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    PageGroup Reviews

    Updated 8 April 2019
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    PageGroup CEO Steve Ingham
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    • "Work life balance - Michael Page is very transparent about what the hours are when you interview here" (in 94 reviews)

    • "Long hours, micro management, relatively inexperienced management" (in 181 reviews)

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    1. "Great group to work for"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Project Manager in London, England
      Former Employee - Project Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at PageGroup full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fun, friendly, inclusive, dynamic, postive

      Cons

      Can’t thibk of any at the moment

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great work!

    2. Helpful (3)

      "It is what you make it..."

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      Current Employee - Senior Recruitment Consultant in London, England
      Current Employee - Senior Recruitment Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PageGroup full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Progression: Clear targets, not based on longevity
      - Money: Great starting salary - better than most agencies. Increased at every promotion. Comms structure is clear and generous.
      - Environment: Buzzing energy and vibe!
      - People: Some of the nicest I have ever worked with
      - Benefits: Michelin star restaurants, holidays - all a bit standard but its the people who make them
      - Brand: The name is well regarded in the market
      - Work life balance: Its a grown up environment, those who are chained to their desk stupid hours are those who can't manage their time!

      Cons

      - More opportunity for consultants to feedback
      - Hierarchy gets a little blurred at the top end

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    3. "Strong Culture"

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      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PageGroup full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Strong and consistent culture globally.

      Cons

      Immature processes & technology for a company this size

    4. "Good progression, much improved culture"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Business Manager in London, England
      Current Employee - Business Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PageGroup full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Strong brand
      Always improving
      Good progression

      Cons

      Still some way to go to embed a better culture across the whole business, seems to be a bit “pot luck” depending on which directors you get!

    5. "Delusional middle management"

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      Former Employee - Managing Consultant in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Managing Consultant in Birmingham, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at PageGroup full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Access to large recruitment database and good place to make mistakes to learn from

      Cons

      Senior managers, associate directors and MDs are delusional and out of touch with the day to day. No idea what needs changing and compare current times to their billing days. Annoyed at staff for being on too many client meetings, candidate interview prep meetings and BD visits, as it upsets the Apple cart and other consultants. Ridiculous approach to "reviews" and progression for faces that fit.

      Advice to Management

      Sort it out. How many good people need to leave before the execs realise the issue?!

    6. "Senior Manager"

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      Current Employee - Senior Manager in Guildford, England
      Current Employee - Senior Manager in Guildford, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PageGroup full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Amazing culture and people to work with.
      Clear goals and targets.

      Cons

      Some people don't like sales.

    7. "Rewarding and highly KPI driven culture"

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      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in London, England
      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at PageGroup full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fast promotion possibility and working for a global and strong brand may give someone entering recruitment industry very good chance to climb the career ladder from the right start point.

      Cons

      Highly KPI and result driven culture can be overwhelming.

      Advice to Management

      My advice to management would be in such a competitive market focusing to service quality to client and deliberate account management rather than KPIs would turn back as sustainable partnerships.

      PageGroup Response

      22 Feb 2019 – Beverley Nicholas, Regional Talent Director

      Thank you for your review and feedback. Our KPIs are designed to help people focus on key activities that will enable them to support our customers and also achieve the success they want. Our... More

    8. "Good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Associate Director in London, England
      Former Employee - Associate Director in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at PageGroup full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great progression - keep this its great

      Cons

      Poor commision - pay more thats better

      Advice to Management

      None

      PageGroup Response

      22 Feb 2019 – Beverley Nicholas, Regional Talent Director

      Thank you for your review. Remuneration is only one part of the way we reward and recognise employees for their success; the progression you reference and the associated development also form a part... More

    9. "Changing Lives"

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      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Current Employee - Director in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at PageGroup full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      It’s been great for me, have worked in several locations and had a varied career

      Cons

      As in any sales business there are high expectations and a need for resilience

      Advice to Management

      Increase the pace of new sayers implementation

      PageGroup Response

      15 Feb 2019 – Beverley Nicholas, Regional Talent Director

      Thank you for your review and it’s good to hear from someone who is having a long, varied and successful career with PageGroup.

      As you say the job can be demanding and expectations are high but... More

    10. "3 years working in Sales & Marketing team in Leeds"

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

      I worked at PageGroup full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Strong team culture, enjoyed the people i worked with. Good boss. Decent benefits on top of salary (5% matched pension, quarterly bonuses if hit targets).

      Cons

      No major ones but to have success you need to work hard

      Advice to Management

      Continue with hiring people with good attitude and work hard play hard culture.

      PageGroup Response

      15 Feb 2019 – Beverley Nicholas, Regional Talent Director

      Thank you for your review and I’m glad you enjoyed your time with PageGroup, the culture and benefits. It is an environment where working hard leads to success and rewards and we strive to provide... More