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4.4
  • #2 in Banking & financial services
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Commonwealth Bank Reviews

Based on 19 surveyed graduates working at Commonwealth Bank. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.4
Based on 19 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • Well-known brand in Australia. Great people culture. Great structured program with a variety of teams to explore and get exposure with.
  • Ability to work from another office location for me is the best thing about working for my company, I relocated to start the grad program so it makes things easier to visit home.
  • Within the Graduate Program, there is a lot of support and development opportunities. The Grad team have put a lot of time into ensuring there is education, networking and development built into the program.
  • There is a great company culture. Lots of opportunities to do interesting work that has a direct impact on customers.
  • A great culture where everyone is really supportive of graduates and willing to take the time to teach you.
  • Big company so it's hard to get a lot of things done. In a small company you might build an application in a month. In this company, you might be able to implement one feature in that time.
  • With CBA being such a big company, it take awhile to understand where you sit and also all of the opportunities out there.
  • Very big.
  • Working with people in different timezones.
  • I don't get free lunches.

What Insiders Say

8.2
Career Prospects
8.2
Career Prospects
Keeping up open communication with your manager who can help in your progression. Also, there are many different programs to join in to help upskill yourself for promotion opportunities.
7.3
Corporate Social Responsibility
7.3
Corporate Social Responsibility
They have a lot of initiatives focused on helping victims of domestic violence and natural disasters. They also help with funding of community projects and charities both through the staff foundation and offering volunteering leave.
8.8
Culture
8.8
Culture
My colleagues are all welcoming. We have lunches frequently together and encourage each other to log off on time. I've been invited to events outside of work to catch up with other colleagues. Leaders are understanding and caring and will always offer their time.
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Diversity
Clearly focused with hiring efforts, inclusive events and programs provided for all employees to attend.
8.5
Satisfaction
8.5
Satisfaction
It changes as I'm in a graduate program with rotation into different teams. What I can say is that the work challenges me in what I know but also what I don't know. I have learnt so many various process and procedures in the short amount of time I have been in each role.
8.4
Management
8.4
Management
My managers have been great mentors. I feel very well supported and believe they want to assist in my personal career growth. They are very open to receiving recommendations or making changes where necessary.
8.5
Office Work Environment
8.5
Office Work Environment
They are easy to get to. Great food options around. Everything you need is at the office and accessible. Have the latest technology.
7.5
Recruitment
7.5
Recruitment
Make sure you look at the companies website and reports to understand their values, strategy and goals. By weaving these into your responses, you show that you have taken the time to understand what matters to the company. You can take a breath, when answering a question its ok to pause for a moment to think about your response to ensure you articulate your answers properly.
8.1
Salary
8.1
Salary
Easy to understand process for bonuses. Pay is competitive and on the higher end of the offers I received for the 2023 graduate intake year. Employee benefits such as employee banking, discounts, access to their internal health insurance, gyms in building, conferences for grads/respective business units.
8.2
Training
8.2
Training
Access to great external development programs, as well as internal training, team dependent. Definitely don't expect you to know everything as soon as you join a team, and a key focus of your early time in the rotation is placed on trainings.
8.2
Work Hours
8.2
Work Hours
Very flexible, I currently work 8:30-4:30 as that works best for me but I am able to adjust this day -to-day as suits.
7.4
Sustainability
7.4
Sustainability
Reduction in operational emissions in offices, decreasing lending in non-renewable energy projects & growing lending portfolio for renewable energy.