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4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)
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Dean Spencer

93% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Barclay Simpson has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Barclay Simpson 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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79 reviews
5.0
Oct 29, 2019

Excellent company culture and progression ops

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unrivalled work/life balance in the recruitment sector with opportunities for flexible working Genuine progression opportunities with clear career pathways Top quality training Work hard/play hard culture without being a typical boiler room/'lad' environment KPI-free

Cons

Commission structure not as strong as elsewhere though higher basic salaries balances this out

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Barclay Simpson Response
6y
Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. Your point in 'Advice to Management' is a very valid one and we are constantly looking at ways we can adapt to the increasingly competitive market. Establishing our Europe division has been a recent example of this.
5.0
Oct 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

*Driven, intelligent and friendly colleagues. (I sat in the legal + compliance division and found this to be particularly the case here) *Strong leadership and direction from senior management. Open to feedback and receptive on this *Genuinely nice people throughout the firm. Great culture All in all, a very good place to work in my experience

Cons

*Offices could do with a spruce up, but I think they’re working on that *No real negatives to be honest

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Barclay Simpson Response
6y
Thank-you so much for taking the time to leave a review. I am glad you enjoyed your experience of working with us and found your team very friendly. As you say, we are fully aware of the situation with the office and are hoping to rectify it as soon as possible by moving into new offices as soon as we can!
4.0
Aug 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Open and inclusive culture Approachable and passionate senior leadership Excellent brand reputation in the market and lots of opportunity to be successful Employees are respected as individuals and are left to manage their own time / schedule KPIs are sensible, thought out and there for a reason Unusually flexible and autonomous environment for a recruitment company

Cons

Commission structure is not competitive, although that may have changed now Changes in structure / leadership mean goal posts can get moved Can be to easy to hide / get complacent - there were certainly one or two drifters in my time there

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