Hays plc Reviews

Pros

working with fun dynamic people

Cons

bad pay and bad biscuits and lack or respect for support staff

Pros

Few exceptional people work there

Cons

Hayspharma: consultants afraid of competition and hardwork.
Manipulation and underhand work prevelant at all levels

Advice to Senior Management

Comment directed to Hayspharma, Meritrocracy needed.
Need to make a huge efforts in promoting professional behavious toward colleagues and candidates

Pros

Good benefits, similarly minded colleagues, database excellent.

Cons

Poor Management, unfair promotions, general feeling of depression.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more open minded, ensure that skill is identified and used appropriately - less micro management.

Pros

Brand, global capability, research, money, teams, globalization, recruitment specialists, internal systems, understanding of markets, management capability, offices across china and asia.

Cons

Ability for management to understand what the consultants want is not a priority for the organisation. very focussed on profit.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't necessarily make such large changes in cut backs when markets down turn, uphold promises and continually invest in people to improve overall staff retention.

Pros

Professional blue chip organisation with a strong brand presence, e.g. largest recruitment company in the UK. Highly focused on performance and results with positive competition amongst consultants and offices.

Cons

After the credit crunch in 2008 Hays seemed to struggle to adjust swiftly to the different market place and were inflexible in allocating people to areas where there were still business opportunities. Also rather than make people redundant they set ridiculous targets backed up by letters to falsely performance management people out of the business. Although people were judged by results it was clear that some people were not promoted for any reason other than playing politics.

Advice to Senior Management

Recruitment is a people focused business and the database is just a tool, it will never replace the personal touch of understanding job briefs and people's career aspirations. It seemed that more energy and resources were put into the new system than on the people who were using it.

Pros

If you need a job and can't find anything else, work here. Pay is acceptable if you're willing to work long hours and give up a personal life.

Cons

Where to start? It's easier to just say this company is awful in every respect. Outdated business approach, useless management that will hinder your every good idea.

Advice to Senior Management

Your company needs a complete overhaul. A modern business model and a refresher course in business ethics would be a good start.

Pros

Big brand
Good way to start a career

Cons

Poor careers reviews
Not great benefits

Pros

Brand recognition, ability to earn,

Cons

Senior management rarily come from any external business so their ability to think 'outside the box' is shocking. Transparency in communication is terrible and many senior level staff think they are really 'playing the game', however based on the culture and organisational design of their business they actively support individuality, and do not support team work. Should you choose to work at Hays expect to work on your own and have others actively work against you. A very dry, British business.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire some senior staff from other organisations. With Alistair coming into the business there is the potential for change, however I think he's been brought in to boost stock prices and sell the place . . . .

Pros

respect and freedom to pursue specialism

Cons

relatively ltd products and solutions

Advice to Senior Management

ltd products and solutions

Pros

1. You get lunch from the company
2. You get cab from the company
3. Salaries are ok

Cons

1. Unprofessional work environment and poor middle and higher management's skills
2. Access of rules and restrictions
3. Inexperienced management team
4. Favoritism promoted
5. Traditional working style and policies
6. Long working hours

Advice to Senior Management

Compare the work environment with other companies...and make changes in the current culture and environment