Worked as an experienced Recruitment Consultant in Dublin - Recruitment Consultant Morgan McKinley Employee Review

1.0
May 12, 2013
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Pros

Compared to other agencies Ive worked for, Morgan McKinley had nothing special to offer. Office in Dublin has lots of natural daylight. I suppose that was a pro

Cons

100% micro managed. Very high levels of administration tasks to complete for example being required to do two reference checks on every single candidate interviewed if they were placed or not. Unbelievable amounts of KPI's to meet including - no. of phonecalls. no. of internal interviews, no. of CV send outs, no of business development calls, no of speculative CVs sent, no. of client meetings, no of references completed, no. of new jobs acquired, no of candidate interviews. Meetings about meetings. Weak middle management team. Extremely high levels of new business development required. Personally I had ethical questions about some information stored about candidates including defamatory opinions and a 'do not use' button based on some consultants personal opinions about a candidates appearance or personality. This was used a lot on the desk I worked. Management constantly looking for 'flexiblity' in terms of hours of work but not willing to give same flexibility back. For example, I worked until 7pm most evenings but when I requested an early lunch break to attend a doctors appointment I was asked why I couldn't change the appointment to after working hours and was 'awarded' the early break begrudgingly. Some of the management team acted very unprofessionally by making personal remarks during the weekly 'performance reviews'

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Pros

Area Examples of Pros Career Growth Opportunities for advancement, mentorship, strong leadership, rotation programs, continuous learning Work Culture Supportive team, psychological safety, inclusive environment, good manager relationships

Cons

Workload & Stress Long hours, high pressure, emergency-driven culture, unclear priorities Management Issues Micromanagement, unclear decision-making, poor communication, politics

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