Please Avoid at all costs - Recruitment Consultant Hays Employee Review

1.0
15 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

very little, they would have a free breakfast once a month but got rid of that.

Cons

Where to start! Base pay is a joke in Dublin (22k) and no commission on the first 8k you bill every month. Bar one or two successful desks, this company has zero clients and is almost universally hated due to previous negative experiences with both clients and candidates. Management will lie to you in interviews and tell you they have tons of clients, then expect you to be a business development expert and land a ton of new clients in your first week. Also, watch out for management, they have zero people management skills & directors openly bully people in the office in front of everyone else as a big joke. On one occasion a Director "made an example of me" by harassing and laughing at me in front of everyone, after receiving an earful on a cold call they forced me to make to a company that had requested we stop contacting them. Please take this from a former employee, if you value your mental health do not work here its beyond toxic.

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5.0
23 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They have helped me land 2 contract, work quickly and are kind

Cons

I was the benefits were a bit more affordable

4.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place for new recruiters to gain experience. A lot to learn. Younger crowd, fun teams.

Cons

Competitive, people that weren't succeeding would be put on PIPs and eventually let go. Can be some micro-managing. Not all managers created equal - some great, some not so great.

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