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Pretty Poor - Recruiter Amicus Recruitment Employee Review

1.0
17 Oct 2023
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Pros

Some staff are brilliant, and i suppose the office was easy to get to.

Cons

Outdated and poor working practices. Commitment to best in class tools includes the need to consistently call through an existing database and strip leads. Whilst stripping active candidates is a tried and tested BD method there are others to try. Also calling through the same candidates asking if they're looking can't be the only string to your bow. You need job board access to refresh your database, because consultants firing linkedin profiles into sourcebreaker to hit a KPI can't be your sole way of gaining new candidates. Restrictive markets, directors routinely standing outside the office door discussing staff in hushed tones doesn't inspire confidence (use a different room, nobody wants to walk past that on the way to the toilet). Also Honesty absolutely isn't a core value of the firm, it's a buzzword that sounds good but isn't applied in practice. Day set out hour by hour, huge periods of utter silence, zero sales buzz on the sales floor. Probably the most restrictive and flat sales environment I've ever experienced, even if there was a dart board and a daily football quiz on lunch.

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Amicus Recruitment Response
2y
Thank you for your review and it’s regretful that your time at Amicus was not a successful one. I feel it appropriate to address a few of your concerns for the benefit of future employees who may be reading this. Firstly, we understand that our recruitment methods are not for everyone, particularly those who have worked in another recruitment agency, have been trained in a different way and are not open to learning new skills and approaches; however, they are methods that have resulted us building a multi-million-pound business with 30 employees, across two continents, in just 6 years, so we believe they work. Our teams’ successes through these methods have been recognised nationally with us being nominated and winning awards such as ‘Best Newcomer’, ‘Best Recruitment Agency under 50 employees’, ‘Best Technical Recruitment Agency’ and ‘Best New Employee Onboarding’. Whilst our old temporary office space had no meeting rooms, making it difficult for managers to discuss strategic decisions within the office, our new dedicated 50-person office in Manchester has multiple meeting room spaces & a large breakout space with private pods for private collaboration purposes. You’ll be pleased to know we have a Sonos sound system that plays the teams favourite tunes throughout the day to add to the positive, friendly office environment. If anyone is looking for a ‘wolf of wall street’ high pressure sales environment, Amicus isn’t likely to be the right environment for them. I would invite you to personally reach out to us directly if you would like to discuss your concerns further.

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1.0
29 May 2025
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Pros

Leaving for the day and having weekends off/time off

Cons

I wish I had read reviews before accepting a role at this company. It seemed like everything told by the internal recruiter was a scam. The work environment was unprofessional, especially at the leadership level. Don't bother reading the handbook, as they are constantly changing it, then making you believe policies were always implemented. One of the most concerning issues was the evident lack of respect toward women in the workplace. Disrespectful behavior and dismissive attitudes were far too common, and when raised, these concerns were either ignored or brushed off. It created a toxic environment that made it difficult to feel safe, supported, or valued. The office space has unbearable work conditions - there were animals brought in, disregarding the pet allergies of employees. Please protect your mental health and sanity.

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Amicus Recruitment Response
1y
Thank you for your review of our Austin office. It's regretful that your time at Amicus was unsuccessful. Whilst some of the feedback is exaggerated and not a reflection of the reality, we will take your feedback on board & use it to help improve us as a business in the future. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours.
1.0
3 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Offices are pretty clean and tidy

Cons

Managers run hot and cold. There always having arguments in the meeting rooms making everyone uncomfortable. Seems like lots of people leave after they join so you don't really know who will go next and then when that happens nothing is said about it and you just kind of find out from someone after that which I thought was unusual cos in other companies theyd say something in an email at least. The days feel really long and in the US team they say that they give a 4 day week but then they make the shifts like 11 hours per day so you can only leave when it's really late and dark and then they email you on your days off or send text messages which is really stressful

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