Recruitment Business Partner - London - Recruitment Business Partner Capco Employee Review

3.0
27 June 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Good company where you have the opportunity to have a lot of face time with senior leadership - Some great individuals across the business as well as the recruitment team, the business do really care about recruitment and see it as an important partner in the growth of the company

Cons

- Management style: Whilst there are some great individuals across the recruitment team it's led extremely poorly. Poor culture (led from the top) with a lack of support from management. The team has extremely high turnover with a lot of recruiters only staying with the team for around 6 months. There's only a handful of the team who have actually been there for a considerable amount of time. You're often called out on very petty things such as working away from your desk or arriving 5 minutes late to the office (this point is quite frustrating as you're expected to work late on interview evenings most weeks). - Very granular KPI focus, similar to working in a recruitment agency (without the commission!) How many CVs are you sending, how many LinkedIn messages do you send.... Overall recommend recruiters avoid joining whilst current management structure is in place. The cons far outweigh the pros. Disappointing as the company is great and deserves a better led, happier recruitment team.

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Capco Response
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Thank you for your review. We appreciate employees taking the time to share their feedback, so that we can improve the experience of our people. One of the challenges of rapid growth in the firm is that it can put short-term pressure on the recruitment team and, as a result, place a greater focus on KPIs at the expense of other indicators of performance and impact our usual culture of empowerment. That said, turnover in the team does not appear to be an issue and most of the team members have been working at Capco for around a year. Nevertheless, we will share your feedback with the individual and with their coach and we will help them to identify ways in which these issues can be addressed. I am confident that this will be a positive experience based on the open approach to performance improvement that we support in the firm. We will work to identify actions that result in a broader management focus in the future and an improved experience for members of the team. Thanks again for sharing your feedback.

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Varied client work — Different clients and project types, which keeps things interesting. Real project mobility — You can move between projects when you advocate for yourself (within reason). Approachable leadership — Senior leaders are open to conversations if you reach out. Good development resources — Plenty of training and growth opportunities if you take advantage of them. Strong teams — Colleagues are smart, capable, and great to work with. Entrepreneurial environment — New ideas are encouraged, and there’s room to take initiative.

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Long hours vary by project — Like most any professional job, some engagements require extended hours for prolonged periods, but work–life balance really depends on the client and team. Additional internal responsibilities — Depending on level, there can be a significant amount of firm‑support work outside of client delivery. Domain alignment not guaranteed — You may not always be staffed on projects that match your domain expertise. Coaching alignment constraints — Coaching relationships are tied to domain, which limits flexibility in choosing formal mentors. Long engagements (sometimes) — Some projects run for long durations or through multiple extensions. It can provides stability but may reduce variety in client and project experience depending on what you’re looking for.

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