Recruitment Consultant Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Recruitment
Leeds
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Overseeing the recruitment of candidates to fill vacant positions and shifts within their service. This included finding, calling, interviewing and coordinating extensive compliance processes for up to 50 candidates at a time.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Varying levels of responsibility over the course of my internship, as once I had proven my skills, I was able to take charge of the recruitment for several of our existing and new clients with success.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I developed many existing skills, such as my time management and 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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Extensive support in the form of training and mentorship within my team, whilst still being in a sink-or-swim setting.
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?
A busy, activity driven sales culture, working as a meritocracy that lead to good results. Could be slightly corporate, but my team ensured a good human element to my work.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement immensely, it was a very rewarding professional experience. However there were some top down changes to my team towards the end of my internship that were not particularly enjoyable, meaning the end was not fantastic.
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
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Ensure you are driven and money oriented, with a high work ethic and a thick skin for when things go wrong. The highs are high and the lows can be very low.
