AVOID - Consultant Recognition One Employee Review

I’ve had the pleasure of working at Recognition One twice—first from 2015 to 2019, and most recently from 2023 until July 2024. Returning to Recognition One felt like coming home to a business that genuinely values its people and cultivates a strong, supportive team culture. Recognition One is an exceptional place to work. Whilst remote, the team collaboration is second to none—everyone gets on well, supports each other, and works hard toward shared goals. The environment is positive, fast-paced, and full of energy, and you’re constantly surrounded by motivated professionals who want to see each other succeed. Leadership here is fantastic. Jay, in particular, is an outstanding manager—he’s incredibly supportive, always willing to share knowledge, and is genuinely invested in your development. I learned a great deal from him, and his leadership style brings out the best in his teams. In terms of career development, there’s a lot of opportunity for growth and learning at Recognition One. You’re given the flexibility to work remotely, but still feel deeply connected to your team and your clients. One of the most rewarding aspects for me during my time at Recognition One was the chance to act as a true extension of the organisations I partnered with—many of which are VC-backed start-ups or scale-ups. You’re not just filling roles; you’re helping to shape and execute your clients’ growth and hiring strategies across sales, pre-sales, and professional services functions. If you’re looking to work with great people, build meaningful relationships with innovative clients, and be part of a business that values your contribution and supports your growth, I couldn’t recommend Jay and the team at Recognition One more highly.

From my perspective there are no cons.

I joined Recognition One as a fairly junior recruitment consultant and threw myself into a new way of working. Super detail orientated and process driven recruitment process has clients coming back time and time again. Its high energy and hard work but extremely rewarding. The MD is a visionary leader who invests and trusts his team. Over 4 years with the business and I've been promoted twice to leading a function for the business and can confidently say I am valued and proud to work here. It wasn't given to me, I worked hard for it and continue to do so. I've read a few of the other reviews below (Who I am confident are written by the same person on different accounts) complaining about the commission structure, what they missed out is that for the top performers (including myself), they earn more money in recruitment than they will and have elsewhere. Ultimately, Recognition One is a fantastic business who are supportive, ambitious and driven by success. Highly recommend.

At times as a business we've got our hiring wrong, just look at the reviews below, without the context, they're hard to look at, With context, they're laughable