Talent Associate - Talent Associate Kforce Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you're "driven" by the "grind" and don't mind cold calling all day, then this is the job for you. Probably good for people right out of college to get their feet wet, or athletes since they have worked through the "grind" through everything mentality. Can be lucrative, but it really depends on a lot of factors that you have very little control of.

Cons

Bad work life balance. Lots of office politics and leadership trying to get you to conform to their culture. To be fair that's the point of this type of sales/recruiting, so its not totally their fault. Your job is basically to just cold call all day (in the simplest terms) so it takes a certain person to be successful and to want to be successful. You'll know within 6-8 months of the industry is right for you, which is why turnover is high in the industry.

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Kforce Response
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Thanks for your review. It sounds like your experience did not align with our core values. We do pride ourselves on our great culture, and we will use your feedback as we continue to grow. Thank you, Allison K.

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