Great Organization in terms of executive search but horrible management - Recruiter Russell Reynolds Employee Review

2.0
24 Jan 2011
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Pros

- great opportunities and great clients - excellent brand - international exposure - smart colleagues

Cons

- managers are comprised of former recruiters who do not effectively know how to manage - manager was a control freak and would squash any creativity or thought that differed from his own

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