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      Great company, great vision but tough to impress - Anonymous employee Softworld Employee Review

      3.0
      Mar 16, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Company is really hitting the market hard and sells you on their year over year growth. Opportunities greatest for go getters who feel they can make a decent impact within 6-9 months.

      Cons

      Will not work a lot of requirements if it doesn't stack up to what others are bringing in.

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      Softworld Response
      5y
      Thank you very much for your candid feedback. We are indeed proud of our year-over-year growth, and I'm gratified to see that you recognize the opportunity for go getters to make an impact. I appreciate your advice to management. Its tricky, because I'm obviously not sure exactly what conversations took place, but for the record, I fully agree with you - $1mm in commission, while certainly possible at Softworld, isn't our norm and I'm genuinely sorry to see that you felt "lured" in if it was presented as such. We should have talked with you about our 50+ person recruiting engine, the fact that we have people working for us in 35 states and the fact that more than half our sales team (including 80+% of people here 2 years or longer, spanning every line of business we have) average Gross Profit run-rates ranging from $500 K - $3 MM. Our company isn't for everybody, and I appreciate you publicly sharing your truth regarding your tenure. If there's any more specific advice or thoughts you'd be willing to share that will help us better understand your experience, I can be reached directly at 781-373-8452. Thank you again for your candor.

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      5.0
      Nov 10, 2025
      Quality operations specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Very open and communicative recruiters

      Cons

      No Cons at this time

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      Softworld Response
      3mo
      Glad to hear that you've had a positive experience with us, and thank you for representing us well on your assignment. If you have anything more to add, you can always contact your recruiter, or I can be reached at 781-373-8452. Continued success in your Quality Operations career.
      1.0
      Feb 11, 2026
      Recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I was able to work primarily remote. As an Account Manager, it might not be a bad gig

      Cons

      Take this with a grain of salt since their director of recruiting was let go, and that was a major issue up until 2024. I'm sure some of the feedback still applies though In short, it was the worst experience I've had in staffing. Constant negative feedback, unrealistic goals, and dealing with recruiting management that had no experience, or likely success, anywhere else As a recruiter, you were probably given 95% system requirements from DoD employers with 60 other vendors (Black Holes). Their idea of "manager contact" would be if they knew the managers first name, and intake calls had those 60 other vendors on them You would also have to make 30 documented cold calls on old jobs each day, before you could even work on something new. Then they would just pass the job back to someone else after a month and keep going. Having jobs with 500-1000 VM's attached to them were normal. Again, these are system requirements, and not even good system requirements.

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      Softworld Response
      3mo
      Thank you for your candor. It appears from your review that your tenure occurred years ago, and you're right that there have been personnel, parent company integration, and process changes more recently. Furthermore, some of those changes have reflected pieces of the business prioritization and particularly older job categorizations that you're alluding to. That said, many of the most successful recruiters in the history of the company worked within the same business structure, customer base, and opportunities that you refer to. Dozens of recruiters have built combinations of 10-plus year careers, leadership achievements, multi-million dollar GP portfolios and ground-up growth paths under the same model. Those numerous success stories respectfully would have been impossible under a primary staffing model that you describe. Our model has never been perfect, and we've always operated in a "what's best for the business isn't always easiest for recruiting" mindset. That has yielded some frustrating assignments, particularly for senior recruiters accustomed to other environments that may have featured less individual accountability. While some of the job order assignments and tasks you're describing doubtlessly occurred, our years-long double digit growth and individual success stories paint quite a different picture for many people. Our model (both then and now) wasn't for everybody, and we wish you best success in wherever your professional travels have taken you since your time with us. If you have anything more to add, including anymore specifics you think would have improved the business, I can be reached anytime at 781-373-8452. Thank you again for your review.
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