An Honest Opinion - Anonymous employee NonStop Consulting Employee Review

Firstly thanks for highlighting the quality of our training. We are obviously very proud of it and it has proven to support the growth of, and develop some exceptional industry professionals. This includes the leadership team of the business. Whilst we believe it is the best in the industry, we still continue to invest a huge amount in developing the training programme though we will hire externally occasionally to help provide more opportunities for growth to our internally developed staff (which is about 98% of our team). Whilst the positives in your review are great to hear, we feel it is also important to address what you refer to as the negatives. It’s important to do this on behalf of the industry, not just NonStop. This is an industry that offers exceptionally high rewarding careers, both professionally and financially. If you are looking for a ‘job’, then recruitment (and other highly rewarding careers) is not for you. It is a shame this was not made clear enough during our lengthy assessment process. While our core working hours are 9-6, Monday to Friday, some of our people choose to stay late or pop in at the weekends to reach some candidates or applicants that might not be able to talk during their own working hours. If you consider entry-level positions in other industries – law or investment banking, for example – in which people can go on to earn high rewards, recruitment provides much more work-life balance, as well as faster progression and higher financial rewards. The availability for our clients and candidates is why most of our people take lunch at certain times – so there is always someone to answer the phone should a client or candidate need us. Ultimately as a business we do not want people working late every night and working all weekends. It’s not conducive to a healthy body and mind. However if you are in your early stages of your career, working that bit harder is an exceptional investment in your professional career and long-term lifestyle. You won’t find NonStoppers who regret it, yet you will find thousands of candidates and clients who appreciate it. The average age of our recruitment consultants is 25, hence why many are not married. Some of these are earning well over €100,000 a year but you won’t often find them in the office late or at weekends. All our people dress to a professional standard because, quite frankly, this is a professional business – we have some of the most stunning office space available, and clients and candidates that visit us and we can’t see anything unprofessional about that, nor about what our people do outside of work because that is entirely their own business.