AMS Reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,851 total reviews)
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Gordon Stuart

60% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

AMS has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,851 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AMS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
31 Mar 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Strong relationships Inspirational CEO who built the company from nothing to waht it is today Good CSR program

Cons

Slow unwilling to respond to concerns & complaints against managers Resistant to change Inflexible unfair reward and recognition scheme Under resourced support functions Bullying culture tolerated Performance is measured on a 1-2-3 basis. 1 = 10% of the company, these people get a pay rise. 2 = 70% of the company, these people get nothing. 3 = 20% of the company, these people get a performance plan. If you have no work life balance and grind away every weekend for the year answer the phone on vacation and work to 8 every night then you might be a 1 If you have a family or a life you will always be a 2

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AMS Response
11y
Please contact me if you would be comfortable discussing further as naturally this is concerning. I am at lisa.forrest@alexmann.com
1.0
27 Nov 2025

Not worth it - avoid this place

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Mostly remote (1-2 days in office) - Decent base salary

Cons

- Incredibly toxic management culture, operates as if they are Brookfield or another prestigious firm with culture of blame and lack of diversity but none of the prestige. - Long hours due to understaffed teams - Constant layoffs/restructuring as the CFO and exec team continue to communicate unrealistic targets to the board and use layoffs to hit their targets - Self preservation of exec team is incredibly apparent. - Complete lack of appreciation for any support function (HR, Finance, Marketing, etc.). Leadership will openly state their lack of importance. - Corporate bonuses never get paid out due to never hitting unrealistic targets (this obviously does not apply to the execs). - Declining financial performance as clients leave and the recruiting market dries. - Constant turnover. - This list could go on... truly a masterclass on how to destroy employee morale.

1.0
26 May 2015

Do not apply to this company!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

5 weeks annual leave and purchased leave

Cons

They promote themselves in Australia as a global organization and what they really are is a small minded company with very dodgy and unethical practices. During my time I witnessed bullying by senior leaders, favoritism, unjustifiable lack of promotions, salary increases and bonuses. Their motto is 'perception is reality' and their reality is warped. I am surprised that an employee hasn't taken them to Fair Work Australia because their practices and how they get away with treating their staff is abhorrent and no corporate organisation would treat their staff the way they do. They sell a good RPO solution to a client and how their own values align to the clients which is false. I think if the clients knew how AMS treated their staff that worked in site, morally they would not give AMS business. I would recommend any ex agency recruiter wanting to get internal experience to steer clear of AMS an look at other organizations first.

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AMS Response
11y
I was really concerned to read your comments, which does not reflect the culture we set out to create. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this in more detail with you. Please contact me in confidence at sheena.cartwright@alexmann.com Thank you
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