Insight into a growing global organization - Recruitment Consultant Wilson Employee Review

5.0
Apr 12, 2017
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Pros

I joined WilsonHCG during the summer of 2015 as a Recruitment Consultant; after 20 months I resigned to take my career in a different direction. It was all of a month before I called WHCG and asked to return to the organization. I was unsure how the conversations would play out and was nervous to make the call but the leadership team was very understanding and quickly made arrangements for my second round of employment. I wanted to rejoin for multiple reasons but mainly 1) Culture 2) Support 3) Resources internally and technology 4) Life-Work balance. Culture - Employees have a voice; John and the leadership team listen to employees and make changes to our compensation plans, technology partners and processes. John cares a lot about the employees of WHCG and that genuine care is cascaded down so that employees cares about WHCG and the development-well being of their peers. Support - I’ve had the opportunity to learn how many companies onboard employees, WHCG has a defined training plan for the overall company and account new hires are supporting; which condenses the ramp period - not a sink or swim mentality. Leadership is always looking at new/alternative ways for the delivery team to achieve their goals, some ideas get implemented and others don’t. Each team has their own site to house documents and client specific resources, don’t need to invent the wheel on a daily basis! Peer mentorship and relationships are important, I have been on both sides and always learn a great deal regardless of the role within the partnership. Resources - WHCG focuses on delivering top level talent by utilizing some traditional sourcing but mainly by having a sourcing team that is on the forefront of new sourcing tools/techniques. After almost a decade in the industry and having completed advanced sourcing trainings in the past, I was blown away by the knowledge and ability of our sourcing team. All my peers have always been willing to answer my questions and lend a hand. Life-Work balance - This is the first professional job that has allowed me to take PTO and I am not worried about how many fires I will need to put out upon my return. WHCG hires competent individuals and invests in them so you don’t have to work 24/7. In the course of almost 2 years, very infrequently does it require that I work long hours or weekends. If/when those instances come up, generally leadership rewards with early releases. Being a virtual employee can be scary if you haven’t had that experience, very rarely do I feel remote and never isolated. Approximately 2 years in and each day I have support to accomplish my goals while having the freedom to set up my day, career growth, ability to increase compensation through performance and a team to develop from. These are the reasons that I rejoined WilsonHCG.

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Wilson Response
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Current Employee- Firstly, we are elated to have you back on the Wilson team! Thank you for providing thorough feedback in regard to your former and current experience with WilsonHCG. We strive to create a flexible, dynamic and supportive environment for all employees, remote and in-office. We will certainly use your story as a learning experience to better inform those who may be questioning opportunities outside of talent acquisition. There are several internal resources such as, the P&C team, the Brand Ambassador committee, your manager/mentor, in which employees can reach out to for advice, questions, concerns and suggestions. Please continue to not only utilize but promote these avenues to other employees. Also, feel free to reach out to me personally at anytime! -Luis (Luis.Velasco@wilsonhcg.com)

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