Q&A With Fitch Ratings Employees

Yes they do so be prepared

They carry out back ground checks but they take forever and are massively pedantic, DO NOT sign any form of contract of employment until you have a 100 percent confirmation your background check has been processed.

Not to my knowledge.

Promotion dependent on how long you've been around rather than performance

They wait to see how long they've denied you one until it becomes too staggering to deny it any longer. Which takes about 10 years.

No work life balance. Has no concern for company morale or networking. Extremely disjointed departments and even within departments next to no team building. Too much work that needs to be done per person that winds up going home with you.

Decent. During slower weeks its possible to go to the gym at lunch and come in at 9 and leave at 5. On busier weeks its usually in at 8 and working straight through the day until 7 or later.

Many things offered during an interview that wont be offered once you start because decisions are made by people you've never met in the UK

First step was a phone interview with HR. Next was a super day with multiple one-on-one and two-on-one interviews with the directors and above levels of the group the position is with.

Laugh

Make friends work hard.... As in any new job

Casual

Many. Homeless charities etc

Yes. Internal application

Ok. Private healthcare

2 days working from home. Fairly laid back

Be friendly personable

Almost public sector like in promotions and pay

A few days

Casual, informal

Every year but minimal....2%

Get two degrees

Good professional, well qualified people

None.

1) Innovate. SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY. Invest in NEW trends and processes before things break. Stay on the current edge of Technology, Finance and Education. Not on the cusp of failure. 2) Value your employees. They work hard and are why you succeed. Some people are all stars and do the work of 5 people and you make them feel like they accomplish nothing. No value for retaining talent. Every position could easily make 15-20k more anywhere else for half the stress and twice the respect. 3) Like above, realize people arent machines. Encourage some kind of team building, company morale with outings and networking and valuing that people like doing more than their job. People are your business, not just stock markets. An empty building makes no money.

Nothing is growing. Everything is having difficulties.

Boring people for the most part. You'll meet a great person here or there like anywhere, and only if you're both as miserable as each other. Otherwise incredibly disjointed and unless you like talking about finance all day, BORING.

Boring, offensive.

Longer than most, but depending on your department, be prepared to not have the freedom to take off whenever you want because no one can fill in for you.

None. The occasional drink to celebrate someone being fired or leaving and maybe the occasional new hire if they join at a time that makes it excusable to drink, which is boring after the first 2 times.