Stay Away - do something better with your life - Recruiter Hays Employee Review

1.0
Jan 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Nice office - Some of the staff are nice -

Cons

- Where do I start? A lot of their recruiters are glorified retail sales reps - I used to be one of them!. They have no ethics, don't care about candidates, not much care for the account (only when they need to they'll turn it on) but also focused on the commission. I have seen a number of staff degrade a number of candidates on a daily basis, and email cv's to one another in amusement. I suppose that's what you get for employing uneducated sales reps. I worked at the head office at 107 Cheapside.

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Hays Response
8y
Thank you for your review. I'm disappointed to read your comments, especially about behavior towards candidates - this isn't at all in line with our culture or values so thank you for making me aware of it.

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