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4.3

81% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)
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Greg Benadiba

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Bilingual Source has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bilingual Source employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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84 reviews
1.0
14 Jul 2012
Recommend
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Pros

You will come out trained to do well at most other companies. It truly is recruiter boot camp, and if you survive long enough to absorb those learnings, you will have a work ethic that future employers will find almost god-like.

Cons

It is abusive. Employees are pitted against one another. The owner of the company thinks he owns his employees. There is no flexibility, it is like a prison. You must be at your desk, you can't be 1 minute late, you can't leave at 5:00 without risking the wrath of your boss. You are expected to eat, sleep, and breathe Bilingual Source for $30k per year plus a measly 10% commission. All told, if you really grit your teeth, swallow your pride, and devote your life to this company, you might make $45k in your first year. You will also notice that 1 or 2 people have hoarded all of the good accounts left behind by past employees who finally had enough. This leaves the rest of the team to find for scraps, making the job that much more difficult.

5.0
16 Jun 2015

This is a sales environment.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing training, especially for new hires that have little to no recruitment experience. The training is probably the strongest aspect of working at Bilingual Source. - Great team atmosphere with a work hard, play hard attitude. - Convenient and accessible central location in Mid Town Toronto. - Lots of very constructive feedback from Management.

Cons

- This is a sales environment, which can be a "Con" for some. If you aren't used to a smaller firm type of sales environment, this job is not for you. - If you are new to recruitment, it will take you some time to get used to interacting with candidates; everything from lying about career gaps and criminal records, to unrealistic expectations and everything in-between. - Your KPIs don't always solely reflect your own work ethic: it's a balancing act between management's goals, client expectations and candidate performance.

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Bilingual Source Response
10y
Thank you for your review. We're happy that you enjoyed our training and team atmosphere. We are really proud of everyone here.
5.0
20 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Greg took the time to train me during the pandemic, at a time when most companies were laying off. He had the foresight to train a bunch of us on business development. As a result, I am not billing more than ever before, and have a good account base to grow. I really enjoy working with Mahdi as he is a great manager and the rest of the leadership group is always willing to lend a hand.

Cons

It's a competitive business and you have to stay on top of your files, or else after 3 months, another recruiter can take over. That's one of the downsides. However, that makes you keep in touch with your candidates more frequently.

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Bilingual Source Response
4y
Thank you for the kind review. Our management team does everything they can to give everyone the tools to succeed. As for management, we base our decisions on a meritocratic method. One must prove that one can handle a desk operating at quota over the course of a year or two. Once the basics are on cruise control, management opportunity will present itsefl. You are already well on the way! Keep it up, we are very proud of your hard work.
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