Like a cult - Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

2.0
26 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A good laugh to work there, great associate training programme, Lots of great inspirational consultants to learn from!

Cons

KPIs are outdated and the company doesn't take different circumstances into account, management are all just clones of one another, much more training and development provided to their core businesses (e.g. Finance, HOS) rather than the smaller divisions (e.g. Procurement, legal, marketing). Terrible commission structure coupled with a high SR, and the promotion targets are almost always based on fees. This won't help create a strong and consistent consultant that can be successful in all conditions! Laddish culture!

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5.0
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Cons

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4.0
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Cons

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