David Aplin Group Reviews

Pros

Very friendly recruiters Easy to communicate Seem to genuinely care

Cons

They don´t always have positions available

Pros

Flexible hours, honest company, really great people that care a lot, once you have been there for a while, they will provide training, room for advancement

Cons

No initial training, cut throat, commission based with no training, all expenses are your own, not well known in my location

Advice to Management

Spend time in every branch to make sure they are all being run the same and have the same culture , branch I worked at was uptight and felt that everyone should work 12 hour days in the office

Pros

Friendly, supportive work environment. Great training that is ongoing and direct interaction with highly experienced Recruiters and Management that are always happy to help!

Cons

Parking downtown is terrible.

Advice to Management

Parking subsidy! Or the opportunity to work remote at least once a week!

Pros

Great team with a management team that truly cares

Cons

Maybe provide junior staff as a resource for top consultants.

Pros

At one time there was the "home/work" balance, but that was slowly changing when I was released. They let you run your desk the way you want to run your desk as if it is your own business, its about making the numbers which makes sense. Flexibility in regards to attending to family at home, option to work from home was a perk for employees with children. When the economy is good, and your billing,life is good... here, when the economy took a turn, things changed, you learned your value quickly.

Cons

Lots of staff turnover in leadership and consultants, revolving door of poor hires lots of change in consultants during the seven years nationally. Weak leadership for branches, challenge to find someone to manage the branch took over a year to secure someone, numerous managers during my time. Technology, computers needs to be updated more than ten years old, screens were old, nothing seems to be updated with... the times. Don't spend extensive money on marketing the organization was a long term employee, when the economy took a downturn there was no support in assisting to make a decent living and over exceed the draws. Continually takes earnings away from consultants with their new major accounts initiative which was started at the beginning of the year.

Advice to Management

Re-evaluate the leadership team, your teams are only as good as their leaders. Get all the information before making decisions, you may not always have the correct facts. Communication on the direction of the company needs to be clearer.

Pros

Having worked at Aplin for nearly a decade, I can truly attest to the strong collaborative company culture and the internal support for career growth and development. So much opportunity to make an everlasting impact. The recruitment team focuses on extending that positive impact among their peers, with their clients and with job seekers.

Cons

High stress industry, lean corporate team.

Pros

Great mentoring and training. They give you the tools to succeed! Excellent work life balance.

Cons

Parking downtown is not great.

Pros

Office looks professional, salary was given on time

Cons

Keep changing their own staff, unprofessional Recruiters- recruiters are not keen into answering mails nor replying back repeated calls. They seem to be concerned on their earnings and not into progressing their business ettiquetes.

Advice to Management

Be careful on hiring your own Recruiters. Focus on the skills required and not on the looks. Most Recruiters have no recruiting background which can easily identify during the interview process. If this cannot be avoided, provide proper training to your Recruiters.