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Don't do it - Technical Recruiter Dunhill Professional Search Employee Review

1.0
12 Oct 2021
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Pros

The office is in a nice part of town, and everyone gets their own little office.

Cons

-The workload is very unreliable, and most jobs you are assigned require a government clearance, so that background process takes a couple months (one of mine took 13 months to clear). Therefore, the commissions aren't flowing in like the owner would like new applicants to think. Also, the owner gets around 10k for every placement and only pays 250-500 to the recruiter. -The owner loves to say that none of the employees make under 65k with commissions, but the top performer on our team last year didn't even make that amount. -Also, the owner makes all employees sign a noncompete when hired. And if you ever want to use your work experience and eventually move on to a higher/better paid position, the owner will tell you that if you take the job, they will sue you for damages to their company. There were over 5 people that have quit in the past year (all due to low pay/hostile environment/no remote flexibility), and the owner threatened every one of them with legal action if they left the company to go recruit somewhere else. -The owners also didn't take Covid-19 seriously and would tell us that we were overreacting and that the media was playing up the pandemic. Once they realized it wasn't something to joke about, they were very resistant to allow remote work. They would send out emails saying they are trying to balance their employees’ health with the health of their business and did not see a reason to allow everyone to work from home. Even though our job is 100% capable of being done remotely. -Please take these recent reviews seriously and don't interview with Dunhill in Wilmington! It seems like a great job at first, but you will regret it within the first 2 months. There are plenty of recruiting jobs open right now, don’t choose this one!!

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5.0
1 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked at Dunhill for 4+ years and am grateful for the opportunities I was given. I developed a great rapport with the owner, Chris, learned a lot, and grew so much as a recruiter! The workload can fluctuate (like in any job) but the work life balance is always great. Commissions are uncapped and recruiters have the opportunity to develop their own business if desired. The company often orders in lunch for birthdays (or just because), meets for happy hour, and hosts get-togethers on the owner's boat. They have a good group of recruiters who are more friends than colleagues. Top performers for the year get a one-week, all expenses paid trip to a high-end resort. During my 4+ years, I earned the trip twice and went to Costa Rica and Mexico!

Cons

Work can fluctuate (busy/slow), which can take a toll on commissions. But overall things even out and the up swing will come! I promise!

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1.0
11 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Office location is convenient & the office setup (tech, desk, keyboard, headset, etc) is nice.

Cons

Owners are never onsite, so they micromanage a lot. They basically hover over your shoulder 24/7 and rarely relinquish any sort of independence in terms of business processes. So if you need that kind of supervision this is the place for you. They play favorites and unfavorites and once you are cast as "unfavorite" that will never change, no matter how much money you make them. One owner in particular is very emotionally manipulative and will threaten your job security over differences in opinions, personality, lifestyle choices, etc. This company has extremely high turn over (shocking I know). In the time that I was there we averaged 6 employees leaving per year( in an office of 10-12 total employees- so half the workforce would quit). They also have a super vague non-compete that they make you sign and then threaten to pursue legal action when you leave even though they operate in an extremely niche market. They pay their employees below market average for Wilmington, claiming they can make big money in commission but that rarely ever happens. They also give really low annual raises. They deny PTO request frequently and benefits suck ( High premiums and deductables). Notice how the "positive" reviews are from a while ago or follow a trend. hint. hint. Final note: only work here if you absolutely do not have a choice. would give it a negative star if i could.

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