Pros
Mondo took a chance on me. I had just graduated from college, and the only thing I was certain about in my job search was that I needed a "good" job - the kind I could be passionate about, and throw myself into. I had a bachelors degree in marketing, a slew of summer sales jobs, and was ready to work hard, but I didn't have much direction for my career past that. In other words, I did NOT think I was going to be a recruiter when I grew up...in fact, the only direction I had, was that I wanted to be really successful at whatever I ended up choosing to do. In my interview, I was able to demonstrate that I was hungry, and wanted to become something. I got the job and started in October 2011 at 22 years old. Maybe you can relate? Over the course of my employment at Mondo, I: -Learned who I was as an employee, and became a contributor to an $80mm + company, where my work directly impacted the bottom line, and my CEO acknowledged it -Cleared $100k on my W2 (not a cake walk, but the sky's the limit here..aka this was NOT my base salary) -Developed a professional skill set- I BECAME a recruiter here, and was given the opportunity to learn from my failures and thrive off my successes. At a very green level, you are given a lot of responsibility to recruit full life cycle and that is fairly uncommon in other organizations at the entry level -Had been sent to 5 different US cities to directly impact the business and run a new project in each market (fairly rare, but an opportunity given to select achievers - maybe 20% of Mondo team members have this opportunity, and it's sick!!!! Work hard, be open to taking a risk, and kill it in a new city!) -Was exposed to senior executives and director level team members who invested time and effort to build me up and further me in my profession (very common, but reserved for those who show they're invested in growing at Mondo and trust the guidance of leadership) -Trained new, junior employees and experienced the rewarding opportunity of helping guide and develop someone. Seeing the outcome of your encouragement in someone else's work is (almost) better than a commission check. It's extremely rewarding, and offers you an opportunity to grow personally and everyone is encouraged to help develop new peers -Worked alongside incredibly accomplished reps, recruiters, and leaders of the NYC team. There are many people in the NYC office who can say even more about their accomplishments than I can -Was given a leadership opportunity, and led a team of 7 reports -Discovered a new family and established lifelong friendships I'm 26 now, and when I talk to others in my age group, it's incredibly clear that at Mondo you're afforded the opportunity to "punch over your weight class". The opportunity is here, and hard work talks at Mondo. For that reason it was an incredible employer to work for, especially when I was just starting out. *A lot of the other reviews reference seeking out past employees on Linkedin. Please, go ahead, and see the fantastic career paths previous Mondo employees have forged at other recognized and cutting edge organizations. This company is by no means meant to be a launch pad, however, if you put in your time and find yourself looking to grow outside of Mondo, opportunities are literally thrown at you. Tenured Mondo employees are held at a high caliber in the talent market, and you will be so thankful to Mondo if/when that day comes for you to move on.
Cons
There's totally a catch to all the above... There is no room for mediocre at Mondo. There is only you realizing your motivation, and putting in 110% to BECOME who you want to be here. The opportunity is not handed to you. Since you will be working along A players, the will to shine must be very strong. The obstacles presented by the staffing industry and the nature of sales will prove tough at times, also. New people will have to work much harder than senior team members (Senior team members rolled up their sleeves to do this when it was there time. Even the VPs + directors cut their teeth as reps first, so it just comes off as entitlement if you think you're not going to work hard for this). Mondo takes chances on people. From experience, they absolutely took a chance on me. We interview a lot of inspiring young people who promise themselves, and us, that they WANT this. Sometimes we hire folks and they realize a little late that aren't really into it, and it's not for them (RE: the emotional 1 star reviews on here). The best thing to do if you find yourself experiencing discomfort in sales, is to talk to your manager and try not to let your unhappiness effect others around you. There is a kool-aid here. If you think that's something to roll your eyes at, you might want to go to Robert Half.