Robert Half reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(7,909 total reviews)
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Keith Waddell

69% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Robert Half has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 7,909 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Robert Half 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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2.0
Jan 8, 2018
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Pros

It's one of the largest staffing companies and well known in the area but only because there is 7 lines of business and known nationally. If you are in sales you are encouraged to be out of the office with clients as much as possible. IF you decide to interview, ask why the position is open. That question is a must. If it is open because somebody who had been there for 3 years had quit (also ask why they quit) then it might be a good place as their companies can now be called and sometimes you will walk into accounts where there was business and get sales easier instead of a fresh book. If not, RUN because starting from scratch is virtually impossible and the dfw sales manager knows everybody relevant in the region. If a company isnt getting called, there's a reason and he knows it but don't ever ask for direction of who TO call because it wont be there because he would be giving away business for himself. This scenario is very real.

Cons

RHT is the most expensive staffing service in the nation. That is your biggest hurdle. You are trying to sell "quality" but if your recruiters are only decent that doesn't work. TRAIN THE RECRUITERS. Lots of competition in the market and there isn't really any differentiators. If you are good looking this might be a good fit as it is easier to get a foot in the door, staffing certainly has that reputation as an industry. If you are a recruiter, prepare to be highly micromanaged and not given any training. IT languages and skillsets are hard to learn, you will have to just figure it out quick. Your headset will be on all day and you are purely a metric. The top recruiters have found ways to manipulate sales force to find better candidates to prevent new employees from reaching out. Your comp structure is a joke. You will make 40ish as a recruiter your first 2 years and if you are in sales you will make 50ish. Dont let your manager tell you otherwise. If you are in sales, your manager decides who you call. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. Because your manager is a producer first (they are calling acct's in the same region) they get to choose if you are allowed to even call into a company and maybe they call them instead because they know there's money there. THIS HAPPENS AND YES... IT IS VERY UNETHICAL. The "team" aspect isn't there, you are on your own. Micromanagement. Micromanagement. MIcromanagement. No training, no weekly meetings or goal setting, little encouragement, "just do it" mentality. Very very high turnover. You will see fake notes from sales people only so they can lock down certain companies. Sales lies often about who they visit or talk to so that when a flip comes in they get it.

2.0
Jan 2, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They hire very well, so we had awesome team mates. (See later about this). --great training + lots of resources. -- there name is well known so easier to sell

Cons

-- they hire well as shown above, but do not retain their talent because this environment is not healthy. - you are just a number! This is a sales company, they only see you as a number. -This is a sales company, so it is not a recruiting/staffing job. My passion is recruiting and helping people. Here, they don't care about the candidates, only the job orders they receive. So, if you're a company, they will take care of you. If you're trying to get a job, they don't care about you unless you do well for their clients. - Upper management is unprofessional and isn’t up to speed with new technology improvements or new ways of running a company. You're just a number! -HUGE activity quota. Not just a sales quota, but you have to hit activity numbers! I've been with the company for 3 years and above quota, but still on our butts to make calls after calls after calls, it never stops, nothing is every good enough.

2.0
Nov 19, 2015

Buyer Beware

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Pros

Pros would be a paycheck, insurance coverage, 3 weeks vacation from start-date, ability to learn about many different careers and meet new people. If your in-between jobs, could be a good buffer till you get to the next job. If you're interested in Recruiting, a great place to get a crash course and then move on to somewhere else. There are some good people who work here, they are just stuck like you and most aren't in leadership positions.

Cons

Horrible leadership, bad management, almost zero training, treat their employees like numbers on an excel spreadsheet, don't pay for parking ($200/month), old/slow computers, old/dirty/broken office furniture, sweatshop mentality... the people that have been there the longest make money because they lasted, not because they are talented, smart or worked harder. Zero mentors there. Lots of bullying. The draw system.. you need to book about $200K/year to actually bonus because you have to cover your monthly base salary in-order to bonus. Whatever you don't cover rolls over to the next month (like rollover minutes)

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