Mana Search Reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Lloyd Wahed

66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Mana Search has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mana Search 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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32 reviews
5.0
18 Dec 2022
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Pros

"Ever since working at Mana Search I am very happy to get to work every morning. I am always surrounded by good people and great management. I was just promoted recently so I must say it has been a bit of an adjustment and slightly challenging, however I feel a lot of support from my colleagues and management team. Everyday I am encouraged to be a better leader than I was yesterday. I am super happy I am on this team and overall am happy to be working at Lunchbox.io There was a slight negative atmosphere recently about the layoffs which made it a bit difficult at work for some time, but now it seems like the company is healing, there have been great strides to make this workplace much better than it was before. You can tell that there has been a lot of effort put in to address the many complaints that there originally were such as poor transparency, lack of female leadership, and poor intercommunication. It is very nice to see these problems being addressed and shows how the company is growing and bettering itself. I think these kinds of changes are always expected from newer startups as this is a learn as you go process. That being said, I think the company is heading in the right direction."

Cons

Great inspiration and impeccable support

1.0
19 June 2022
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Pros

Good for graduates without work experience who struggle to get their first role.

Cons

Mana is practically a family run business, as the owner and his family members and best friends are running the company. Glass ceiling, promotion is not a matter of performance or revenue generated, but solely depends on politics and whether the CEO’s family and friends like you. The company is run by part-timers who are unfit for senior leadership roles but are in their positions due to personal affiliations with the owner. Probably one of the few recruitment companies that do not offer commission or monetary rewards. They are promising “discretionary bonuses”, which are left to the owner’s discretion without putting performance incentives and bonuses, so no matter how many figures you are billing you are still getting nothing. The company operates with juniors as they cannot attract senior experienced people. So they found a cheap way to operate by hiring grads, avoiding senior recruiters who could potentially offer the rest of the employees insights of how the industry actually works.

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Mana Search Response
3y
We’re sorry that you felt this way upon leaving Mana this year. We have worked hard to build a culture based on trust, respect and hard work. We are proud that we recognise and support the achievement of our teams. We’re working in a disruptive and entrepreneurial industry and so we encourage all team members to work hard and think outside of the box. Diverse working patterns or depth of experience doesn’t bother us, we focus on the right attitude and a passion for Fintech. Everyone at Mana is family. We treat each other with respect and kindness, supporting and guiding each other in order to make Mana the number one Fintech search firm in the industry. Across the business individuals are in the roles they deserve reflective of their experience, attitude, passion and hard work. We expect the best from our teams, the positions people hold at all levels are reflective of their experience and determination to be the best they can and to provide a seamless service to our clients and candidates. Across the business we are committed and not afraid to get stuck in. We don’t believe that we provide ‘fat promises’ or a sales pitch. We’re a start up and are glad to be achieving what we set out to do in becoming the top Fintech search firm in the industry. We have a fantastic team onboard who are continuing to grow, develop and smash glass ceilings in the industry. We at Mana pride ourselves on being transparent and collaborative, focusing on career development and long term progression means we have a healthy culture not solely based on KPIs and unhealthy competition which is often the case when commission structures are in place. We work to lift each other up. As we are a start up, we’re still learning and remaining agile in our approach. We value our people and are developing progression pathways and a benefits package that both reflects this and is competitive. However, like all things, this takes time and we want to make it the best we can. We’re sorry you feel so negatively about your experience but we at Mana are working tirelessly to create and nurture a culture we’re proud of. With our current team, we can see this is paying off! Thank you for your feedback, and we’ll be sure to take it into consideration so that we can work even harder to become the number one Fintech search firm in the industry. Sincerely, Mana Leadership Team
2.0
23 Jan 2022
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Pros

Mana Search is an ambitious company, with some achievements in the FinTech industry that makes them stand out; you can see some of their accolades on their LinkedIn page and within the news on a quick Google search.

Cons

The culture at this company was absolutely shocking, a lot of it I cannot repeat on here. This crept into all areas of the work, be it with commission, recognition, hours, teamwork… and the list goes on.

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Mana Search Response
3y
Thank you for your review. We have worked hard to build a culture based on trust, respect and hard work. We are proud that we recognise and support the achievement of our teams. We’re working in a disruptive and entrepreneurial industry with exceptionally high standards, and so we encourage all team members to work hard, be curious and think outside of the box. Our expectations are high as we want to deliver exceptional service to our external stakeholders and Fintech and Web3 companies deserve this. As we are a start up, we’re still learning and remaining agile in our approach, this is especially important when the market conditions change, we are proactive so that we can be as productive as possible. Culture is not something dictated, its is something to cultivate which involves active participation from every team member. If you're aligned and positive you naturally feed positivity into the culture, if you're not aligned with the company, it's mission or values, and are not passionate or motivated to work within Fintech and Web3 then what you put out will ultimately result in a negative experience for yourself and the team around you. We’re sorry you feel so negatively about your experience but we at Mana are working tirelessly to create and nurture a culture we’re proud of. With our current team, we can see this is paying off! Thank you for your feedback, and we’ll be sure to take it into consideration so that we can work even harder to become the number one Fintech search firm in the industry. Sincerely, Mana Leadership Team
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