Robert Walters reviews about "bonus"

Bonuses are pretty average. I don't love the management in smoke and mirrors that seems to go on

Discretionary bonus not always clear, not good for seasoned recruiters

Bonus scheme is not great

Bonus structure can be improve

Bonus is discretionary. Suitable for people who cares overall benefits of working in a culture, company that cares about people and innovation, not just money. Money is good when you are doing well. And not good when you are not performing which is the same everywhere in sales.

My experience with Robert Walters was incredibly frustrating and, ultimately, a complete waste of time. The application process was unnecessarily long and drawn out. After multiple stages, I was offered a place on their graduate program, where they present themselves as an “agent” that secures you a placement with a partner firm. I was explicitly told that under their new structure, training would only begin once a role had been secured, and that the training itself would be tailored to that specific role. That turned out to be completely misleading. I then spent nine months waiting for them to come back with a role so I could actually begin. After all that time, I was told they had no roles available — none. Instead, they suggested I should go ahead and start the training anyway: three months of unpaid, full-time (9–5) work, with absolutely no guarantee of a job at the end. It gets worse. While being told they had no roles for me, I could clearly see them advertising externally for graduate analyst positions. When I questioned this, I was told it was a “different department.” For a recruitment agency, that is frankly absurd — one part of the business actively recruiting candidates, while another claims to be “looking” for roles but not even sharing available candidates internally. It shows a complete lack of coordination and raises serious questions about how genuine their process actually is. When I pushed for any real clarity — past placements, upcoming opportunities, anything concrete — they couldn’t provide answers. At that point, it was obvious there was no real structure or reliability behind what they were offering, so I chose to walk away. Speaking to candidates from previous cohorts, this doesn’t seem like an isolated issue. There’s a clear pattern of people being strung along with vague promises. Even more concerning, some who did manage to secure roles reported issues with not receiving the bonuses they were promised — which is especially unacceptable given the already low base salaries. Overall, the entire experience felt misleading, disorganised, and deeply unprofessional. A lot of promises, very little delivery, and an enormous waste of time.

uncleared structured bonus KPI driven culture.

No overtime pay and no good bonus