Associate Recruiter - Associate Recruiter Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
Dec 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits, location, 1 year experience and then run!!

Cons

you are offered a pretty good PTO and sick-time-off but what good is it if you can never use. Where should I start. I will say this, I am no disgruntled employee, but have worked at this place long enough to know its underlying mission. K/F has one of the most racist and bias management operating structure and it is all a mental game. They hire people of color as an appearance but there is no real contribution. discreet mental slavery at its best. This has to be one of the worse experience I have ever had in my entire life. Now the company has potential, but the employees and staff ultimately makes up the corporate portion being the most essential part. Unfortunately, they select a bunch of small minded employees to make up management and adolescence to manage a team and Human Resource. management of whom lacks social skills and morality in diversity if you know what i'm implying. These are facts folks. If you are are not in the click, and visually look and obviously speak different, you are an automatic outcast. most of the staff that make up a team do not have one friend in their circle who is of another race. They find it challenging in trying to relate, socialize and acknowledge people who do not look like them and that is an asinine behavior of management. You have been warned. If you want to work for a company that devalues pure talent, instead, idolizes opportunists and promotes political rubbish, apply here.

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5.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I am a consultant through a firm acquired by Korn Ferry and have had a great experience with both the firm (Salo) and with Korn Ferry as a parent company. Great to have benefits and PTO as a consultant and great training and resources available - good communication as well!

Cons

Transitional period during acquisition had a few bumps but nothing major and all ironed out as more time has gone on.

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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