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Updated 2 Feb 2023
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Found 4,125 of over 6K reviews
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"A work hard play hard environment" (in 160 reviews)
"young culture, very dynamic; word hard play hard" (in 68 reviews)
"Long hours - 8-6 Monday to Friday" (in 549 reviews)
"there isnt any other than long working hours" (in 160 reviews)
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great career opportunities
27 Jan 2023 - Manager in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent place to work. Brilliant promotion paths
Cons
None I can think of
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Strong recruitment training, driven sales culture, and strong corporate communications & PR teams
Cons
Can be extremely fast-paced and demanding environment
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
commission structure excellent, support, training
Cons
big company and busy industry
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to begin your career in Recruiting
10 Jan 2023 - Recruitment Consultant in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Fun culture, good social life Supportive team-mates Great training in the UK
Cons
Poor base salary Not for you if you're not sales driven
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
good pay and god hr system
Cons
bad project that you get placed in
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good training sessions. Good for freshers.
Cons
Not much flexibility and poor career growth opportunities.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Culture, Training, Career progression and good Management
Cons
Salary is probably the main con and promotions are very regimented, if you hit targets early, you have to wait until the time passes before you get your promotion
- Current Employee★★★★★
Good place to get started
14 Sep 2022 - Recruiter in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people you work with. Positive environment Excellent training
Cons
Salary is way too low to live off Commission structure Is terrible Too much focus on calls and calling then recruiting
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Salary, Team spirit, Flexibility, Support
Cons
Nothing that I can remember
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Recruiter
13 Sep 2022 - Recruitment Consultant in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Learning new things in a
Cons
Not enough job progression in that role
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Hays has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,615 reviews left anonymously by employees. 68% of employees would recommend working at Hays to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.