Pros
There is the opportunity to earn good money straight out of university.
Cons
When experiencing problems in your first proper job, it is difficult to know whether these issues are A) the reality of the working world, or B) whether you are in fact being treated awfully. At TH Daniels, it is unfortunately the latter, which becomes very clear when you move companies. The atmosphere in the office is overwhelmingly negative, especially when the company is under target. There is a massive turnover, and therefore targets are hit far less often than they suggest when you interview. The day-to-day structure was school like, with set lunch hours, no flexibility and no trust whatsoever. The three directors are great recruiters and fine to have a beer with but have never experienced a career outside of the McKenzie Stuart Group or Recruitment. They have a very controlling management style. They monitored every little thing you did and are text-book definition micro-managers which when you are in the office for a minimum of 10h every day, became incredibly draining. When people eventually left the company, it was typically not addressed. Management refuses to take any accountability for why people leave and would excuse it as them simply not being able to “handle the pressure”. I think that everyone who has left TH Daniels will agree that it wasn’t pressure that drove them away, rather the huge issues with the culture and with management. The reason for this review is to let any graduates looking at joining TH Daniels know what they are getting themselves in for. I hope that things will change, but do not take the directors’ words for it. Reach out to current staff, ex-employees, and other companies to know all the facts. If you are set on recruitment, know it can be a great career, but don’t let yourself get trapped by the TH Daniels Directors. It is very obvious that the most recent positive reviews here are written by the Directors or they made an employee write it, and it is laughable. To anyone still at TH Daniels and considering leaving, know that it is the best decision you can make.