PageGroup Reviews

Pros

Great culture and excellent recruiter

Cons

None that I can think of

Pros

Progression is available should you be able or prepared to stick it out.

Cons

Different standards for different people. Threaten to quit and the world will be handed to you on a platter. Stay and be a loyal employee and you're treated like dirt. Bonus scheme is an absolute joke and frankly the 'discretionary' element simply cannot continue. The Australian business in being lead by a MD who has lost touch with the reality of the business and who allows his senior leaders to run rampant through the organisation taking roles from their staff in order to make their own bonus. They talk a big game about diversity and making their staff happy, however they really don't care about the leaking bucket that is PageGroup NSW. Huge turnover over the past couple of years, way above the market average.

Advice to Management

Start looking seriously at your senior leaders and analyse exactly why just over a quarter of consultants are making bonus. Restructure your leadership function and start encouraging your leadership team to actually coach their staff rather than steal called in jobs from them.

Pros

I had a fantastic 4 years here. Great career trajectory and you have tangible targets to get promoted. Met some life long friends. Pay is very good. This was my first corporate role and its great they give opportunities to those with no/limited experience. Some fantastic incentives - went on two 5 star rewards trips in Asia.

Cons

Pretty long working hours, though flexibility was being introduced when I left. ´Phone time´ was a ridiculous KPI which made no sense when measuring results. Because everyone starts at the bottom, certain senior members have spent their entire career here, meaning they are quite tunnel-visioned. There is some bad blood when you leave which is unnecessary, in particular from the MD.

Advice to Management

Hire some talent at Director level to give the company another perspective. More benefits would be good to keep up with the market. If someone resigns, don´t pretend they never existed.

Pros

- Clear progression paths for both people leaders and billings; - Continuous training and development at all levels, from Associate Consultant to Director; - Punchy, yet attainable targets with regards to both individual and also team revenue; -Internal support from management.

Cons

-Internal communication always has room for improvement; -Clarity of the level of exposure that Associate Manager's get to leadership discussions, however this is currently being addressed and is seeing some fantastic improvements

Pros

Great leadership Genuine focus on people development Clear value and mission statements People who genuinely work hard for one another Great earning potential Clear and aggressive progression opportunities

Cons

Less aggressive commission schemes - but easier to achieve

Pros

- Global Brand - Culture fun at times - Office views

Cons

- KPI driven - Culture and moral has decreased - Don’t make decisions with staff moral in mind - High Turnover - Unfair bonus scheme - Different desks - same targets

Advice to Management

Listen to your staff, find out what they truly want. Create a fun environment we’re people are happy to work hard

Pros

Good training, global business, multiple locations, good sized database, good career growth

Cons

High turnover, poor flexible working, unclear and 'grey' commission structure, sometimes promotions are done too quickly

Pros

Big Company and good work culture

Cons

Need to treat the job seekers with more dignity