Portland Resourcing Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Portland Resourcing full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Privately owned with management who have a hands on approach
Uncapped commission including regular achievable bonuses & incentives schemes, there are no minimum billing targets to achieve before you earn commission!
Established company in the market which makes business development / sales easier and access to a large database of candidates
Opportunity to work with major international companies
Thorough training provided for entry level recruiters
Actively encouraged to network in the market (UK or Internationally)
Central London location

Cons – Low initial starting wage which makes the first months tough
Limited benefits package
As with most recruitment jobs .. Long hours

Advice to Senior Management – Keep growing!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Portland Resourcing full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – For me it was my first proper job after business school and I can honestly say that it was a great experience. You get a lot of training, can travel a lot and you are basically running your own business. I benefited highly of the excellent brand reputation of the company and the great database of candidates. In my opinion the commission structure is fair and you can really earn a lot of money. The management is working in the company for a long long time and you can profit highly of the experience of the management. What I also very much liked was the trust they give you: when I started I was 20 and they already sent me to Germany to see clients etc.
Additionally (and probably most importantly) I have met over the almost 3 years a very great bunch of people, made many friends and truly enjoyed the plenty of activities off work.

Cons – As already previously written, the hours are long. But for me it wasn’t really the long hours which were the problem. In my job now I work easily the same, if not more. The problem for me was more the lack of flexible working times, e.g. you need to be there at 8, leave at 6 etc. (at least it was like this when I was working there, maybe its different now, but I assume its still the same) maybe it’s just a cultural thing but at least in the country I come from this is not usual and I had to get used to that:-) On the other side I can understand it to a point because now I am in project work and here it is probably easier to work flexible as we are not so much dependant on the “market”. Probably always different in sales.

Advice to Senior Management – bring in flexible working times:-)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Portland Resourcing

Pros – Lots of freedom to run your own desk
No restriction in the geographical area you target for business
Quick career progression if you are successful

Cons – Overall package not as attractive as other competitors

Current Employee – been working at Portland Resourcing full-time for less than a year

Pros – I get the opportunity to work with a great degree of autonomy, running my own desk with an opportunity to make a lot of money.

Cons – Work long hours which makes a work life balance tougher

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company