Randstad US reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(4,680 total reviews)

Marc-Etienne Julien

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Randstad US has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,680 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Randstad US 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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3.0
Oct 21, 2014

Okay experience

Recommend
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Pros

I was a staffing agent for Randstad in one of its specialty divisions. The training for the position was top-notch. I feel that I was vetted very appropriately, as were the other professionals in my division. We did excellent work for great clients. I loved finding the right fit for my clients and my talent - that part of the job made it fun to come to work every day.

Cons

The position was incredibly stressful, because staffing agents were expected to meet various "touch" (in-person) and "talk" (phone call) quotas each day as a part of our divisions success. That meant cold-calling people and dropping in on them, which I've ALWAYS felt to be extremely invasive and annoying to the client. That said, our bonuses could be impacted if we didn't deliver on these numbers, so it was a necessary part of doing business . I just would have changed that piece of it, specifically, if I could.

4.0
Oct 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to do this job and make incredible money. It's truly a "street smarts" kind of role, both for recruiters and account executives. Close knit teams, for the most part. Large organization with access to millions of candidates and a large team of recruiters, massive upside for sales reps that are promising to deliver to clients. Fairly well known in the tech world, previously Sapphire which helps for recognition as well. One of the largest firms in the world. International capabilities. Cross-selling amongst various resource needs, several branches within company with their own specialty, helps for enterprise customer growth. Solutions division of 30+ years, good story to tell for c-level and CIOs (project based work). Competitive commission plan. Metrics are fairly easy to hit, especially after first year. Incentives through trips and prizes happen regularly, pretty cool give-aways overall. Opportunities to move within the company, encourage management growth and travel, especially for recruiters.

Cons

Base salary is low, not competitive, truly an incentive based company (commissions should always outweigh base if you're doing OK). Minimal training, "see if it sticks" culture. Very report/process driven, this is both good and bad. However, for sales rep it's mostly bad. Compliance and paperwork can be overwhelming and time consuming, where clients should be focus. Minimal office admin support, though I would assume most companies have this problem. No inside sales support, no proper lead generation.

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