Is it worth it? - Resource Manager Randstad Employee Review

2.0
Mar 16, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Well developed training program (though not everyone has access to this when they start) -Above average benefits package (health, medical, dental, many care days, vacation plan, stock options) -Opportunity to make money if you are willing to stick around for a minimum of 2-3 years. If you do make it beyond then, you can make decent money. Until you pass that threshold, prepare to live below the poverty line in Toronto.

Cons

-No work life balance. Management does not encourage work/life balance. The team is encouraged to guilt others when they do take time off. -"Frat boy" corporate culture. Very much a "boys club." Lots of partying, competition, drama, and politics as a regular part of the culture. This is encouraged from the top down. -Some managers are better than others. They have their strengths - there is not a single manager in Toronto Head Office that is equally balanced as a business and people manager. -High-stress culture. Prepare to sacrifice your mental/physical health for the exhausting demands of the job - or supplement with extensive partying and drugs (which is why there is so much of it amongst the team). -Lots of favoritism from management. Account Managers are viewed as the highest class - and if you're not an Account Manager, you're treated as less than. -Very KPI-driven environment. This can be positive for some, negative for others - just know what you're getting into. -Incredibly high turnover due to the above reasons. "Revolving door" is a term commonly used at Randstad.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Loved my team. My Manager was incredibly supportive, understand, and always rooting for myself as well as my teammate's success. Remote work was highly flexible and accommodating.

Cons

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1.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Recruiter was responsive at first, and the team I spoke with at the client company seemed professional and genuinely kind.

Cons

Here’s a more detailed “Cons” you can use and tweak: Cons: I went all the way through onboarding for a contract role, spent a full day last week chasing down and uploading sensitive documents (including my passport), and was told I’d be starting this week. Then, at the last minute, I got a single text saying I “didn’t pass” a third‑party ID check — with no explanation of what supposedly failed and no formal notice or report to review. As an American citizen using a valid passport, it’s really disturbing to have a job pulled over an opaque automated screening and to be told “other factors” were flagged without anyone willing or able to say what they were. Even after repeatedly asking, I was given no more than a generic privacy policy and bounced between contacts, which feels extremely careless with my time, my livelihood, and the very private identity data they collected. Best‑practice guidance for background checks says candidates should get clear written notice and a chance to understand or dispute issues before a job is taken away; that absolutely did not happen here.

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