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Associate Recruitment Consultant Review

at Hays

Placement (10 Months+)

Recruitment

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: March 2022

Overall Rating

3.1 /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 - Overview of Role
3.5/5 - Skills Development
3/5 - Support and Guidance
3/5 - Company Culture
2/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
-Write jobs online
-Use CV library and Reed to recruit candidates
-Register candidates, phone conversation, advertise job
-Formulate their Hays CV and send CV to clients
-Book virtual meeting- interview takes place, ask structured questions
-Start compliance process, make sure you have all their docs
-Knowing the difference between temp/perm
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was treated as an associate and not as an intern
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?
Remaining calm under pressure
developed oral and written communication
developed ability to work in fast paced conditions
organisation
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
Training could have been more concise, not too much support and guidance was given but the option was there
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?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
very friendly and upbeat group of people
easy to talk to and out going
support each other
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?
4/5
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?
It was good
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Allow your self space and time to make mistakes and learn from them.
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