Recruitment Consultant Review

I have enjoyed my time at Hays a lot. Working for such a large organisation and being given all the responsibilities as a normal member of staff has been great. Along with improving vital key skills, the experience I have gained, is going to put me in a much better position after I finish university.

Filling jobs and building relationships with clients is a very good feeling and my colleagues have valued me a lot within our team. From winning consultant of the month to going out together and socialising outside of work, I have felt very valued as a member of staff within the Watford Office.

They have helped me throughout my time at Hays and have give me advice and support with anything I have needed. Working together on difficult roles and dealing with queries, they have been very supportive and I have built a very good relationship with all of them and everyone in the office.

I would say that I had a lot of work to complete but with a good amount of time to complete it to a very good standard. I would never be bored and there were always things you could be doing to improve the performance of your desk you recruit for.

I was given a desk and all the responsibilities of a standard member of staff. I was recruiting for accountancy and finance professionals within Hertfordshire and dealt with both clients and candidates personally. From meeting and interviewing both parties, to performing business development and sales calls, I conducted everything a normal member of staff would. I was even provided with the responsibility of recruiting new members of staff for the office and next years interns.

The skills and training that has been provided since day one has been excellent. It is world-class training and you are given support and advice to develop your skills continuously throughout your placement year. Recruitment has given me ability to develop very key skills such as communication, organisation and customer service.

The atmosphere was buzzing and very friendly. There is never a quiet moment in the office and we frequently socialised and completed activities out of the office. Everyone is there to help and there is a very diverse environment with everyone working towards the same goal of increasing their performance.

The placement was very organised and set up in a way that was very structured and provided me with confidence as each step of the placement was clear and concise. The career path in general for Hays is very evident and everyone works on the same promotion targets depending on what level they are at.

The company provided a lot of time and money investing in the development of myself and the desk I was doing.

The future prospects are very good and there is an offer for interns to come back to the company and start as an associate consultant and be promoted within three months. This is very appealing to me and I would say this is a major incentive for someone to come back to the business.

Within our Watford office there were only two interns, but all the staff were only slightly older and we socialised and had a lot of laughs within the office. There was a good split in the team in terms of male and female and the age range was varied between 20-50.

Watford was quite expensive, but I lived at home and commuted by car each day. I found that this was a lot more feasible than living nearby in Watford. Socialising was similarly quite expensive but was feasible and definitely worth the money. I would definitely recommend Watford as a place to work.

The nightlife in Watford is excellent. A pub just outside and walking distance to the town centre where there are a lot of clubs and places to eat. Myself and one of my close colleagues in the office frequently went to the pubs and played pool in the town weekly.