Hays plc Reviews

I worked at Hays plc full-time for more than a year

Pros – Find it very hard to think of any to be honest. Only that the client they put us on site with was great.

Cons – Getting paid correctly and on time, no training, no real idea what their employees do, constant mistakes.

Advice to Senior Management – Get to know your HCA business

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Hays plc

Pros – good team with good market coverage

Cons – low commision and not real creative control

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – Meritocracy
Fun
International Opportunities
Comission
Recognition for success
There's not many more pro's, was quite a difficult place to work especially with the high staff attrition.

Cons – Beurocratic
Lack of Respect
Graduate business model

Advice to Senior Management – Respect staff more

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hays plc

Pros – largest recruitment company in UK

Cons – poor management understanding of the business

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – Everyone knows Hays and they are an established player in recruitment

Cons – Hays is stuck in the past with its pricing and customer and candidate development

Advice to Senior Management – The management don't know how to do the job and are changing and moving the goalposts all the time, hence high staff turnover

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hays plc

Pros – Few exceptional people work there

Cons – Hayspharma: consultants afraid of competition and hardwork.
Manipulation and underhand work prevelant at all levels

Advice to Senior Management – Comment directed to Hayspharma, Meritrocracy needed.
Need to make a huge efforts in promoting professional behavious toward colleagues and candidates

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – Good benefits, similarly minded colleagues, database excellent.

Cons – Poor Management, unfair promotions, general feeling of depression.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more open minded, ensure that skill is identified and used appropriately - less micro management.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – Brand, global capability, research, money, teams, globalization, recruitment specialists, internal systems, understanding of markets, management capability, offices across china and asia.

Cons – Ability for management to understand what the consultants want is not a priority for the organisation. very focussed on profit.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't necessarily make such large changes in cut backs when markets down turn, uphold promises and continually invest in people to improve overall staff retention.

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – Professional blue chip organisation with a strong brand presence, e.g. largest recruitment company in the UK. Highly focused on performance and results with positive competition amongst consultants and offices.

Cons – After the credit crunch in 2008 Hays seemed to struggle to adjust swiftly to the different market place and were inflexible in allocating people to areas where there were still business opportunities. Also rather than make people redundant they set ridiculous targets backed up by letters to falsely performance management people out of the business. Although people were judged by results it was clear that some people were not promoted for any reason other than playing politics.

Advice to Senior Management – Recruitment is a people focused business and the database is just a tool, it will never replace the personal touch of understanding job briefs and people's career aspirations. It seemed that more energy and resources were put into the new system than on the people who were using it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hays plc

Pros – If you need a job and can't find anything else, work here. Pay is acceptable if you're willing to work long hours and give up a personal life.

Cons – Where to start? It's easier to just say this company is awful in every respect. Outdated business approach, useless management that will hinder your every good idea.

Advice to Senior Management – Your company needs a complete overhaul. A modern business model and a refresher course in business ethics would be a good start.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend