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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (810 total reviews)
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      Timo Lehne

      81% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      SThree has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SThree employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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      810 reviews
      1.0
      14 Feb 2018

      Questionable Practices

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The training provided and regimented system does provide you with structure when you begin working at STHREE (keyword: begin). Your team leads are generally very supportive and willing to teach you the ropes. However with the unrealistic pressure they get from Senior Management, there is the trickle down effect. You have clear targets to hit to get promoted. It is fairly transparent. However, please refer to the Cons section to see how you get fast track your way to the top. You get to go for drinks almost every day after work. You get to have a rushed game of table tennis during lunch because you need to be seated at your desk at 2pm and not a minute later for fear of snide remarks from the boss (see more of his reputation in the Cons section).

      Cons

      If you like to be treated like children and be micro-managed more than your parents ever did, you'll love it here. If you think you can sleep with the boss to get promoted despite not hitting your targets and get away with it, you're not wrong at all.

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      SThree Response
      8y
      Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to describe in detail what you like about our on boarding and training process and where you think more flexibility would have helped you enjoy your time with us more. We promote an inclusive, flexible and meritocratic environment and do not tolerate the behaviours suggested here. We are committed to creating a supportive environment that encourages our people to raise their concerns in a way that is not defamatory and enables us to address them directly.
      2.0
      4 Oct 2013

      Great place to learn the trade and then leave while your soul is still intact

      Recruitment consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      -Excellent training ground for people new to recruitment. -Provides you with strong structure, discipline and understanding of business -Good database -Very profitable company

      Cons

      -Inconsistent approach by management. -Managers lack empathy and can be very manipulative of staff. -Lacks work-life balance. -Business Ethic is often overlooked ("Boiler Room" attitude) -Limited career growth if you're not British (especially in offices based in Asia)

      1.0
      14 May 2018

      Not recommended

      Senior recruitment consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Ok global brand - Parties on company (but nowadays you get it everywhere in recruitment) - Nice office - Ok comms structure

      Cons

      - Management is stagnant: no fresh ideas, old school way of doing business, not listening to senior consultants, arrogant, think they’re number one in the industry but in reality they’re very far from... - Promoting loyalists who are not billing - Newcomers are treated like kids in pre-school - Top-billers are assigned to manage large teams and fail having neither experience nor management skills - back office is much UK centric and lacking knowledge in dealing with local authorities - Leavers are treated as enemies no matter how much they’ve done for the company - The office is not doing well at all and the management is not capable to fix it - Micromanagement at every stage of your career - The Real Staffing team, especially those who’ve been there for a few years are EXTREMELY ARROGANT AND UNFRIENDLY to newcomers, NOT WELCOMING! - There is a reason for such a high turnover

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      SThree Response
      8y
      Thank you for your feedback. It’s good to see you enjoyed some aspects of the job but we’re sorry that you felt our management team didn’t offer the right leadership and support. We are lucky to have experienced managers and leaders across SThree and we’re investing in developing the right competencies and behaviours to ensure we have well-rounded managers and leaders that are consistent in their approach, build strong, collaborative working relationships and offer the right leadership. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours.
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