Is Motion Recruitment a good company to work for?

Motion Recruitment has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 564 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Motion Recruitment to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Motion Recruitment have been left by employees working as Team Manager , Talent Advisor and Team Lead .

Does Motion Recruitment pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Motion Recruitment employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Motion Recruitment. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Motion Recruitment?

54% of Motion Recruitment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Motion Recruitment 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Motion Recruitment?

Technical Recruiter (151) , Recruiter (65) , Team Manager (15) , Senior Recruiter (14) , Team Lead (14) , Talent Advisor (12) , Account Executive (11) , Tech Recruiter (10) , Full Desk Recruiter (9) , Practice Manager (9) , Senior Technical Recruiter (9) , Lead Recruiter (8) , Consultant (6) , Senior Talent Advisor (6) , Talent Recruiter (6)

What are the pros of working at Motion Recruitment according to real employee reviews?

"Great Training and exposure to sales" ((in 55 reviews)); "The people are great and it is a fun place to work." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great benefit package and wages" ((in 18 reviews)); "Remote, good team, attainable KPIs" ((in 13 reviews)); "They have a great training program and you learn a lot during your time there." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Motion Recruitment according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for entry level" ((in 26 reviews)); "poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "Your manager will micromanage the crap out of you, checking every emails you send to your leads and asking how many phone calls you've made" ((in 19 reviews)); "No commission until you become a team lead which takes a year or longer usually" ((in 18 reviews)); "Mid work life balance, lots of metrics, low pay." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Motion Recruitment locations?

Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago , New York , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Francisco , San Jose , Atlanta , Arlington , Denver , Charlotte , Washington , Irvine , Phoenix , Westwood , Raleigh , Birmingham , Seattle , Iselin , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Reston , Schenectady , Brooklyn , Milwaukee , Chandler , Louisville , Durham , Austin

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3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(490 total reviews)

Chris Layden

100% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Motion Recruitment has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Motion Recruitment employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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490 reviews

5.0

May 25, 2026

Good training and growth opportunities with a sales grind

It recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training and opportunity for growth

Cons

Can be a grind, that’s sales tho

5.0

Feb 4, 2026

Great place to work

Team manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership Growth Potential comp Stability

Cons

comp care too much work hours

5.0

Jan 15, 2026

No-nonsense staffing agency

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- benefits are decent for contractors - pay is good

Cons

- still kind of a second-class citizen at the client employer

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