Is SThree a good company to work for?

SThree has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,019 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at SThree to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SThree have been left by employees working as Senior Recruitment Consultant , Senior Consultant and Manager .

Does SThree pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SThree employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SThree. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SThree?

68% of SThree employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SThree 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SThree?

Recruitment Consultant (210) , Recruiter (63) , Consultant (60) , Senior Recruitment Consultant (37) , Senior Consultant (34) , Associate Recruitment Consultant (20) , Manager (17) , Senior Recruiter (15) , Principal Consultant (11) , Candidate Consultant (7) , Associate Consultant (6) , Principal Recruitment Consultant (6) , Sales Manager (6) , Sales Team Manager (6) , Talent Acquisition Consultant (6)

What are the pros of working at SThree according to real employee reviews?

"Excellent Training in Recruitment basics" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great people and team." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great prizes and incentives" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good benefits and incentives." ((in 23 reviews)); "Team is great" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SThree according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and some bias" ((in 47 reviews)); "Sales managers expect employees to obey like robots who follow orders." ((in 32 reviews)); "Salary is low at the beginning and business model isn't necessarily stable and established." ((in 26 reviews)); "Long hours but to be expected from a sales role" ((in 22 reviews)); "They pay very low commission and the whole thing screams pyramid scheme" ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about SThree redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SThree redundancy and their outlook for job security at SThree in 2026.

SThree Reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(810 total reviews)

Timo Lehne

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture and values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

SThree has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SThree employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

810 reviews

1.0

31 Jan 2018

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None what so ever I am just writing in here to fill in the gaps

Cons

Completely bias management staff, if you are a woman, be prepared for explicit jokes and advances from senior management, if you have an ounce of respect for yourself as a woman you will not get far. Recruiters act like a pack of wolves and sucking up to your boss is a must. Alcoholism and drug culture is rampant.

SThree Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear that this is your experience of working with us. We are committed to providing a positive and inclusive work environment and we take any inappropriate language or behaviour very seriously. We encourage and support our employees to raise any concerns with management or with HR directly so we can take the appropriate actions to resolve any issues.

1.0

22 Apr 2017

AVOID

Trainee consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The only reason i actually turned up to work was to get paid otherwise i would have ran a mile faster than my eyes blink.

Cons

Communication between managers is ridiculous. My first week into recruitment and the floor manager had no idea what i was supposed to be doing. False promises at interview stage not followed through. They have this very high expectation of the work provided but are not willing to pay you market rate. I have read reviews on glassdoor before i even started my position and was sceptical about the reviews. One thing i can affirm is there is definately a drug culture. It is absolutely disgusting, watching your own manager high. When i went to recs to recs and they asked me why i wanted to leave i was never questioned about my feedback. It is general knowledge how bad this company is. Racism is tolerated too, if you do not drink or consume drugs you will not fit in thats for sure. It is frowned upon if you want to actually look after your health. There is an overall lack of professionalism in the offices. People swear in every single sentence. The gong is banged not caring that you have people speaking to consultants on the phone. They believe it is absolutely necessary to do an embarassing presentation about yourself where everyone can sit and laugh at you, claiming that it is a way to get to know you This is actually a HR issue. Managers take your pictures off linkedin and claim they own your linkedin too. If you ever complain it is pushed aside or your made to look as if your the issue. AVOID AVOID AVOID

SThree Response

9y

Thank you for sharing your feedback and I’m sorry that your experience of working at SThree was a negative one. You’ve raised a range of issues in your feedback that we’re keen to understand better. In the first instance, we’ll be exploring these with the management team in our Birmingham office – and have started to do this already. While we’re still exploring the points you raised, it’s difficult to provide a comprehensive response. However, there are some points it’s worth highlighting straight away: · We have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs, so if there is evidence of a breach of our drugs and alcohol policy, we would act on it · Racism or any other discriminatory language or behaviour is completely unacceptable. If there’s any indication that such behaviour is being tolerated, then we’d act on this immediately · Our approach to pay is performance-based, with an emphasis on rewarding success. We also have clear pay bands, which consultants can view on the intranet and easily see how they can progress their pay. Rest assured that we don’t take feedback lightly; we’d appreciate you contacting our HR team directly to provide evidence of such behaviour, so that we can investigate and act accordingly. You can do this by emailing groupemployeerelations@sthree.com in confidence.

1.0

8 Feb 2017

Demotivating

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Training program Clare Russell is an excellent manager attended a few lunch clubs in my time with STHREE Pencils were always sharp pens always had ink in them

Cons

- Lack of honesty in reviews "teething problems" don't make me laugh! Generic responses really make you question authenticity of responses. - Sheven - The company preaches equality yet massively under pay the Glasgow resource centre ultimately making the GRC a stepping stone for any recruiter with ambition - Current employees seem to stalk linkedin accounts of recruiters that have previously left the business almost on a daily basis (real pharma within the GRC) - Promotion criteria flexible for favoured members of staff and those who moan about it enough.

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