Brilliant Company with a Heavy Sales Culture - Senior Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

5.0
10 Dec 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I started a little over a year ago, with one of the highest performing teams in the UK, working with some really impressive consultants and managers. During my time here; I have been promoted twice, and been put on the Rising Stars programme, aimed at future leaders. All of this has really enabled my growth both personally and professionally. I am starting to take on more leadership within the business, as I am being encouraged to help the 2 new starters into the team, from a supervisory perspective. Knowing my manager is there to be the ultimate go-to for everything takes some of the pressure off, so I can still focus on billing whilst gradually getting more exposure to management.

Cons

There is a strong sales culture, which is good as it drives performance, but can sometimes get on top of you - and in these situations it is then difficult to utilise the management structure to discuss these difficulties, so very much not for the feint-hearted.

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Hays Response
7y
Thank you for your 5 star review it is great to hear that you are having a fantastic career at Hays. With regard to mental health we have a direct line you can call with free advice and guidance I would recommend you speak to your HR lead in the region to find the details of this number!

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