Sinking ship! - Anonymous employee Robert Walters Employee Review

1.0
Aug 6, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good office locations around the world

Cons

The company is falling behind in more ways the one and the culture is on its knees. You will only do well if you are mates with people at the top or if you’re willing to play the game. Toxic environment, people are out for themselves. Everyone in the business who have been there for more than 20+ years are narrow minded and blinkered. They think they know what’s best but they don’t know anything outside of working for RW. A business that had great potential but sadly now has lost it all with the unwillingness to change and investment in the wrong areas (millions spent on an in-house built CRM system that is still not fully functional 3 years on). Discretionary bonus model that will never change, you’ll earn far much more and have a much better experience elsewhere at another agency if you’re looking to do agency recruitment, join a boutique.

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Robert Walters Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are of course disappointed to read your comments. The career progression we offer at Robert Walters is built on hard work and achievement which we are extremely proud of, and we provide complete transparency around the fact that we don’t pay individual commission. Our team-based profit share model is unique in our industry and therefore sets us apart from our competitors – it puts candidates and clients first and ensures that we’re able to competitively reward people for their overall performance and not just how many people they place in jobs. At Robert Walters, we believe in equipping our people for success and are heavily investing in innovative tools, such as our purpose-built customer relationship management system, to help our people remain competitive and support their long-term success. We are of course always open to feedback, so if you’d like to discuss your comments further please contact us at hr.admin@robertwalters.com.

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