Worst Leadership I’ve Ever Experienced - Recruiting Coordinator Korn Ferry Employee Review

1.0
25 Jul 2023
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Pros

Remote, decent pay, and some of the other coordinators were great to work with!

Cons

Leadership was absolutely terrible. Very top heavy. Too many cooks in the kitchen not knowing how to implement good processes. Our account had 1 Project Director, 2 Project Managers, 4 Team Leads, & about 20-25 Recruiting Coordinators. I literally had the absolute worst 2 year experience due to the toxicity of leadership. They literally got rid of one toxic manager and then replaced them with another toxic manager. I’ve never experienced such an uncomfortable work environment like I did when I worked for KF. Team Leads are fake, talk badly about coordinators to other coordinators & they choose favorites. I would know, I was a favorite at the beginning. If you speak up, they make it blatantly clear that you’re on their sht list. I actually feel bad for the client because they have no idea what’s going on behind the scenes with the company they partnered with to do their hiring. 0/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND

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5.0
10 Feb 2026
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Pros

I am a consultant through a firm acquired by Korn Ferry and have had a great experience with both the firm (Salo) and with Korn Ferry as a parent company. Great to have benefits and PTO as a consultant and great training and resources available - good communication as well!

Cons

Transitional period during acquisition had a few bumps but nothing major and all ironed out as more time has gone on.

4.0
16 Jun 2026
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Pros

The client diversity across industries and regions is top notch. Great brand recognition. The marketing investments in Korn Ferry Tour and LA28 paid off. Smart people. Remote work is a plus as 75% people work remotely. No push for facetime in offices. Work from anywhere! Everyone knows of Korn Ferry!

Cons

A culture of long hours and interrupted vacations. Clear demarcation between haves(fee earners) and have nots (execution). High expectations with outdated systems, manual processes, inefficient. Low pay as there are no merits due to market/company performance. Hard to get food at the holiday party so stop at Five Guys prior.

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