Aspire Reviews

Pros

Great management, lots of perks, plenty of cash to be made in a supposrtive environment.

Cons

Couple of individuals I didnt like but thats it.

Pros

good team welcoming atmosphere flexible work transparent progression

Cons

lack of direction a high churn rate

Pros

Bright, spacious colourful office. Smart, casual dress code. Ability to work from 8am - 5pm unlike many other Recruitment companies. Some nice people that you can easily get along with inside and outside of work.

Cons

Very very very (can't stress this enough) heavily focused on targets and KPIs to the point where people compromise the quality of the candidates that they speak to/book in for interviews just to boost their points towards their monthly target. Managers spend the majority of their working day keeping a close eye on the numbers on their screen/tracking the performance of their individual team members. Regular morning meetings every week, which only last around 5 minutes, were purely to provide a run down of each team's performance against their target for the week. Lack of clear communication from the management team - was told exactly 1 week before probation meeting that all new starters were required to make at least 1 placement and hit 100 points within their 3 month probation period - was not happy about this at all since 1) this should have been strictly communicated to all new starters at the beginning of their employment and 2) throughout my probation period, I placed 4 candidates (didn't reach 100 points), however, was told that I would not pass probation (even though it is ultimately, the placements that make money for the business). Personally, I feel that there should be more flexibility around this. Lack of honesty and transparency from some team members meant that at times, ownership of some candidates were lost. Extremely complicated bonus structures, promotion/pay rise policies, policies on ownership of candidates within and across teams.

Pros

A true reflection of their values, Accountability, Communication, Performance and Flexibility. The people are genuine and the management team lead from the front.

Cons

Personal development once past Senior Consultant/ Manager is slow. You can get lost in the day to day and feel like a glorified biller.

Pros

I think the office is amazing and everyone is engaged.

Cons

I do not have any

Pros

Learnt a lot, great offices, good benefits and some amazing people. Has been able performance rather than 100% KPI focused

Cons

Change in splits means 10% loss in commission / earning. Constant forced changes cause added stress and more work load. Sense of pressure from above to reach unrealistic targets. Bonus structure isn't competitive.