PageGroup Reviews

Pros

Michael Page offers great training and development, it can take your career in a number of different directions and to a number of different locations.
The Dublin office is small and unique in that you can focus on billing and making bonus! You also have the creative license to take on temp and perm and choose your industries within your discipline across the Island of Ireland.
We have great craic as a team and celebrate success with breakfast clubs, dinners/drinks and loads of internal incentives to ensure the sales environment is motivating and rewarding.

Pros

Good workplace atmosphere, decent respectful colleagues who know their markets and operated in a professional and ethical capacity and still have good fun doing so. Decent remuneration and very good benefits package. Company good at investing in its people by way of training, support and promoting its people in Ireland and internationally.

Pros

Atmosphere;
Team;
Management;
Ability to learn and progress;
I've worked for other agencies during my 8 years in recruitment and while it's not all perfect, it's pretty good.
MP Ireland is a different animal from their other offices; they carry a huge brand from a global perspective but we're very much a boutique agency in Ireland. The office is small in numbers but loud in presence and they compete at the highest level.
There's no micro-management from the senior figures and there are no egos to compete with.
The hours are the hours - the expectation is that you do what it takes to achieve what the company asks of you; if you're not asking more of yourself then is recruitment / sales in any office really where you should be? The management team are hugely flexible and accommodating as long as the work is being put in.

Advice to Management

Recognise that not everyone can be pleased and not everyone can be pleasing.
Fight for Ireland to be its own entity rather than being governed by UK budget

Pros

Michael Page Ireland has a strong experienced team. The existing team highlights the meritocratic culture and opportunities to grow within. Great training for anyone seeking a long term career in sales. Office has central location, which is great for building a network with clients and candidates

Advice to Management

Management should revisit the team's structure, territories and how leads are distributed. Slightly old school approach to recruiting and management should organize more networking events. Overall it was a positive experience and a very social office.

Pros

The PG Dublin office is growing and there are lots of opportunities for you to take control of your own destiny. There is also lots of experience in the room and everyone shares similar goals. Anyone capable of managing their own time while getting results is given great autonomy and flexibility. The training is recognised as some of the best in the industry and you get lots of exposure to the wider business outside of Ireland. The organic culture means that you can progress based on revenue targets regardless of your age/hours worked etc. Depending on an individuals preference there are opportunities to manage people or become a senior individual revenue contributor and focus on your personal ambitions (bonuses, responsibility etc). As a multinational business, there are many examples of successful recruiters joining other PG offices around the world. At least a third of the current team have international recruitment experience.

Advice to Management

My advice to management would be to ensure that the business continues to move with the times. Recruitment has an old school feel to it as an industry and PG management must ensure the company stays with the times! Overall, you must be capable of getting results but PG Dublin is a great place to work if you want autonomy, career progression and a social environment.

Pros

Hard to think of many. You will get good training which is a bonus, and will learn about recruitment in a sales environment.

Pros

I am struggling to think of anything positive... Working here would probably make you more reticent and resilient

Pros

If your good, there is fantastic career advancement opportunities
They are still growing and promote organic growth from within
Fantastic training and life experience, you are essentially running your own desk which you are wholly responsible for
No commission, quarterly bonuses

Advice to Management

Work out the bonus scheme in a more clear cut way.
Provide some flexibility to employees who deserve it

Pros

Relaxed Managing Director, very Diplomatic and well-spoken. Leniency on the lunch break, encouragement of work-life balance, gym breaks, solid lunches.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work!

Pros

I have never worked for an organization where you are continuously recognized for the hard work you put it. The work you do for this organization definitely does not go unnoticed. Not only are you rewarded with uncapped commission starting on day one, fun monthly breakfast and dinner incentives, and quarterly all expense trips, but most importantly you are recognized by the leaders, managers, directors, managing directors and so on. The leaders offer so much support and training for their consultants to see success. This is an organization where you will learn a lot, make money, and build great friendships if you come in with a positive attitude and a motivated mind set!