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Gary Elden
I have been working at SThree full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Clear corporate strategy and vision
Solid leadership
Growing company, great opportunities
Committed to investment in people and technology, training and tools are first class
Approachable senior executives
Fantastic team spirit and camaderie
Cons – Corporate communication can be hit and miss.
Not really a con but the majority of staff are sales people who can be flaky and suffer from the propensity to think short term.
Salary and benefits lagging behind peers
Advice to Senior Management – Be fearless, take more risks and accelerate.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-01-31 04:43 PST
I worked at SThree full-time for more than a year
Pros – great learning and development, great incentive trips
Cons – commision not so good, no owrk life balance.
Advice to Senior Management – reconsider commision structure
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-06-10 09:19 PDT
I worked at SThree full-time for more than a year
Pros – Benefits, location, Colleagues, Good office environment
Cons – Lack of opportunities for progression
Advice to Senior Management – Improve delegation process
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-12-14 14:41 PST
I worked at SThree
Pros – Fantastic working environment, excellent initial training given and good rewards on offer if successful at your job
Cons – No real direction of where company is going. Limited in what yo are doing each day. Almost feels like a cult, vey much controlled at the top.
Advice to Senior Management – Structured training for senior team members, be more innovative with launching new products. Don't turn corporate
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2012-03-13 11:30 PDT
I have been working at SThree
Pros – There is excellent training at Sthree
Cons – The pay on commisson and base is not high enough
Advice to Senior Management – There is needs to be more clarity on the international growth and more money on offer for consultants.
2011-11-30 08:08 PST
I worked at SThree
Pros – Great learning ground - especially for recruiters who are new to the trade, highly developed recruitment system/tools, you can't help but get better/develop quickly in a highly competitive environment
Cons – Micro-management culture, management lack emphathy, low base salary and unrewarding commission scheme, work-life balance is almost non-existent
Advice to Senior Management – If you want to be successful in Asia, you need to first understand the culture and way people do business here.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-29 10:06 PDT
I have been working at SThree full-time for less than a year
Pros – much liberty creations chances for everybody
Cons – nobody can find something better
Advice to Senior Management – be true
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-09-03 07:44 PDT
I have been working at SThree full-time
Pros – Real meritocracy. Huge opportunities for anyone who is committed to the company and willing to work hard. Also increasingly flexible in terms of work/life balance.
Cons – Pay for non-sales staff isn't great and benefits package is limited.
Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees on the benefits side!
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-06-26 08:46 PDT
I have been working at SThree
Pros – - organic growth and plans for the region means you get promoted faster than at other places
- the rewards! huge earning potential for an entry level position, holidays and lunch clubs
- the people and working environment- they hire a certain type of people normally those who can work hard and play hard, so you get to hang around with people of your own kind
- training is great for someone without recruitment experience
- management is inspiring and committed to growth plans
Cons – - steep learning curve
- you need to be results oriented and target driven otherwise you won't enjoy working towards kpis
Advice to Senior Management – More communication
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2012-02-12 07:45 PST
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