Great place to work depending on team and manager - Associate Robert Walters Employee Review

4.0
7 Jan 2016
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Pros

Great people to work with however depending on the team how you are liable for your Key Performance Indicators are different. I was pleasantly surprised with their diversity even in a relatively conservative Japan. The culture is very inclusive and it is very easy to make life long friends within the firm.

Cons

For those who were not in the recruitment industry prior, there is a strong atmosphere of "if you do not make any money you are worthless" and chances are given dependent on if you are liked. So basically it is a very cut throat sales environment as well as cases of favoritism. It is also common that managers are not incentivized to manage rather they are more pressured to making money themselves which in most cases causes/ends specific teams.

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5.0
4 Apr 2025
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Pros

The company does value work life balance however with the recent merger the team structure changed and the management team really needs to add structure to make it more cohesive however they only care about meeting numbers

Cons

Management does not care in performance of employees unless they are not meeting numbers

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3.0
7 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Great if you are building your skillset in the recruitment space -Very large clients to work with if you want that experience

Cons

-Did not have bonus for 1 year and almost did not for the year after only reason as to why we did it was due to layoffs -Lots of management changes throughout my time there, and it is all moving to helicopter managers who do not know how to give constructive feedback - Had the largest workload ever, very similar to agency space but not agency pay - Commission is paid quarterly instead of monthly if you are in a recruiting space -Recruiters will make more overall than the Recruitment Partners

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