Bullhorn reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(719 total reviews)
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Art Papas

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Bullhorn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 719 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bullhorn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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719 reviews
1.0
Jul 20, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I used to have so many pros about working at Bullhorn. Unfortunately, the company has collapsed internally and it's miserable being an employee here.

Cons

I have feared being open and honest about Bullhorn for quite some time. As I was with Bullhorn for several years, I worked hard in my role and loved how much they cared about the culture. In the past 1-1.5 years, the company as a whole has gone completely downhill. Many parts of the organization became completely militaristic with constant micromanaging and volatile management styles. For a company that supposedly prides themselves off of the "Be Human" core value, they really treated us like robots. Having data driven metrics are great when the context is considered, but Bullhorn doesn't care about the context anymore. They do not want employees to "create an incredible customer experience" anymore and "creating an incredible employee experience" has been long lost. Teams were being yelled at and reprimanded weekly by management who constantly threatened us with "REPERCUSSIONS!!!". Procedures and policies were changing daily and causing severe whiplash. If you stand up for the company and what you believe in, they fire you. Many long-standing directors and supervisors were terminated within the past few months and are currently being badmouthed by current directors and management which is completely absurd and unacceptable. In a professional environment, there's no room for this type of slander and it should not be tolerated. Every year, HR sends out training that explains that they're against retaliation and workplace harassment. Unfortunately, it's all just smoke and mirrors and HR doesn't care whatsoever about retaliation and hostile work environments. I was consistently verbally abused by a former supervisor and he was terminated. Because I had gotten him terminated, I made the manager that hired him look unprofessional. So they fired me too. I was told that I was not being "confident" enough as I was mentally beaten down. I have had to attend therapy to undo much of the emotional trauma brought on me by this individual. Specifically, during my time at Bullhorn, I was often given a ticket to work on only for my manager to take that ticket away and give me something that was much more difficult. They told me it was easy and made me feel like a failure as my entire team had no idea how to help resolve it. I was constantly working extended hours training myself on Bullhorn's systems. Originally, I was assigned a mentor, but he was let go and I wasn't given a replacement. I was just expected to know everything with a team unwilling to help me due to their own commitments. I was open and honest with my manager about my neurodivergence and they were completely insensitive. Because I stutter and trip over words sometimes, I was "not confident". As a FYI, "writing it down" isn't an adequate solution to ADHD. After I separated from the company, my former manager and teammate kept checking in my LinkedIn profile to a point where I needed to block them. It was excessive and a bit creepy. Long story short, stay far far away from Bullhorn. The reviews on here are outdated and the company culture no longer aligns with the core values. Most of the positivity stems from management as they are the only people who can be remotely happy in their dictatorship environment. I have noticed that some recent negative reviews get removed and it's truly disheartening to see us all filtered from speaking up against the toxic and horrific conditions. I am taking a big leap by sharing such a personal matter to me in hopes that I save someone else from ever having to work at this company.

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Bullhorn Response
1y
Trust me, I wish I had the power to remove some of these reviews! Unfortunately, glassdoor has a really high bar. :) You have the right to speak your "truth", and while I could spend time responding to some of the more wild things in this review, that's not going to be productive. There's a lot of context and complexity in these situations, and I stand behind the decisions we've had to make around people in order to protect our culture, our continued success and the 1600 employees who work here. When we have had to make tough calls, we ensure that employees are treated fairly to the best of our ability. Former employees might disagree, and while we don't want people leaving Bullhorn with a bad taste in their mouth, sometimes that is the case, as it appears it was here. I sincerely hope that the next chapter of your career is a positive one. Everyone deserves to work in a place where they feel fulfilled professionally and I wish you the best. - Kelley Morse, Chief People Officer
2.0
Apr 30, 2024

Not an incredible experience anymore

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fully remote, no office environment or team culture whatsoever. It really has become a “log on-do work-peace out” type of place. To future candidates, I would not rely on reviews from prior to 2020 for company culture as they really represent Bullhorn as an in office company.

Cons

Compensation is low and it feeds an immature culture. The company slowly became toxic during, coincidentally, a massive period of growth. Star players and experts were consistently ignored, or had their concerns downplayed for years, in defense of growth and market strategy that ultimately landed the company in the precarious financial position it found itself in 2023, resulting in layoffs. Senior management and execs fueled this internally by stretching these same stars/experts to the absolute extreme of human physical and mental limits, especially starting in the beginning of COVID. The Great Resignation brought on a massive slate of highly paid go-getters who found themselves trapped in a world dominated by native knowledge and the same handfuls of experts. They were hired to meet the next stage of growth and found their blockers were the same 5-10 year old problems the old timers had been raising as concerns since long ago. My first 8-9 years were marked by a youthful sense of exuberance and collaboration. The last 3-4 years was marked by selfishness, dishonesty, and resentment. As a note to Bullhorn leaders, who sometimes comment on these reviews, please know that I raised each and all of my concerns with both my leaders and HR. The response was unanimous: if that’s how you feel, leave. This was said to my face by both parties, as a highly performing employee for over 10 years. It was how I knew all the toxicity I was feeling was actually real.

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Bullhorn Response
2y
Hey - I'm really sorry to see this review. As a long tenured employee, we'll always be appreciative of your contributions to Bullhorn's growth, and I hope with time, you'll view this chapter of your career journey with fondness. We are undergoing a lot of structured change, and it can be hard, but I hope it doesn't negate the many good years. Always happy to connect if you want to share some things live, as I don't believe we connected before you left. Wishing you the best in your next career endeavor. - Kelley Morse, CPO.
1.0
Nov 21, 2017

Sub-par

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Brand-new, modern office space

Cons

-High turn-over -Young people managing young people. Frat culture was not a good fit for all personalities - Lack of professionalism in the office -Unrealistic goals and expectations used as driving force -Human Resources is useless

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Bullhorn Response
8y
Wow, something is off here; it doesn't sound like you're talking about Bullhorn. This says you're a current employee- can you reach out to me to discuss what's going on? s.greenwell@bullhorn.com
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