Hays reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,768 total reviews)
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Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Hays has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,768 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hays 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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6K reviews
1.0
Jun 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good team building and staff events

Cons

Micromanaging, being called out in front of colleagues, impossible targets, being managed out of the company, managers are liars

1.0
Jun 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing great anymore, don't waste your time.

Cons

Hays used to be great, they had a big team, great training, nice office and the right leadership. In the past few years the Global and Regional leadership teams are running the business the ground. The economy is not great, and they are one of the worst performing top tier recruitment firms. Firing people with years of knowledge and replacing with unqualified people to lead and wrong business strategy.

3.0
Jun 25, 2025

Ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good training for entry level people

Cons

Brutal sales mentality - can be tough

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