Worse Company Ever - Senior Recruiter Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
Aug 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Week off at Christmas, decent insurance

Cons

The list is very long. This company expects you to work long grueling hours and does not reward their employees, especially the revenue generating teams. Bonus are abysmal and the exec leader team lies every year about why bonuses are not paid out at plan. Then they say that "next year will be better" and guess what? It NEVER is, just a different excuse Raises are pathetic, big surprise considering the lack of bonuses each year for the past 10 years. Way too top heavy on senior leadership, who is receiving all of the rewards from the bondage of others. Projects are never staffed properly. Again, let's save money for the executives and work the team at the client site to the bone.

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Pros

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Cons

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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 High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient.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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