Robert Half reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(7,913 total reviews)
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Keith Waddell

67% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Robert Half has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 7,913 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Robert Half employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.5 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Jul 18, 2023
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Pros

Name Recognition (companies know who Robert Half is) No Commission Cap Some teams work fully remote Some team managers are great Lots of awesome recruiters/account managers

Cons

OUT OF TOUCH LEADERS ABOVE BRANCH MANAGERS - people that have never recruited or haven't recruited since before text messaging or LinkedIn existed relying on salesforce to determine whether or not you're doing your job, while also ignoring market conditions and blaming people at the bottom for the change in revenue. CUTTING PEOPLE LOOSE - going back to ignoring market conditions and blaming the people doing the work: they'll let good people go, because of "performance issues," even though they're good recruiters in a tough market. Then hire new people that don't have a chance in the current market.. and eventually cut them loose too. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME TODAY - It doesn't matter how you perform when the market is good. If the market turns, it's your fault. You could set records in a good year, but the moment you have a bad quarter you'll feel like your job is on the line. WAY TOO MANY LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT - I don't know what a lot of these people even do, other than pass information from the teams that do the work to more people above them. Not a lot of encouragement or understanding or direction - just "where are we at" on a call, then they disappear. THERE'S A DRAW - Draws are semi-common, but originally I wasn't made aware of my draw when I started. You'll pay back your own salary on a monthly basis before you bonus. If you don't pay it back, it stacks up and you bury yourself. It's pretty stressful.

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5.0
Nov 2, 2018

Recruiting Manager

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Pros

I'm sure not every team within RH is the same, but I got an amazing team that really works together and cares about each other, which makes a big difference. Also, the bonus pay outs are absolutely ridiculous. People on my team make $200k/year easy with only 2-3 years of experience. They offer amazing training and opportunities for advancement. It's also nice to be with an ethical company- we don't screw anyone over and we genuinely help both candidates and clients, unlike a lot of staffing agencies.

Cons

This is not a job for everyone. It takes a certain kind of personality- you have to be willing to put in the work and handle rejection and set backs well. It's not easy, but the rewards are more than worth the hard work, in my opinion.

1.0
Oct 22, 2018
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Pros

Hahaha what pros there is no pros!

Cons

Internally every staffing manager,recruiter,branch manager, metro manager talks awful to their recruitments. They treat them awful and will not place them. You are never told to pay for parking in the interview process and find out about it the first month your there. High quality training? There is none you are on a online 13 week computer training. Branch manager or Division director took the time to train hands on. And when you are not perform they wonder why you aren’t bring in hours. It’s due to lack of training!!!!! Pay isn’t the best. Work life balance? There is NONE don’t even think about leaving on time. They do not respect vacation time off. They do not respect your personal life. You are on call 24/7 with clients. I never got reimbursed for my miles and items I needed for clients. Because they do not train you on the systems. They set you up to fail. There is a high turn over rate in the Houston area. Don’t waste your time interviewing for this position. It’s not worth it.

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