Talent Acquisition Resourcer Review

Item: Talent Acquisition Resourcer at Hays
Rating: 2.2
Author: Anonymous

at Hays

Internship (1 Month+)

Recruitment

London

Review Submitted: September 2024

Overall Rating

2.2 /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!

2/5 - Overview of Role

2.8/5 - Skills Development

2.5/5 - Support and Guidance

1.8/5 - Company Culture

2/5 - Overall Experience

2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I would be looking through an application database and job platforms such as Linkedin and through CVs, calling candidates to screen them for one job role: a recruitment consultant. I would screen the candidates with roughly 5 questions and then if successful, pass them on to the next stage of the interview process.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was limited in my responsibility, I was told about the further recruitment stages however past the initial recruitment stage, my candidates would be passed on to a senior recruiter and I would no longer be involved in the process. I was given a lot of job adverts to look through, however after the first initial phone call, I had no responsibility in the progress of the candidate or attend their later interview stages.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

2/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have developed my existing telephone skills.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

2/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

2/5

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

3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I had daily chats with my manager to discuss the tasks for the day. In the first few weeks I was not given much guidance until after I had been told my work was wrong despite not being guided as to how to do them properly. However, once I had been told how to d these tasks correctly, I received positive feedback and support for the remainder of my internship.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

3/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

2/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The environment wasn't the most friendly. Members of the team rarely said hi or introduced themselves to me, and the working environment was quite tense. My manager often swore and made unprofessional remarks towards other employees and about candidates. Some members of the team were an absolute delight to work with, however the team atmosphere was overall quite poor. Other teams in the office often had team social events and parties, however my team were never invited to participate in these. I appreciate that this is a high pressure field to work in, the working culture was not one that I felt largely positive.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

2/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

1/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

2/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

2/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed working with some members of the team and widening my knowledge of a few areas of recruitment and learning about the industry however I did feel that my learning was capped, especially compared to the other interns on my placement.