Talent Intelligence Reviews

The company has grown a lot in the past 4 years and that growth has given team members huge scope for development... However, as it happens in such cases, some people were given management responsibilities without any preparation (or predispositions). We advertise ourselves as not KPI driven, however the management will bring your KPIs up whenever it is convenient for them. The scope of our roles is very unclear and the onboarding program in our company is poor and confusing. People who have been in the company for more than 2 years, tend to think that everyone who joins 'should know that' and you are not supposed to ask questions. Those who ask questions are not 'senior enough' or are not 'client-ready'. The management style would be best described as focused on negative feedback, because, as they don't know what to expect of you, they don't really know when you do well. Plus, if you are seen with the wrong crowd, your quarterly rankings will suffer. It is all about 'perception' and 'senior management exposure'.

- The company is primarily a recruitment company. The work will be 80% - 100% recruitment, depending on team (more likely to be 100% than 80%). There are advantages to working at TI over a traditional recruitment company (see pros), but don't join TI expecting to do consulting work. - TI can pay generously. TI can also pay in an exploitative way if they believe the person will take it. Do not settle for very low salaries. Ask what the average pay is for each role if considering joining. There are so many ranks that they should be able to tell you accurately. - Tendency to backtrack on promises, e.g. mis-selling the nature of the company and potential earnings, and misleading people about promotions or other opportunities. If it sounds untrue, it's probably untrue. - The culture can be odd, particularly the emphasis on 'seniority'. E.g. the structure is very hierarchical, some people imply 'senior' staff should be treated with more respect than other staff, and new members of staff are encouraged to do personal errands for 'senior' staff. 'Seniority' appears to be based almost entirely on length of service and not on merit. - Very limited scope for career development (beyond gaining 'seniority'). - Limited transparency. Unclear and inconsistent reasoning for promotions. Random things are kept secret for no reason.