Randstad US reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(4,675 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 4,675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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5K reviews
1.0
May 18, 2017

I'd rather be water boarded

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

You can search companies that are hiring so you can work there.

Cons

Trump style leadership. Burn and churn job. Can't wait to find another position. Seriously you don't want to work here. Company's growth comes from acquisitions and then everyone quits. Metrics are comical. It's a shame. I can't emphasize enough how bad it is to work here. Run for the hills. It is sad. Life is short, don't waste a minute working here.

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Randstad US Response
9y
Thank you for sharing your honest and raw feedback of Randstad. We do not take this lightly, and we want to improve so you (and anyone else for that matter) don't feel this way any longer. Please email us at digital@randstadusa.com with specific details on why you feel so strongly negative towards us, so we can strive to be better. We truly value your feedback and would love to hear more of your thoughts and insight on HOW to improve. Thank you so much and I hope we can connect to change your outlook on us.
4.0
Apr 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive base, above average training program, realistic goals, generous PTO, great work-life balance. Between most branches I've interacted with, they do a great job at getting you out by 5PM. If you work hard and do the little things, you will be successful here.

Cons

Stop hiring externally for management roles. If internal employees have expressed a desire to move upward, consider them first! If a branch is hitting max bonus, stop trying to change what they're doing by trying to implement outdated practices. Improve your internal software to make work more efficient. Lastly, the Internal System is lagging in the market and needs to be replaced.

2.0
Feb 13, 2017

Technologies group is a mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent commission structure if you can fight through the internal battles and find a way to make deals Working with the few good people who are left

Cons

Minimal recruiting resources for those who are not the favorites, particularly no access to job boards aside from Monster which is horrible for a top staffing firm Every job you recruit on is assigned to Recruiters from above and it's corrupt, too much room for favoritism. Account Managers do not have to earn their coverage anymore. There is a organization within Randstad called the NSO that takes over every successful account and the company has lost their mid market business do to reallocation of all the top producers (recruitment teams and Account Managers) into the NSO or what the NSO managers call "growth." They absorb to make their numbers look good. They are led by manipulative bureaucrats that manipulate the system to fill their own pockets and cut off any internal competition either by pushing them out of the company or absorbing them into their group so they have control -Recruitment reporting under BPE strategy is a mess. There are recruiters from different offices recruiting jobs that are located all over the country and reporting into other managers that are not local to them. The strategy doesn't make any sense but it benefits a select few because they have made it so complicated and they take care of each other -Back end/billing and commission is a disaster. Constant commission issues, lazy team down in Florida that doesn't care about your pay check -People who are in charge of our National Strategic Accounts are terrible negotiators. We were constantly being subject to higher discounts and the employees/recruiters get shafted and have to eat it. -Turning into a Robert Half environment very fast.

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Randstad US Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experiences. We truly value your opinion and would love to learn more specifics of your experience. If you email your concerns to digital@randstadusa.com they will forward it to the all of the HR managers to improve their strategies. Thank you for your time!
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