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4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(190 total reviews)

Grant Morris

88% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Elite Associates has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Elite Associates 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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190 reviews
1.0
13 Sept 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I can't think of any...

Cons

- kpi driven working environment. All they care is that you tick your kpi - no management at all. Top management don't know much about people management. - consultants haven't got any work ethics. - commission calculation is messy - lots of gossiping and bad mouthing across division - extremely high staff turn over rate. -they pride themselves the best luxury retail recruitment firm. They are just a brunch of ex retail staff who are really nasty. All they can see is £. No work ethics. No team work. Unprofessional.

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Elite Associates Response
3y
Hi Thank you for valued feedback, we apologise for the delay in responding to you. If you would like to discuss anything further, please contact us on feedback@eliteassociates.com
2.0
26 Apr 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Recruitment firm which specializes in the fashion & luxury industry. It’s a good opportunity to step into luxury/fashion retail recruitment sector. Also, on Friday’s it’s free Prosecco & food and the Christmas parties are great fun.

Cons

I’ve never seen any agency with so much drama before. Politics, gossip, no leadership from management. Learning to lick key people’s shoes is far more important than being a top biller here. Very high staff turnover.

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Elite Associates Response
8y
Hi, We’re sorry you’ve had this experience whilst working with us. Please email helpdesk@eliteassociates.co.uk so we can discuss the specifics of your situation and improve the way in which we work with future team members.
1.0
3 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- You get the opportunity to work for some luxury brands that don't usually advertise, which can look great on the CV. - The days you work can be relatively flexible. - It all sounds/seems very glamorous, which it all feels...for about two weeks until the negatives swiftly kick in. But I'm afraid that's all the 'positives' I can think of. I was employed by them for about 9 months, but felt like a hell of a lot longer. They lure you in by giving you these great opportunities, however the working days are incredibly long - you are not paid overtime. They promise incentives (£100 gift voucher for 100% in mystery shopper reports) which I got once but it never get acknowledged or honoured. I constantly got the feeling I was being taken advantage of. Although they say you can be flexible by simply calling them to let them know when you can/can't work, you will still be booked in for days regardless.

Cons

- They will take a MASSIVE cut of your earnings. The concession I once temped for during a longer period of time (about 5 months,) showed me an invoice from them, (which they shouldn't have really done,) which showed how much Elite were charging for my services. When I worked it out against what they paid me per day, I was utterly horrified. -They say your pay rate will be evaluated for a rise every 6 months - this is a lie, it is never increased. - The day rates they pay are very, very poor, because the days you book you in to work are very, very long. -They will make it INCREDIBLY difficult for concessions to employ you. After temping with a company for a period of time (perhaps 5 or 6 months,) the brand/company may wish to take you on as 'one of their own' - like the brand I was working for. A position came up, and it felt right that I could fill it as I knew everything about the role/brand etc. It transpired that they couldn't offer me the role as Elite would charge them a very, very large sum of money, one they simply couldn't afford. I was incredibly disappointed. Shortly after this, I left Elite because I felt I was worth a lot more respect. - You don't feel valued. At all. They will call you up last minuet for bookings which you will make, to 'do them a favour' for absolutely nothing in return. I got the feeling that because so many people are out there looking for work, they are inundated with applications. So, it doesn't matter if people are unhappy and leave, because someone will be able to fill the spot just moments later. I really resented that, especially when putting in so much time and effort into the job.

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Elite Associates Response
3y
Hi Thank you for valued feedback, we apologise for the delay in responding to you. If you would like to discuss anything further, please contact us on feedback@eliteassociates.com
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