Worst Sales Job I've Ever Taken - Staffing Manager Robert Half Employee Review

1.0
Jan 19, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to be thrown to the lions then this job is for you.

Cons

Unrealistic goals, unprofessional coworkers, no room for creativity or innovation. If you have your own style of sales that isn't Robert Half's then you are as good as gone. This place was a machine. You must make overly aggressive goals of 65 calls a day when you first start. This does not allow for you to call someone and build rapport with them and ultimately win their business. If you take more than 10min on a call then you won't have time to meet the rest of the day's goals and will get admonished by your manager and considered a low performer. Very few clients will want to talk to you due to the insane amount of calls they've received from your predecessors. I called hundreds of leads and very few wanted to work with Robert Half based on the overly aggressive non personal way the sales reps had treated them.

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Thank you for your feedback and for your many years with Robert Half. We are delighted to hear you value the flexibility, fast-paced environment, and opportunities for self-driven success. We appreciate your insights and wish you continued success with Robert Half.
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They don't give any stock options or even the ability to purchase stock at a discount. It's a publicly traded firm without a key benefit most associate with that.

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Thank you for sharing your experience and for your many years with Robert Half. We're pleased to hear that you value the tools, resources, and investments we make to support our teams' success. We appreciate your feedback regarding stock options and have shared this with our leadership team for their review. Thank you for your continued contributions to the organization.
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