Does AMS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AMS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AMS. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AMS?

61% of AMS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AMS 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AMS?

Recruiter (237) , Senior Recruiter (191) , Lead Sourcing Specialist (141) , Sourcing Specialist (117) , Recruitment Coordinator (67) , Talent Acquisition Specialist (65) , Manager (63) , Sourcer (63) , Client Services Manager (57) , Team Leader (56) , Principal Resource Specialist (52) , Recruiting Coordinator (50) , Senior Manager (46) , Senior Recruitment Coordinator (43) , Senior Sourcing Specialist (43)

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

"Some of the colleagues you work with are genuinely great people (and often the only reason many stay as long as they do)" ((in 167 reviews)); "great company and culture all" ((in 164 reviews)); "good work life balance and very flexible" ((in 159 reviews)); "Good benefits and nothing else really" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great colleagues and leader if you are attached to the right client" ((in 81 reviews))

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

"Low salary and sometimes no annual increase" ((in 182 reviews)); "Both times I worked there no bonuses were paid out unless you received an "outstanding" rating in your appraisals." ((in 82 reviews)); "Bad Managers" ((in 59 reviews)); "No career progression and guidance on development" ((in 53 reviews)); "Not all senior management are aligned to true equality for all." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about AMS layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,851 total reviews)

Gordon Stuart

60% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

AMS has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,851 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AMS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos industry (3.8 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

Apr 1, 2015

" Is this real life? "

Lead sourcing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great PTO plan - Flexibility to work remotely

Cons

- Extremely poor leadership. AMS is having a very difficult time attracting talent in the US as they are a UK based company. Because of this they are prompting children into roles that they are not remotely qualified for or are hiring " diversity candidates" with a banking backgrounds. If you walk in the door and you are a female with an exotic name and you have worked at Key Bank I think you will have an offer to start withing 10 minutes of starting the interview. - High School Politics- Its almost hard to describe unless you have been there. The culture at AMS is very clicky and its all about " who you know ". It is very common to see upper management favoring employees and even to the point of some of them taking selfies at the bar and posting to social media sites. - Poor Business Model- Because AMS cannot recruit talented recruiters nor keep ones within the organization they have resorted to hiring " foundation " employees. This is a way for them to hire 20 year olds for near sweat shop labor salaries and jump them from account to account while they buy time to figure out how to run a company.

AMS Response

11y

Really sorry to hear these comments - very keen to ensure this is improved upon. Would you be comfortable sharing more? I would really value your comments. If so please get in touch lisa.forrest@alexmann.com

2.0

Nov 2, 2023

Avoid, They will lay you off

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good salary, PTO, holidays, work from home, no micromanagement

Cons

They push a strong diversity culture, attending their diversity meetings every week/2 week’s isn’t mandatory but your lack of attendance is frowned upon, I just want to be able to do my job and not have an agenda pushed down my throat. They promised after 3 rounds of layoffs that would be it. When I questioned what would happen they reassured and said they had other contracts to put us on. They laid off myself and 400 more and by that time they had already filled all their contracts with employees that had either scored low on their reviews or newer employees, no loyalty to those of us that were longer tenured and high performers. There was little to no empathy from them, their HR team handling the layoffs showed no emotion and actually sent me an email responding to my layoff agreement with a smiley face, such professionalism. The HR staff surely didn't obtain their jobs from being proficient at them. Was constantly given the run around when asking about "re-deployment." I strongly advise anyone considering to reconsider. They opened a "pipeline" requisition but only for DEI candidates, highly unethical and illegal, that tells you everything about their agenda.

AMS Response

2y

Thank you for leaving your feedback. I have read your review, and would like the opportunity to have a confidential conversation with you about your experience. What you have described regarding performance and retention is at odds with our global expectations and processes at all levels. I extend an offer to connect confidentially, and directly and may be reached at: Jeff.Whipple@weareams.com. Warm regards, Jeff Whipple, Americas Head of HR.

2.0

Mar 14, 2015

Not what I signed up for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm going to be completely honest this is the first time I'm doing one of these reviews because I feel that it is needed but I want to be as accurate as possible to help others. There are some good things about AMS - They have some outstanding clients -Very involved in Corporate Philanthropy -Competitive Vacation Packgage

Cons

-Very poor Senior Management not engaging and very difficult to move up unless you are very high up extremely political -Poor Bonus and Salary Structure -Morale is extremely low in certain markets

AMS Response

11y

Appreciate your honesty here - I am very keen to hear more if you are comfortable sharing, so we can learn and immprove. I am at lisa.forrest@alexmann.com

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