Great place to launch a career - Chief Placement Officer ExecReps Employee Review

5.0
30 Mar 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At ExecReps, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a management team that is composed of intelligent and passionate individuals. If you come to work with a strong work ethic and a desire to excel, you will be rewarded with advancement opportunities. If you have great ideas, you will have the opportunity to make your case and see them implemented. I came to this company with no previous office experience, and I owe a large portion of my current talents, both in sales and in higher level business operations, to the culture of professionalism and innovation at ExecReps. You will also have the opportunity to establish strong connections with some of the top executives in the world. As you work on their behalf, you will get to learn a lot about their backgrounds and positive traits, and you will be able to able to implement them into your own professional character.

Cons

Come prepared to work hard. This job has flexible hours, but you will be doing a lot of higher level thinking. Not everyone will be familiar with how corporate boards work. If there are concepts that you do not understand, it is important for you to ask your peers or take the initiative to do some research on your own. A strong grasp on business concepts will give you much more credibility with your co-workers and the clients you work with.

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5.0
25 Sept 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible, exciting as always changing

Cons

Compensation, new company so no set training

1.0
24 Jul 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance. Autonomy to close own deals.

Cons

Model - There is a reason no highly successful reverse headhunting firms exist--it takes too much man power and time to effectively run a reverse headhunting search, much less if you only charge a $5,000 retainer. The Client Services division is not large enough to provide all the services outlined in the membership agreement, and customers become very upset. A pay up-front for service model is a slippery slope and always something to be prudent with, and many executives see through this. Turnover - There was a nearly 80% turnover rate for the year, and that was before 2 USC, 6 UC Berkeley, and 1 UC Davis graduates walked out on the company. Management was presented with a manifesto about the inherent cost of employee turnover and more or less spit on it. Management - Although management has had a couple successful small exits, talent is not managed well in the firm, as highly qualified individuals are appropriated tasks which could be saved for an intern/assistant. Every single position in the company is revenue generating - again, not a sustainable endeavor.

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