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Approve of CEO
Alistair R. Cox
1,542 Ratings
Pros
"Supportive and offer solid career progression options" (in 158 reviews)
"There are lots of incentives to work towards eg race days or office parties, very sociable and young working environment 'work hard play hard'" (in 154 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours on occasion if desk gets busy" (in 487 reviews)
"Not much flexibility around working hours" (in 140 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Recruitment Consultant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Hays full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great place to start your career in recruitment
Cons
Low salary and comms Desks splits loose employees and create negative work culture
Continue readingThank you for your response. We are pleased to hear of your appreciation of the industry leading career and development opportunities at Hays. At Hays, we are proud of our fair and transparent remuneration structure that allows employees unlimited earning potential based on performance and would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about this and your feedback further. If you would like to do so, please get in touch with Holly Riddell, our HR Advisor at Holly.Riddell@hays.com.au
"Working for Hays Recruitment...."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hays full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Opportunities to grow, supportive teams, good training
Cons
4 weekly pay, long hours and often demanding workloads
Continue reading"Not great"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI worked at Hays full-time
Pros
Build great relationships with work colleagues. Lots of good training to set you up in the field.
Cons
Very low pay, long hours, no over time pay or time in lieu for extra hours, working to strict KPIs - if they are not met you will be put on performance management and be given official warning letters.
"Good experience with Hays"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hays full-time for less than a year
Pros
- Process driven and structured organization - Good working culture - Interactive team members - Take care of its employees
Cons
- Working hours are very long
Hays Response
December 10, 2020 – HR Coordinator
Thank you for your 5 star rating! We are delighted to hear that you are having a positive experience at Hays.
"Great place to work!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hays full-time
Pros
Great environment, fun sales culture, and loads of opportunities for development
Cons
It’s a challenging career but very rewarding!
Hays Response
November 26, 2020 – HR Coordinator
Thank you for your 5 star rating! We are delighted to hear that you are having a positive experience and can see the career potential for you at Hays. Thank you for sharing your feedback.
Pros
Training, People, Rewards, Employee Benefits
Cons
There are no cons cons.
- COVID-19
"They used to be good. It's not their fault I lost the job. It's coronavirus."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Hays part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
They used to be very caring and attentive to employee's needs. They used email us every once in while to ask if I am doing OK.
Cons
I don't have much to say.
"Lots of opportunity"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Hays full-time
Pros
Plenty of other positions so you can move around the business
Cons
Consultant managers aren’t very great at supporting mental health. Admin managers are super friendly
Continue readingHays Response
November 19, 2020 – HR Coordinator
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear you are enjoying the working environment and career progression that Hays offers. We are sorry to hear that your experience doesn’t align with our commitment to health and wellbeing and creating a supportive culture and encourage you to speak to your Manager or Regional Director or alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of the People & Culture team, please contact Holly Riddell, our HR Advisor at Holly.Riddell@hays.com.au
Pros
- Focus on people and people development
Cons
Hard to think of any
Hays Response
December 10, 2020 – HR Coordinator
Thank you for your 5 star rating! We are delighted to hear that you are having a positive experience and can see the career potential for you at Hays.
- COVID-19Helpful (1)
"Bad people management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Hays full-time for more than a year
Pros
Development and training are great, lots of opportunity to a certain extend
Cons
Company as a whole treated staff terribly during covid with no regard to mental health, setting unrealistic KPIs and pressure onto the staff
Continue readingHays Response
December 10, 2020 – HR Coordinator
Thank you for your response. We are pleased to hear of your appreciation of the industry leading training and development opportunities. We are sorry to hear that your experience doesn’t align with our commitment to health and wellbeing and creating a supportive culture and we encourage you to speak to your Manager or Regional Director or alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of our People & Culture team, please contact Holly Riddell, our HR Advisor at Holly.Riddell@hays.com.au.
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Hays Response
January 13, 2021 – HR Coordinator