Robert Walters reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,299 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 2,299 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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2K reviews
3.0
Jul 8, 2024
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Pros

remote flex and good PTO

Cons

they do layoffs and then just move the work to more people

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Robert Walters Response
1y
Thank you for leaving a review, we’re proud of the flexible workplace we’ve created that helps our employees to perform at their best. I’m disappointed to read your cons, as a service-led business we know our people work hard to deliver exceptional experiences for our clients and we always strive to ensure the working environment provides the tools and support to do so. 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, Recruitment Outsourcing
1.0
Jul 6, 2024

Avoid at all costs!

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Pros

There are good people who work here that have unfortunately been psychologically traumatized by the senior leadership who run this organization. The CEO and the CPO are well aware of the situations that have gone on and have consistently chose to look the other way.

Cons

If you make a valid complaint, it falls on deaf ears and HR and the CPO will look the other way. If they get a bad review they will go to the ends of the earth to have it removed and scrubbed to protect their stock price and CEO. All senior leadership is grossly lacking the basic EI skills and understanding of psychological safety as they believe intimidation is the best way to get employees to do their jobs and dangle the carrot method when telling employees they will get a raise, when in actuality they won't end up giving it. The senior most leadership wants to be everyone friend but lacks the basic understanding of how to properly run the recruitment business in the U.S. The leadership in the new york office is fully proficient in micro managing the consultants and office staff instead of doing any business development. The HR function is a poorly run operation and instead of providing the required support to managers and staff, they just gossip and spy on the managers in NA of what everyone does on a daily basis, including how many times people go down to get a coffee or use the bathroom - it's a joke! If you enjoy a healthy work/life balance and an atmosphere of positivity, please avoid this organization at all costs!

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Robert Walters Response
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Thank you for leaving a review, I’m naturally concerned to read your comments. We invest heavily in training our managers and senior leadership teams to ensure they are equipped to build a positive and high-performance team culture, and we’re very proud that our people all around the world are given the learning and development opportunities as well as the support to thrive in their roles at every stage of their career. Creating an environment that fosters psychological safety for all our people is one of the core principles of our people strategy, embedded in our leadership behaviours framework that ensures all our leaders act with authenticity, care and an entrepreneurial mindset. We are always open to feedback, and I’d appreciate the opportunity to hear more about your experiences, if you’d like you can reach out to me at coral.bamgboye@robertwalters.com to arrange a confidential conversation. Coral Bamgboye Head of Employee Experience
5.0
Jul 2, 2024

Great place to work

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Pros

People here are nice and understanding

Cons

Nothing that I could think of

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