Disappointing - Recruiter Robert Half Employee Review

1.0
3 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of my peers were nice people

Cons

- There’s a lot of areas within Robert Half that need improvement. A lot of these are brought up in their anonymous GLINT surveys, but nothing is ever done to change it. - Lack of transparency when joining. Very unclear what the commission structure is and left to your own devices to figure out how to make bonus. I later found out I had to bill my base salary, each quarter, before earning commission. This is not industry standard. - Another area you are left to your own devices to is training. Whilst you are monitored on activity and hitting KPIs, you receive little to no training on how to do the job well and earn commission. - The "culture" is totally driven by drinking, and if you don’t join in, you are left out. You are told you have to do this to get cross-sell opportunities or nobody knows who you are. - The turnover is extremely high, pretty much all tenured people. But it was presented their retention rates were amazing . - Everyone who leaves Robert Half does not have good words to say about them. They claim everyone is their “family” but you are dead to them as soon as you leave. If you’re an average recruiter, who wants a slightly less demanding environment and likes to drink, maybe this business is for you. But for graduates, professional or tenured recruiters, stay clear.

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Robert Half Response
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Thank you for your review and sharing your feedback with us. We have shared this feedback with our leadership team to evaluate improvements with the company. We wish you the best of luck on finding your next career opportunity.

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5.0
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Pros

Great in finding contracts for contract workers. They got me a remote job that allowed me to work from my home in the Midwest for a job in California.

Cons

Can be hard to reach at times.

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Robert Half Response
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Thank you for your 5-star review! We're pleased to hear we were able to connect you with a great remote opportunity. We also appreciate your feedback about communication and will continue working to provide the best possible experience for our talent.
3.0
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Pros

Hybrid, Good benefits/PTO, offered “competitions” for gift cards, cares about employees

Cons

As a recruiting manager, I felt that the pay structure was interesting with the base pay being a “draw” - meaning that you base salary is essentially commission paid to you in advance. So if you have some slow months, it rolls over and works yourself into a hole. I think it would be a better structure if it reset every month.

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Robert Half Response
10h
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for recognizing our hybrid work environment, benefits, and employee-focused culture. We appreciate your insights regarding the compensation structure and have shared them with the leadership team. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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