What is working from home like at Hays?

- A lot of investment in L&D, perhaps a bit TOO much training if you're an experienced recruiter but great for those starting their career in recruitment - Great team & culture - so much support across the business. Very much an open office with no hierarchy. Everyone's more than happy to help. - Upgrades in operating systems & AI advancements are promising to see and facilitating quicker turn-arounds with the job - If you're struggling with something / need some practical feedback it's very easy to speak to management and ask for support. If they can't help, they'll find someone who can

- Systems itself are clunky to learn initially and not the most user friendly (but talks of new systems being launched) - Promotion criteria can be a bit murky - Not the most competitive compensation wise, BUT the Hays brand does create a lot of opportunities for your desk and helps with quicker wins due to pre-established relationships. As recruitment jobs go it's much easier doing business development with the brand and marketing behind you as opposed to working for smaller firms - Although there is meant to be flexible working, it's not the 'norm' in the Darwin office. Working from home if you have a house inspection/doctors app, etc is however very much facilitated without question by management but would be nice to have 1 day a week, every week where you can work from home

Good incentives, social events, culture and people. The Hays brand is well known and Hybrid so can work from home. Also people get promoted often. Good Development.

Hours are long Mon-fri 0800-1700, salarys are low , thresholds in commission are high

You can work from home twice per week

Really toxic place to work. Senior managers are rude and have no idea what they are doing.

Work life balance is good, being able to work from home. If you don’t have much passion it’s a great job to do the bare minimum

Lack of progression, little incentive to work hard / go above and beyond, the pay isn’t good

Flexibility (working hours, work from home, work from anywhere), 4 weeks of vacation to start, additional incentive days off, RRSP matching, industry-leading training, upskilling, education reimbursement, c suite-level support, award recognition, annual all expenses paid vacation for high achievers (with a plus one), culture building activities, uncapped commission. Most importantly, unwavering support, mentorship and data-based feedback from senior staff to help build your own desk and book of business under the umbrella of the only publicly traded recruitment agency in Canada. I've spent years with this business and am one of few who have worked at other agencies. When I was looking for a change, I met with several agencies and received offers from all of them. None could offer what Hays could: a career with no ceilings; not just with respect to earnings (Hays has one of, if not the best commission plans of any other agency in Canada), but also the opportunity to pivot from an individual contributor to people manager, to regional manager and beyond. Furthermore, Hays is a destination for Recruiters who are experts in their field, some billing more than $1M in a single fiscal year, all of whom are keen to share their knowledge with new and existing employees in the form of formal or informal mentorship. Most critically, other agencies can foster and reinforce a competitive working environment with employees undercutting each other, stealing clients and candidates. At Hays, we celebrate each other's wins. There are company-wide emails and chats designed to call attention to the accomplishments of others, all flooded with activity. At the end of each billing cycle, staff are recognized for outstanding achievements not just with regard to billing but culture and inclusion, how positively they're recommended by clients/candidates, employee of the month, rookie of the month etc. No business is perfect. But Hays is the closest I believe you can come in the recruitment industry.

Having to work alongside people who think it's a bad place to work.

Flexibility with work from home arrangements, had two days working from home. Feels pretty standard especially after covid.

The team environment was lacking and the pay was mediocre. Overall there is room for improvement in work environment, career opportunities internally, management and compensation.

Good reputation precedes company - good BD opportunities

poor commission structure poor work from home balance

collaborative team and plenty of training provided when you are new to recruitment, good flex and wfh options

lower base salary than some other smaller agencies

They have a wonder pay rate, if you can keep up with metrics you are then on the correct path.

The pressure to meet metrics at this company is overwhelming. Despite being able to review my call logs and listen to my calls, they fired me for not hitting the target metrics without providing any warning. I wasn’t properly trained either. My manager was new and disappeared after our initial meeting during training. I was left without guidance on how to navigate the system, and when I sought help, no one was available. Meetings to assist me were scheduled, then canceled without explanation. I was pregnant at the time and was initially told the position would be remote. However, even with a doctor’s note requesting I work from home, I was required to be in the office. When I asked to take my leave as my due date approached, they informed me that I didn’t have enough leave time and would need to wait or risk termination. Reluctantly, I stayed on, only to be fired five days later for not meeting metrics.

Great pay, flexible work arrangements. Responsibility and Authority given to "get the job done"

It ended, that is a pretty big con!