Xcede Reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Adam Blaney

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81% positive business outlook

Xcede has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Xcede employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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142 reviews
5.0
Jul 19, 2022

Good

Recommend
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Pros

Excellent culture and great comission

Cons

Cant think of any to date

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Xcede Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to review what its like working at Xcede! Thanks, Xcede
1.0
Sep 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Next to nothing. Decently located office that's delapidated inside.

Cons

Horrendous company. Will hire anyone as they operate an extremely high churn model including to the extent they will hire entire teams only to fire them after retrospectively realising the senior they were hired under didn't want/have the capacity. My race was mentioned within minutes of me being hired. This company has a terrible reputation both for coercing candidates into sub par roles to fill quotas and for how they treat employees. They expect you to work multiple unpaid hours a week while paying essentially minimum wage with pitiful comission splits if you can actually do any deals due to their F grade business. AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COST WHETHER AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CANDIDATE!!

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Xcede Response
3y
We strive to ensure that all of our clients, candidates and colleagues have a great experience with us. All of our clients and candidates are matched in regard to the respective role, and the agreement and the best interests of all parties involved are considered. It is vital for us to ensure the satisfaction of those we work with, so we have an escalation procedure for all concerns and complaints. Your feedback has been communicated to the relevant teams within the business, and we would welcome a further conversation with you. Please contact global-hr@xcedegroup.com to arrange a date and time which is suitable for you if you would like to speak with us further. Thanks, Xcede
1.0
Aug 26, 2015

Genuinely awful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty central location so easy to get to as well as having good eating spots around, free fruit, rewarded for deals, a select few normal people you could hang out with at lunch (although saying that, only if you were allowed to have lunch).

Cons

Probably THE worst company I have been with. Management micromanage and guide (or misguide in certain cases) and when their guidance had poor feedback from clients or candidates, they don't owe up to their own mistakes but blame the junior. Sending 30 average CVs to clients and spamming another 150 CVs out to prospective clients PER WEEK is the norm. They work on a basis that if you throw enough mud against the wall, some will stick. All spot business and never focus on long term partnerships, not that anyone would want to after being harassed and closed five times every day. They make every effort to not pay commission. And don't get me started on the poor commission structure. Very long hours, definitely no life. Bad hygiene and smell going around in the office and no ventilation.

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Xcede Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to review Xcede. We appreciate that recruitment is not for everyone – it’s demanding and rewarding in equal measure, and we appreciate that people will not always want to remain in the industry, however our staff retention remains high relative to our peers. We are an Investors in People Silver certified professional staffing firm. We have an excellent track record of training and developing our staff to deliver class leading recruitment services within the digital marketing space. We are proud of our organic development - two of our equity directors joined as graduates. We successfully partner some of Europe’s most recognisable brands, proving to be an essential component of their recruitment strategy. One of our core beliefs is the value we add on a partnership basis and this reflects in the size and number of accounts we work with. We regularly review our compensation policy and believe we offer one of the most generous commission schemes of any staffing firm. We supplement our reward policy with a host of other benefits. Further we run regular sales incentives to reward high performance with trips to Barcelona, Paris, Ibiza and Chamonix, all happening this year. We run a 10 week training academy, with regular weekly training courses. Additionally we have an external trainer, make regular use of the APSCo training courses and have an executive management coach. Further, if you have worked here – you will be very familiar with the management teams’ open door policy, where all of our staff opinions and suggestions are welcomed and actioned where appropriate. This has led to us to getting a large break out space with free food and drinks, monthly massages, a PS4 and Sonos. Finally, we recently commissioned an external staff satisfaction survey as part of our commitment to providing an excellent work place and scored 86% across all areas. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the management team if you wish to discuss your experiences further.
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