Randstad US reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(4,666 total reviews)

Marc-Etienne Julien

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Randstad US has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,666 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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5K reviews
1.0
Apr 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Comp plan used to be good, great incentive trips

Cons

I had a very successful career at Randstad up until the last three years. Upper management is loaded with zero sales talent or leadership. Mostly operational people that micromanage through spreadsheets, conference calls and a database. Almost all of them are robotic and have very little substance, ability to inspire or an understanding of how relationship based sales works. The company has become way to big and very few divisions have any synergy. Randstad could land an onsite and will give the business to direct competitors rather than have their field offices fill roles. The culture, environment and process is so broken it's almost unfixable at this point. Forget about career progression because it doesn't exist. Once you get into management you're a slave to a daily process that makes most of the managers want to quit or question life. Just about everyone that leaves ends up getting sued or threatened with a suit. I feel bad for a lot of the talented people that are still there driving business from the field. The corporate nonsense they have to endure is so outdated they'll never retain any real talent let alone millennials seeking opportunity, collaboration, incentives, etc.... If you enjoy a robotic grind, this is the place for you. If you want a place where you don't have the ability to think for yourself, this place is great. If you're looking for a cube to be chained to where you're micromaneged all day, you'll love Randstad. What a disgrace this company has become.....

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us Glassdoor feedback. It says you were committed to us for over 5 years! That is a long time and we are regretful we lost someone like you. We will share your input and advice with our management team to be sure we are always striving to be better and retain our hard-working talent. Thank you for sharing your experiences and insight.
2.0
Mar 4, 2016

Wake up Randstad!

Recommend
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Pros

The people you work with are great - very collaborative and team atmosphere

Cons

Field Leadership in General Staffing - Fiatte and Perneau micromanage everyone and treat people disrespectfully. Next level manages out of fear.

2.0
Oct 21, 2015

Good experience at great costs

Recommend
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Pros

They will take you off of the street with zero experience and "train" you to be a recruiter. I use the term train lightly because most the training you will receive will be OTJ. Some cool people in the offices. Commission splits are standard for the industry.

Cons

Randstad Professionals wants to be Robert Half so bad that it's not even funny. Most of the managers started their careers there and the metric system they use is almost identical. In fact, they just hired a new president that spent the last 20 years at RH. Back stabbing is rampant. Seems that management is convinced the best way to get ahead is to throw subordinates under the bus. Metrics are held in the same high regards as making placements.

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