Why choose Desjardins?

Desjardins Group is the largest private employer in Quebec and among Canada’s 50 Best Employers in 2009. We are looking for people who are passionate about service quality, motivated by challenges and driven by a solid team spirit. Desjardins stands out because of its cooperative nature and commitment to the community.
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Desjardins welcomes young people into its ranks by offering them a chance to sit on the Board of Directors or Board of Supervision of participating caisses. A very cooperative way to help them gain valuable experience.

Desjardins offers a wide variety of jobs in many fields, a stimulating professional environment where respect is promoted on a daily basis. Desjardins's reputation as a good employer is based on the following:

A work environment that promotes health and a life-work balance through

• a health and well-being program: promoting physical activity and good nutrition, reimbursing employees for physical activity fees, helping employees quit smoking, flu vaccination, personalized psychological assistance program;
• a time management bank: annual vacation, floating days, personal holidays;
• flexible work schedules, adapted for a better life-work balance.

Considering diversity and equity as sources of wealth, innovation and creativity
An organization that recognizes diversity and equity through

• the presence of various cultures, the complementary relationship between men and women and that which also exists between experience and youth to shape the Desjardins of tomorrow;
• an equal access to employment program that supports our cooperative values, such as equity, solidarity and respect;
• welcome and initiation programs that promote the emergence of our workforce’s full potential.

Encouraging career growth through

• a skills development program to help you grow in your career: on boarding and job orientation, on-the-job relationship and technical training, additional academic training.

Competitive compensation through

• competitive salaries, incentive compensation program and performance-based compensation;
• a group insurance plan that provides a foundation for excellent financial security;
• a retirement plan.

Respecting sustainable development through

• campaigns like the Paper Challenge, which is a part of the Guide for a Green Office designed to promote responsible paper-consumption in the workplace;
• programs that encourage members and clients to protect the planet, like the Eco-friendly Statement Challenge which aims to reduce paper consumption.

N.B.: The terms and conditions of various programs may vary from one employer to another or from one field to another in one subsidiary.