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      2.0
      6 Dec 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - good structured training (module 1 and 2) -

      Cons

      - no work and life balance - 10 hours a day work - 8 to 5.30pm (most likely overtime) - dirty kitchen - bad culture (its mostly english/irish on WHV) - unrealistic KPI and target - impossible to earn bonus - other consultants are competing with you to steal your candidate - you can't work on any jobs, you are limit to your location, your specialism - if you are lucky enough to get placed in a warm desk with high salary job, you might be able to make a tiny bonus every month - high turn over - name and shame consultant that has low KPI - low salary 55k and work 50 hours a week

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      Hays Response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback. As a business, we work hard to provide our people with a great place to work and the culture at Hays is one of the key reasons we consistently receive high scores in our annual employee engagement survey, including a score of 87% this year. We’d be keen to explore your comments further and would appreciate it if you could get in touch with Erin McLoughlin, Head of People & Culture at erin.mcloughlin@hays.com.au or 8226 9716 to discuss further.

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      5.0
      23 Jan 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      They have helped me land 2 contract, work quickly and are kind

      Cons

      I was the benefits were a bit more affordable

      4.0
      26 May 2026
      Technical recruiter
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      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place for new recruiters to gain experience. A lot to learn. Younger crowd, fun teams.

      Cons

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