Robert Walters Reviews

Pros

Overall a really decent company which tries to evolve and respects the employees' personal time. Throughout my time here, I've never been questioned when I take annual leaves or leave the office on time. Some may think this should be a given but in Singapore, this is actually really hard to come by, especially given it is a sales environment and recruitment is a very competitive business. Company pays above market basic salary to attract talent. Company has a proper marketing team to support the business in new and creative ways. MD responds to everyone quickly, seems approachable and not known to micromanage.

Cons

Lack of succession planning for Managers and below levels. Senior Consultants are hastily made Managers (for lack of better options) without proper assessment/ development of their leadership qualities. If Managers are not strong, it will be hard to retain good consultants as there isn't any value add and good consultants know they can thrive just as well wherever they go. Archaic bonus scheme should be studied and relooked into seriously to prevent digruntled high performers from leaving. The HR team is led and run by people with no HR background. Makes you wonder if it is a function taken seriously. Quieter Asian Consultants tend to be bypassed for promotion opportunities while the more demanding ones tend to be fast-tracked.