Walker Hamill Review - Consultant Walker Hamill Employee Review

5.0
Feb 19, 2019
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Pros

I've worked at Walker Hamill for close to four years and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I started as a graduate researcher focused on finance appointments. This involved using Linkedin and various job sites to source and approach candidates about live positions. The approach from the firm is to gradually increase your exposure/responsibility, when they feel you're ready, and various senior members of staff offer help/advice. There's a transition period before becoming a consultant and again the process is steady. At no stage does it feel like you are thrown into situations you wouldn't be able to handle. The firm has a track record of thirty years and works off relationships built over this time. Age-wise there is a real mix - a lot of the partners have worked here for twenty years, there are consultants with 2-10 years experience and there is a group of recent graduates as researchers. The average tenor is around eight years. As a consultant you work in pairs within a wider team - this allows a second opinion alongside the ability to discuss the searches you are working on. The company culture is good - Summer and Christmas parties, regular work drinks, without it being a 'work hard, play hard' culture. There isn't a KPI/cold-calling culture and you have autonomy over your schedule and work. Simply you are trusted to work hard - there is one annual performance review and general feedback is more organic. Good commission structure - both as a researcher and consultant.

Cons

These would be more related to recruitment in general: You do need to work hard and development is linked to work ethic. The role itself as mentioned requires a lot of Linkedin searching, repetitive actions. Just be aware the hours are 8.00-8.15am - 6.30-7.00pm with one early a week (6.00pm finish) and a 5pm finish on Friday.

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Walker Hamill Response
7y
Thank you very much for the above comments and highlighting what we hope are many of the positive aspects of working at Walker Hamill. We want to maintain a culture that is supportive and offers people time to listen, absorb and gain experience, before being fully thrust into the spotlight. However we are also cognisant of the need for ambitious people to develop their own style and gain responsibility in reasonable time-frames. We hope that we are all motivated to do well without the excessive use of KPIs and targets, but do also recognise that the industry is competitive and this attracts individuals who want to measure personal success. Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed review.

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1.0
Oct 14, 2024
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Pros

Not much to best honest. Maybe the location of the offices and the freedom to book time off.

Cons

There were a lot downsides: - Difficult colleagues and management. - Difficulty freely being able to pose questions to seniors when you were unsure about a procedure. - Toxic workplace culture - not sure if this was due to the clashing of recruitment personalities that creates a strange environment. - Strange hierarchy mentality amongst senior individuals in the organisation.

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Walker Hamill Response
1y
I am very sorry that you did not enjoy your time with us and found both colleagues and management difficult, there isn't however a toxic culture and as a group I think that we all get along very well. Management do sit on desks, with their teams, and this may on occasion lead to a feeling of them being omnipresent, but I genuinely don't think that we are at all hierarchical. Everyone chips in, we work as teams on assignments, are collaborative and there are no special privileges with seniority. It is fair to say that we have had few senior hires from outside the Company and have traditionally preferred to promote from within, with a strong core of people who have all worked together for 15 years . This may at times lead to a very definite Walker Hamill culture. I sense that this may have been your first or second job and I hope that as your career progresses you may reflect and hopefully reassess you experience with us once you have had exposure to additional management styles. I am glad that you liked the offices and the freedom to book time off.
4.0
Sep 13, 2024
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Pros

Great reputation in the market and very well respected company.

Cons

None to note, received good level of training.

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Walker Hamill Response
1y
Thank you very much for your kind review. We wish you the best of luck in your career going forward.
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