Hays reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,767 total reviews)
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Mark Dearnley

99% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Hays has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,767 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
4.0
Jul 30, 2025

Varied and rewarding career

Recommend
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Pros

Working for Hays I feel constantly challenged to achieve goals and constantly improve my performance. I enjoy working in a high performance culture where I am rewarded for hitting and exceeding targets. I am able to plan my own career path and discuss openly new directions with my colleagues and superiors. I am grateful for the hybrid working from home model as it offers me an excellent work/life balance.

Cons

I find that communication can be lacking occasionally within my team and office.

4.0
Jul 30, 2025

Great place to start

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers, lots of new skills and training

Cons

Management is very domestic and political

5.0
Jul 30, 2025

amazing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good company dynamics flexibility in terms of working hours

Cons

Stressful and very fast-paced, but need good managers around to navigate

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