Does Robert Walters pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Robert Walters employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Robert Walters. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Robert Walters?

75% of Robert Walters employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Robert Walters 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Robert Walters?

Consultant (328) , Recruitment Consultant (214) , Senior Consultant (167) , Recruiter (131) , Manager (93) , Associate Consultant (84) , Direct Recruiter (50) , Recruitment Coordinator (40) , Associate (38) , Account Manager (23) , Researcher (23) , Senior Recruiter (20) , Consultant en recrutement (18) , Recruitment Partner (18) , Team Leader (17)

What are the pros of working at Robert Walters according to real employee reviews?

"great culture & fantastic people" ((in 244 reviews)); "Good training but it is only focused on how to make you bill and bill fast." ((in 137 reviews)); "Great team and atmosphere where you can experience global company." ((in 88 reviews)); "Management is supportive in all projects." ((in 88 reviews)); "and great colleagues" ((in 66 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Robert Walters according to real employee reviews?

"The typical workday is long hours and work outside of these hours is also common." ((in 90 reviews)); "My only con is a discretionary bonus scheme (which in some cases actually works in your favour)." ((in 86 reviews)); "if you have to leave early, you'll have to ping your manager and director on Teams every time." ((in 52 reviews)); "Flexible working hours but workload is heavy due to lean organization structure" ((in 47 reviews)); "KPI driven, not strategic or commercial, senior management are air heads who like to pluck up numbers for forecast, which is never reflective of the market." ((in 19 reviews))

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3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,297 total reviews)

Toby Fowlston

80% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Robert Walters has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Robert Walters 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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2K reviews

1.0

May 4, 2018

“Recruitment administrator”

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a world class payments company who have a clear strategy and take care of their staff.

Cons

Resource Solutions is a great company to work for however it’s a different story at this particular client site. Recent management changes have had an extremely negative impact on the working environment. Managers do not offer any support or show any willingness to help. Whilst one of the management team is clearly incompetent the other will readily throw recruiters under the bus as “what the business wants, the business gets”.

Robert Walters Response

8y

Thanks for your review. I'm sorry to hear you've been having a bad experience recently onsite. While it's unlikely we can simply bring back the former management, there are a number of things we may be able to do to help. If you can give me a few more details over the phone or by email (kirsty.adams@resourcesolutions.com), I can look into the matter and see what can be done. Many thanks, Kirsty Adams (Global HR Director, Resource Solutions)

1.0

Apr 2, 2017

Toxic recruitment environment

Executive recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- casual work environment. It's very hard to think of any pros given how far behind this environment compared to others.

Cons

- no career development - boys club management team - managers care more about their billings than there team. - none existent bonus's - no collaboration or direct vision - be careful they don't sell you on false benefits

Robert Walters Response

9y

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your opinion and take all employee feedback seriously. It’s disappointing to hear that you feel this way as we pride ourselves on being professional and hold ourselves to really high standards. We also encourage diversity - over 60% of our 3,000+ employees are women. We strive to provide our people with long-term careers, in fact the average tenure of our senior management team is 13 years. We’re also a meritocratic business and strongly believe in developing and promoting our people from within. Sales can be tough and it’s not for everyone, but the team-based profit share model which we operate around the world usually ensures everyone is supported in reaching their targets. We find this works a lot better than individual commission and results in a more team-focused and less competitive environment for our people. We never like getting a bad write-up and always encourage people to let us know if they are having any issues – if you would like to discuss any of this in confidence, please feel free to contact me at kurt.kraeger@robertwalters.com. Kurt Kraeger, MD, New York

1.0

Aug 11, 2016

Horrible place and people

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I can't think of one pro there is nothing positive about working at Robert Walters New York. Horrible atmosphere and not nice management

Cons

People talk behind each other's back then smile to their face. A lot of bad attitudes. The 'higher' up thinks he is all that. What a joker!

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