Brightwater Reviews

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We really appreciate it. One of the main points of pride for us is that we provide really great training and we're constantly looking for ways to improve this and enhance our consultants' skills and knowledge. We also work hard to create a terrific and inclusive team environment so it's nice to see it recognised. Unfortunately as we're in a client facing industry, casual Fridays would only work for some people if they don't have scheduled meetings and we really only want to provide something that everyone can enjoy. We do constantly review our list of employee benefits so stay tuned! Regards, Barbara... MoreLess

I am very sorry that you didn’t come to me at the time if you felt like you do – as you will know from working in BW for a year, we have an open door approach as a Management Team.
 We are very careful to ensure that we do our best for both client and candidate and it’s simply impossible that a member of senior management would advocate lying to a client or encouraging this type of bad practice. This practice is not something that we would condone as a business.

In answer to your comment about control, it would be about controlling your own actions during the recruitment process and making sure that you have both given and received all the correct information. You are right; we cannot control people but we can train our consultants to be in full control of the process as much as they can to ensure that very little happens that is unexpected from a client and candidate perspective.

I am biased but believe and know we have the best people in Ireland on our team. Recruitment is not for everyone but at BW we want to give everyone the opportunity to reach their full potential in our business - Friday meetings are about sharing relevant market information – but if you thought this was irrelevant then you are right, recruitment and BW are not the career or company for you. I wish you the best in your future career. Regards, Barbara... MoreLess

Thank you for taking the time to review - however we're a little puzzled about some of your remarks and can't reconcile them with the reality of working at Brightwater. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where ideas are listened to and we definitely try our best to adapt to the ever changing environment that is recruitment. We certainly would not encourage an "Us/Them" mentality so it's a pity that you didn't raise these concerns while you were here and we could have addressed them. In terms of your comment about Victorian dress code, we have a very strict policy about corporate dress. This is a highly professional client-facing environment and as such, there is an expectation of dress and presentation that is made very clear from initial interviews no matter what the role. I wish you the best in the future.... MoreLess

Thank you so much for your lovely words. We try our best to foster a great team spirit in all three offices and ensure that expectations of our staff are very clear from the get go. We're also firm believers that everyone at Brightwater has the ability to earn unlimited commission and have structured our remuneration to reflect that for our consultants. What you earn after your base salary is up to you but we do our best to make that as easy as possible with all the support structures in place to help you get there. Kind Regards, Barbara... MoreLess

Thank you very much for kindly taking the time to write this positive review. As you may know, all the management at Brightwater believe that happy employees are usually successful employees and vice versa, and so we strive to support them in making this happen. We do have a very strong hard work ethic, but are more than delighted when people grow and succeed both professionally and financially, and we always try to encourage a positive and supportive atmosphere. It is genuinely heart-warming for us to read your review. There will always be a small handful of people who were not, and were unlikely to become, happy and, although we always wish them the best, it is unfortunate that they feel the need to express themselves anonymously and sometimes repeatedly in such a negative way on this site. So, thank you again for taking the time to write such a positive review, and we wish you all the best in your future career.... MoreLess

Having read your interesting review, I feel that a response is merited. On behalf of all the management at Brightwater we are so sorry that you were not happy with us and that you felt you were not "Brightwater material". In answer to your question about this, I can only say that the majority of our employees are positive, hard-working people, dedicated to their work and careers but who are also fun to be with, as we have certainly experienced during the many company parties and events through the years. Many of us are quite feisty, driven and imaginative people, and we refute your suggestion that we require "submissive" staff who lack ideas that we would respond to. We do acknowledge that Brightwater is not for everybody and we are very sorry that you felt you were in a place where you did not feel you that you fit. As we would have made a point of saying when you left, we wish you success and happiness in your future career.... MoreLess