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    3.8
    ★★★★★
    76%
    Recommend to a Friend
    92%
    Approve of CEO
    Hays CEO Alistair R. Cox
    Alistair R. Cox
    1,327 Ratings
    Top CEOs 2019
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Developing a successful career as an agency Recruiter does require long hours at times" (in 456 reviews)

    • "long working hours, set targets" (in 129 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Recruitment"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Recruitment Partner in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Hays full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good Management, great clients, good brand

      Cons

      No working from home, Progression not great

      Hays2020-01-03

    2. "Great agecny!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Recruiter in London, England

      I have been working at Hays full-time

      Pros

      Good training, great culture, fun atmosphere

      Cons

      None none none none none

      Hays2020-03-26
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    3. "IT"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Recruitment Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Hays full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      The technology in place to support you doing your job is by far the best in the industry Training and development is continuous, they're always ensuring you have the skills and tools to do your job

      Cons

      No flexible working but I guess that's the downside of working in sales in general

      Hays2020-03-16

    4. "Great company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hays full-time

      Pros

      Fantastic team spirit and very supportive

      Cons

      Too large to get decisions quickly

      Hays2020-03-12

    5. "Decent"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Associate Recruitment Consultant in London, England

      I worked at Hays full-time

      Pros

      Pay & Bonus, Team morale, team events and clear promotion pathway

      Cons

      Competitive and cut throat, maybe not as supportive at times

      Hays2020-03-09

    6. "Good Starting Point"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate Consultant in Leeds, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hays full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good training and a lot of experienced people to learn from.

      Cons

      You are expected to work in a certain way and heavily KPI driven.

      Hays2020-03-16

    7. "Nice place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      Current Employee - Automation Engineer in Manchester, England

      I have been working at Hays full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, Salary, Nice place to work

      Cons

      Life Balance between personal and work life

      Hays2020-03-15

    8. "Great FTSE 250 business"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Recruitment Consultant in Hemel Hempstead, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Hays full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great training and environment, great progression routes

      Cons

      Low commission as it’s a cooperate company.

      Hays2020-02-29

    9. "My view on hays"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Principal Consultant in Coventry, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Hays full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good commission schemes Very good work parties

      Cons

      Life and work balance not right you have to work very long hours

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      Hays2020-03-14
    10. Helpful (2)

      "Good place to start"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate Recruitment Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Hays full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good social atmosphere (when placed in a social team), visible promotion targets, and really great training programs for new starters.

      Cons

      Very commission based, but percentages aren’t great especially at the start. 8-6 days can be tiring. Offices (apart from main London one) are pretty low standard in terms of equipment (phones, computers, chairs)

      Hays2020-02-22
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