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Alistair R. Cox
1,856 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent career progression available" (in 174 reviews)
"A work hard play hard environment" (in 160 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours - 8-6 Monday to Friday" (in 549 reviews)
"there isnt any other than long working hours" (in 160 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
-good training chances -friendly colleagues -nice location
Cons
not been here long enough to notice any
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Ultimately a meritocracy, you can expect to be promoted as you hit your targets. Great team culture and hard work is recognised and rewarded. Learning and development is excellent.
Cons
Commission and threshold is not competitive, the usual issues with corporate organisations.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Good training grounding Great social life
Cons
Low salary, No flexibility, Old fashioned Poor management
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Really good database and support network
Cons
The commission structure is dated. You can earn well if you stick around for years.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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A healthy balance between short term success and building sustainable business
Cons
Salaries not in the top percentiles - but other compensation makes up for that.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Helpful, supportive, go the extra mile
Cons
Temporary work and client dependent
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
training & development, support, culture
Cons
working hours, rigid promotion structure, low base salary
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good training and incentives when they were run
Cons
Lack of leadership, poor work life balance, no care for long term employees post COVID
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Recruitment is like running your own business and the training you receive with Hays is market leading.
Cons
Too KPI driven. More focus needs to be around output.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Pay was good if you put in the effort
Cons
Long hours but this comes with a sales focused role
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