Investigo Reviews

Pros

-High growth
-Great people which create a fantastic culture
-Leadership that listen and action feedback
-Strong emphasis on D&I

Advice to Management

-Continue listening to the feedback of employees

Pros

- Feeling part of a really ambitious, high performing business
- Strong compensation, decent commission schemes for all sales staff, and industry leading Long Term Incentive Plans (LTIP's) at Director level
- Mature environment
- Very high caliber recruiters, demonstrated by strong average billings across the business
- Strong vision set from above for the future direction of the business
- Great focus on CSR, Diversity and Inclusion, Charity events
- Fun culture; flexible working; great incentives eg. skiing holidays
- Business focuses on supporting the right drivers, behaviours and performance metrics for the team and for the individual, but not is not KPI-driven
- Good blend between management and support, and autonomy
- International opportunities eg. New York

Advice to Management

There are big plans to grow over the next few years - ensure to keep the same rigour, and the same focus on culture, and quality of personnel as the business evolves

Pros

I personally have loved working at Investigo and would recommend joining our business to anyone that is looking for a fun, inclusive, high performing environment with a real appetite to be the best in the market. We opened our doors in the US in January 2018 and I couldn't be more proud of the success we've achieved to date.

Pros-

-With Investigo already being a highly successful international recruitment business, our US office feels like a cool VC backed start up.
-The people! our biggest factor in hiring has been with the company culture in mind. We get flexible hours and I feel like the company works hard to make sure we're reminded that we "work to live not live to work".
- The future! As I said we've achieved a lot in our first 10 months but there is so far to go to get to the top. We have an amazing opportunity for people to accelerate their careers while helping to build Investigo US.
-The Fun! We are the main priority for Investigo's leadership, the people make the culture and the culture creates success. Plus we have cool team nights out and incentives.

Advice to Management

More of the same and lets go back to Batsu!

Pros

Investigo is a highly enjoyable business to work for which is unrecognisable from the company I joined 8 years ago. Our growth is nothing short of exceptional. The working environment is second to non - Inclusive, passionate, supportive and incredibly fun. All my colleagues, from the Admin team to the Senior Directors are a breath of fresh air - Incredibly supportive, professional and approachable. Investigo offers flexibility and unrivalled commission and there is nowhere I would rather work. Massively looking forward to the next 8 years!

Pros

Having been a long term employee, I'm leaving the with the utmost respect for the business and with only positive experiences from my time here. The Managers and Directors are supportive, accessible and can invariably impart useful knowledge to ensure you can perform to your full potential. I have seen a certain amount of change over the years, but the business has always managed to stay true to it's values, evolve, and manage to retain and attract the better people this industry has to offer.

On that note, this is Investigo's out and out strength. Recruitment is full of "big personalities" yet Investigo have always managed to attract the more down to earth, authentic and amiable individuals. As us recruiters tend to do - i've kept my options open over the years and taken the odd opportunity to network with competitors. Having done so, I can truly say I've not come across any other businesses who have more to offer than Investigo.

It's also worth noting the businesses ever growing commitment to CSR. It's fantastic to work for a forward thinking company who want to make a genuine difference in this area. I've personally been involved in cycling around Europe and Sky Diving all in the name of charity. The opportunity is there for everyone to support and contribute in any way which suits them.

All in all, great culture, talented people, amazing incentives, generous commission scheme and strong leadership.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing.

Pros

Fantastic company benefits.

To name a few :

- Ride to work scheme + an annual charity cycle to a European destination
- Buddy lunch for your first 6 months paid for by the business.
- Accessible marketing team for your digital paraphernalia that’s turned around quickly by reading in-between the lines and understanding what the area you recruit for.
- A consistent flow of exciting events throughout the year for everyone to join in and contribute ideas towards.
- Training at lunchtime to develop skill sets and learn from high billing individuals.

Advice to Management

Speak to employees directly via best practice which is open blend as opposed to assumptions and involvement of other employees.

Egotistical and awkward management styles will tamper with the commitment of passionate staff.

Pros

- Business built upon expertise with market-leading consultants
- Good work/life balance for those that (can) adhere to flexible working
- Fairly strong brand in the market
- Largely inclusive environment
- Good commission scheme (in certain instances)

Advice to Management

- Speak to your employees (face-to-face); using 3rd party applications, online surveys and other indirect means of communication are not effective in either conflict resolution or positive appraisals

- Value your current employees; an annual pay review wouldn't go amiss for most staff - stop relying on the 'market leading' commission scheme as an excuse

- Be wary of growth and how it is approached:
i) Financial: Directors' LTIPs cause unnecessary pressure on staff at certain points of the year; stop focusing on hitting momentary financial targets and focus on long-term sustainable growth
ii) Headcount: there has been a shift away from hiring experienced staff to a 'graduate model'; this has (naturally) instilled a more KPI-driven environment which is innately contradictory to Investigo's founding values

Pros

Very good training and help throughout the business

Pros

Great work life balance. Company really cares about people and after having my child five years ago I have been working on a part time basis which works really well for my work and family life.

Pros

Best company I've ever worked for

Advice to Management

Don't ever change