Colleagues great, employer isn’t - Manager Hays Employee Review

2.0
Aug 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- a genuinely talented and friendly team - work from home 3x per week - good work life balance

Cons

- zero career progression or pay rise in three years - zero development or training opportunities - budget cuts and redundancies have depleted resources and staff are burnt out - zero recognition for anyone who isn’t a recruitment consultant - poor benefits - poor technology

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5.0
Feb 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome communication, good benefits, and wonderful job placement!

Cons

I had non working with my representative. He always had my back!

4.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place for new recruiters to gain experience. A lot to learn. Younger crowd, fun teams.

Cons

Competitive, people that weren't succeeding would be put on PIPs and eventually let go. Can be some micro-managing. Not all managers created equal - some great, some not so great.

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