Recruitment Consultant Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Recruitment
London, Cheapside
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
3.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Calling candidates/clients to see how the market is. Mapping out the market mentally and on software like Excel & Powerpoint
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Cold calling, sales techniques over the phone, improved communication skills, how recruitment works, interpersonal skills, confidence, organisation, time management, resilience
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Fantastic support from my manager & team.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Not much of a culture but had great relationship with team. The culture seems to be drinking oriented which wouldn’t work for some religious people or people who don’t like drinking
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
2/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. Always very busy and learning new things. It’s a placement suited for ambitious individuals that want to make money and have good communication/organisation/time-management.
I’m glad I did this instead of a marketing internship
I’m glad I did this instead of a marketing internship
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Sell yourself to them, they want to see your sales skills and how you can portray yourself to them. It would be similar to portraying yourself to a client or candidate.
