Toxic culture and mentally draining - Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

1.0
2 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro is the training they provide

Cons

Toxic environment Unfriendly culture Unsupportive Heavily KPI driven (it's a sales job which obviously will be KPI driven, but doesn't need to be so toxic and competitive) Poor management Mentally draining Salary is quite poor too considering their expectations Also favouritism is common amongst management

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5.0
14 Feb 2026
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Pros

Awesome communication, good benefits, and wonderful job placement!

Cons

I had non working with my representative. He always had my back!

4.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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

Cons

Competitive, people that weren't succeeding would be put on PIPs and eventually let go. Can be some micro-managing. Not all managers created equal - some great, some not so great.

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