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      Hays

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      3.0
      Jul 26, 2025

      Good for learning, not so much for the KPIs

      Recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people as well as the learning opportunities

      Cons

      KPI-driven environment, extreme fast-paced environment that leads to recruiters focusing on quantity over quality (but still expected to deliver on quality)

      5.0
      Jul 22, 2025

      Great place to start earning commissions

      Associate consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Commission structure (uncapped) -Promotion is based on target (if you hit your target, you'll get promoted) -MNC workculture (lots of employee engagement) -Managers who will support and the team essentially feels like a family unit -Some of the best training and development team I have ever seen (this is the main reason why they can train anyone to be a recruiter)

      Cons

      -Super KPI oriented (arguably stricter than other Hays in different countries) -With a KPI system, it can brutal if you dont meet the targets or expectation (immediately put into pre-performance management or performance management) -Super cutthroat (Target is everthing) -Your recruitment is very industry specific and sometimes the assignment to the industry can be like a lottery (if you get good desk or industry you will succeed) -Be prepared for people to call you all the time, even during leave (this is really not the fault of the company but just the recruitment industry in general)

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