a paradox, to the above statement, the best part of being a manager was guiding employees through their career path. As a developer, it was fun to develop functionality that would suite the business needs and help the company thrive. – less

I've been with Fidelity for the past 19 years and have enjoyed several different types of roles in this fast paced company. Fidelity encourages internal growth and our leaders want to see you succeed. All of my coworkers are extremely good at what they do, which encourages us to strive to do the best that we can each day. Even though we are working – more... hard, we do take the time to relax and focus on things outside of the office every now and again. Fidelity is big on volunteerism and just recently, our group had the opportunity to help out at a local Boys & Girls club by beautifying their grounds and painting.

Being a fast paced company, I like the fact that the work is always changing and is not at all mundane. Things happen quickly and I need to respond to that. I am given lots of project work and I enjoy being responsible for a project and seeing it through from its inception to completion. – less

Begain 6:30am - 2:30pm
Prepared breakfast & lunch for 6-7K per day
Learned new receipes from co-workers and
management
Daily intense pressure to meet deadlines
Customers were very comlimentary & encouraged us
Challenged by each Monday's new menu for the week

fidelity is a good company with decent management. Typical middle management issues.

Fidelity is one of the world’s leading asset management companies, offering an expansive array of global research and investment capabilities for individual and institutional investors. I helped customized their mobile trading application based off of their client profile needs. Performed system testing, functional, and integration. The hardest part – more... was balancing work with my personal time off, found my self doing lots of extra work outside the office. – less

Was a great place filed with great people, I just wish the position would have turned permanent.