It was a job - Recruiter Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
Aug 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get exposure to different industries and get to work remotely. They hired me on at a low salary and, two years later two of my colleagues left for $30-40k yearly salary increases. In order to keep me they gave me a $20k raise so I stayed. Great right? Nope. It eventually was the reason I was laid off. This company cares nothing for its people.

Cons

Frequent layoffs, even though the company is financially stable. But they don’t lay off any of the toxic team leads/managers. They say they are “one Korn Ferry” but I didn’t find this to be true. They don’t value good employees who are productive. I was laid off a team where I was a senior member and a high producer. There was a person on our team who literally complained all the time and another who had just been on the account for a few months. I was on the account for a year, promoted a positive team environment but I was the one let go, most likely because I was paid too much. I also had a couple of toxic team leads that did nothing to get me the career development I desired.

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture, good pay, remote working ability, work life balance

Cons

ability to get a raise.

2.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Remote Work, Schedule Flexibility, PTO.

Cons

Communication is lacking -- direct managers don't have any information or insight into business changes, business functions outside of their own, or the pay/bonus information for their team. Pay & Benefits -- benefits have gone up significantly but we haven't had raises in at least 4 years and bonuses are unclear and inconsistent. No Growth Opportunities -- very little opportunity to progress your career. Long hours -- depending on what team you are aligned with, you may work an 8 hour day or you may work a 12+ hour day and when you are over capacity there is no help coming.

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