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Hays

Resourcer Review

at Hays

Placement (10 Months+)

Recruitment

Leeds

Review Submitted: April 2022

Overall Rating

3.7 /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 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.3/5 - Company Culture
2.5/5 - 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.
Recruiting for support workers in social care. Finding them, pre-reg call with them, interview, check in with compliance and get all their documents. Admin roles, putting shifts on rotas, liasing with candidates and clients for shifts. Prepping compliance files.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given lots of responsibiltiy from the start. I am essential member of the desk in contributing to KPI's and ensuring we hit both the perm and temp salary targets each month.
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?
Interviewing people is probably my favourite new skill as made me more confident.
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?
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 received a lot of support from manager and director.
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?
It was quite intense at times but I really liked my team and got along with them which made the experience better.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 and especially loved my team however I do think a lot of pressure was put on myself sometimes. I also have realised I probably do not want to go into recruitment in the future.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
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?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Be prepared to have a lot of work from day 1 and only go into it if you are looking to be a future recruiter.
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