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Pros
"Fast career progression, rewarding position, great people" (in 161 reviews)
"There are lots of incentives to work towards eg race days or office parties, very sociable and young working environment 'work hard play hard'" (in 157 reviews)
Cons
"Certain times of year bring long hours" (in 495 reviews)
"Not much flexibility around working hours" (in 141 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
good training, good systems, lots of PSL clients
Cons
KPI driven, process driven, bureaucracy
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
- my immediate team were great
Cons
- low pay and long working hours - commission structure is not competitive with wider market. It is worth me pointing out here that I was successful and well regarded in my role - I made very little on top of my base. - awful management, there are individuals who are good at being recruiters who are put into management roles, when they are awful at managing. My first manager bullied me and nothing was ever done because they were a high earner - lad culture and misogyny are commonplace - Employees are treated like children and there is an extremely rigid working structure, if you were ever not at your desk by the time you were meant to start, logged on with phone in hand - this was an issue - lack of benefits - no private medical etc. You do get a piece of fresh fruit though if you hit target! - there is this mindset that is drummed into you from day 1 that you are SO lucky to work at Hays, and that you should never leave. One of my colleagues had worked there for over 10 years and left for a career break - we were not allowed to even give her a card to say goodbye
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Toxic work environment. No work/life balance at all! Micro management.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good training, Looks good on cv
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Long days, Awful pay, Micro management, Zero job perks!! Your role in the company means nothing as you are easily replaced, they are just looking for robots. I would avoid working for this company for longer than a year. Get your training and experience and get out of there. The Kingston, Richmond, Hammersmith Branches are for sure the worst and there is a reason why so many of their directors have jumped ship and left. They will make you believe that there is lots of room for progression within the company, but the reality is you wont. You will get to senior consultant and thats it and the pay is not much different even with commission, they will also make you believe that you are at best company and make you feel like there is nowhere else to go and work but Hays!
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Training, management, professional development, minimal entry requirement
Cons
Some successes are not as celebrated compared to others and fee’s will always be prioritised
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great people, good Wright opportunities
Cons
Performance based remuneration for nearly all employees
- Former Employee★★★★★
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(Tokyo Office) IT contract team was like a big family, everyone was close and very enjoyable environment.
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(Tokyo Office) They changed the compensation scheme and it was announced last minute
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Great working environment, it is very inclusive
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long hours, very pressured, sometimes stressful
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Good salary, opportunities if in right team
Cons
Poor management and too target driven
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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training is brilliant supportive team
Cons
Senior workers in the office can be competitive and lack support of new starters.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Working was great with people
Cons
Busy days hard to function
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