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Updated May 27, 2023

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Found 77 of over 1K reviews
3.8
64% Recommend to a Friend
Robert Walters CEO Toby Fowlston
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Good training but it is only focused on how to make you bill and bill fast.(in 97 reviews)
  • "great culture & fantastic people(in 84 reviews)
  • "Crossover between Walters People and Robert Walters is great(in 74 reviews)
  • "Great team and atmosphere where you can experience global company.(in 43 reviews)
  • "Management is great and approachable.(in 30 reviews)
Cons
  • "Discretionary bonus scheme means you often do not know what you'll be taking home until the month of pay day after the last quarter(in 58 reviews)
  • "The typical workday is long hours and work outside of these hours is also common.(in 50 reviews)
  • "discretionary bonus structure is unclear(in 29 reviews)
  • "Most managers have worked their way up in the business and have no outside experience.(in 23 reviews)
  • "Regular working hours are fairly long and can extend during busy times of year, in addition to attending events.(in 22 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great training grounds

    Apr 27, 2023 - Senior Recruitment Consultant in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great to learn ins and outs of the recruitment industry

    Cons

    large global corporation so things change slowly

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  2. 2.0
    Former Employee

    Sales job

    May 12, 2023 - Associate Consultant in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I worked with good employees

    Cons

    Low pay, very BD/sales focused, expected to be in the office 2x/week 9-6

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  4. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Technical Recruiter

    May 14, 2023 - Technical Recruiter in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    International presence and career opportunities

    Cons

    poor decisions at executive level

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  5. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    very political environment

    Mar 15, 2023 - Consultant in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -training provided -can't get any worse in next recruiting job -a few of the colleagues were nice

    Cons

    -turnover -office politics and gossip -poor pay -unrealistic expectations -colleagues throwing you under the bus

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    1 person found this review helpful

    Robert Walters Response

    Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, I’m pleased you valued the best in class training we offer. I am however concerned to read your cons and advice to management, we work hard to build a workplace where teamwork, collaboration and a high performance culture are the building blocks that help our teams achieve. I’d appreciate the opportunity to discuss this in more detail and so would be grateful if you could email me at peter.milne@robertwalters.com so that we can arrange to have a confidential conversation.

  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Review

    Apr 11, 2023 - Recruitment Consultant in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Culture, locations, support and training offered

    Cons

    Organisational Structure, unclear functions for support.

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  7. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great place

    Jan 13, 2023 - Associate Consultant in Santa Monica, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Awesome people and a wonderful place to work

    Cons

    No cons from me, wonderful company

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Best Job I've Had

    Aug 16, 2022 - Associate Consultant in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Small and close team, management and colleague support, consistent encouragement and empowerment

    Cons

    its an English corporation - different values, not a con just something to get used to

    1 person found this review helpful
  9. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Supportive and stable company with exceptional career opportunities

    Jul 14, 2021 - Manager in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Responded to the pandemic in phenomenal way all things considered - Able to keep everyone employed during an unprecedented time, whilst most other recruitment companies were making lay offs - In the center of a booming market, consistent flow of business coming in from clients, new and existing - Supportive leadership with a flexible approach to the way we now work in response to the changes in demands since the pandemic - Opportunities are there if you want them, work hard and ask for what you want next, even if it can't happen right away you'll be given guidance on how you can get there - Diversity initiatives are there and you can tell there's meaningful work been put into this strategy in the past 18 months - Huge push on work life balance more so in the last 18 months than ever before - Unbeatable culture, collaborative and fun !

    Cons

    - For a while there was uncertainty about what the new normal would look like and took us a while to figure that out - The market is challenging at the moment with a candidate short market, so we have to work a bit harder to close people but we're empowered to do what we need to in order to make it happen

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    3 people found this review helpful
  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great market, great leadership

    Jun 10, 2022 - Consultant in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -flexible in office days -great leadership -clear path of career growth

    Cons

    -tough clients -interesting market so lots of developing and learning

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great place to work

    Apr 8, 2022 - Senior Consultant in San Francisco, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great leadership really investing in it's people

    Cons

    Tough job - it is not for everyone but leadership does support and help you through the market

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Robert Walters has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,229 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at Robert Walters to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Robert Walters employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Robert Walters. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

64% of Robert Walters employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Robert Walters 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Robert Walters to be culture, coworkers, career development and the cons to be work life balance, management, compensation.

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