Pros
My journey with Robert Half started as a Temp candidate. I was offered an internal position shortly after applying and fell in love with the industry. This company has a lot to offer. There are endless opportunities for growth and the benefits are top of the line. The company makes sure that you're compensated for the amount of work that you've put into your work. Robert Half is notorious for their turnover rate, but that didn't bother me. Everyone knows that in a sales role you either sink or swim and that was made very clear right from the start. I, of course, accepted the challenge. I got to meet incredible people and learned so many useful skills and sales tactics that I'll always be grateful for. Thanks to my experience working there, I have an arsenal of skills and professional connections. The business model is unique. When someone says they are a recruiter you picture them conducting interviews all day long. But that's not it at all; you spend most of your time working on acquiring new business and getting job orders. The exciting part is that every day is different. No problem/issue presents itself twice. And that's the environment that I thrive in.
Cons
This branch is very much like a high school clique. A couple of people here have been working together for years. With that comes a whole lot of favoritism. The management style isn’t the best either. These people expect you to come in and “hit the ground running” on your first day on the job. They have no patience to teach you and feel too high and mighty to make time to sit with you and teach you the right way to do things. Corporate doesn’t send you to your first training until 3 months into the job, in some cases 6 months. The teaching sucks because the managers are “Producing Managers” so they’d rather be working on getting their commission than teaching you how to perform. Another issue is the scarcity of job orders. Because of the geographic location of this branch, getting job orders is NOT EASY. You’re lucky if you get one a week. Management, however, wants you to get one a day. Because of this pressure, staffing managers are vicious with each other. They try to promote a cohesive team and synergy, but how is that possible if I get chewed out when my colleague’s client calls and asks for ME? Something needs to change, and it’s not policy, procedure, or metrics. It’s the staff. They’re stuck up, power-high, and snobby. They don’t respect you. They’ll smile to your face and gossip about you behind your back. I’ve caught them in the act.
