Consultant (CPE) - Recruitment Consultant Randstad Employee Review

2.0
Dec 11, 2015
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Pros

There were some really talented, nice people who worked there but there was also a few sharks

Cons

Lack of training. Very much sink or swim when I started in Randstad CPE as a trainee

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Randstad Response
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Thanks for your feedback, and sorry to hear that you felt the training and support wasn't good enough. Over the last few months we have invested significantly into our L&D team, and we will be launching our new 6 month training programme for new starters in January, which will offer new employees fantastic support as they learn how to be a great recruiter!

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Cons

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Cons

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