Robert Walters reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,300 total reviews)
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Toby Fowlston

79% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Robert Walters has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Robert Walters employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos industry (3.8 stars).

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2.0
Feb 2, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Some great people dotted about

Cons

Leadership decisions are self interested and about self preservation rather than the business and employees

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Robert Walters Response
1y
Thanks for leaving a review, we’re naturally disappointed to read your feedback. Our leaders are guided at all times by our leadership behaviours framework, which helps them to lead with authenticity, care and an entrepreneurial mindset, and we invest heavily in equipping them with the tools and resources to help their teams thrive in our fast-paced and high-performance working environment. But we are always open to feedback – if you’d like, you can reach out to us at hr.admin@robertwalters.com and we can arrange for a confidential conversation.
3.0
Jan 31, 2025

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Recommend
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Pros

Some lovely people. Nice office.

Cons

Poor hybrid working set up.

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Robert Walters Response
1y
Thank you for leaving a review, I’m glad you enjoyed the workplace culture, we know that our people are what make our business special, and we work hard to build the collaborative, team-based culture that helps our people succeed. I’m disappointed to read your cons, we’ve invested heavily in putting the technology and processes in place to provide the flexibility our people need to build strong long-term relationships with their clients, candidates and colleagues. But we are always open to feedback, if you’d like you can reach out to me at suzanne.feeney@robertwalters.com to arrange a confidential discussion. Suzanne Feeney Country Manager
2.0
Jan 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation was fair and some very nice colleagues.

Cons

-Do not value true consultative recruiting. They try to upskill under qualified associates to do high level jobs to save money. Lack of transparency, playing favorites, toxic culture.

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Robert Walters Response
1y
Thank you for your review, I’m glad you enjoyed our workplace culture, we invest heavily in our people to continue to build our collaborative, team-based environment workplace. That being said, I’m disappointed to read your cons, we work hard to equip our people with the skills, knowledge and clear career pathway to succeed in our high-performance culture. But we are always open to feedback, if you’d like you can reach out to me at kristin.thomas@robertwalters.com to arrange a confidential discussion. Kristin Thomas President, North America
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