Michael Page Pay & benefits reviews

Local firm, fun place to work. I have gained knowledge of Credit Control in the Middle East. Management are friendly. Co-workers are friendly. The hardest part of the job would be coping with the time difference between UAE Qatar and the UK. Also they work Sundays and have Friday Off

Pros

15 minute walk from home

Cons

Salary

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Just a sales job

Consultant (Current Employee) - UK - 19 March 2018

Guess this is the industry maybe but MP is very much a sales job. All about the numbers and as long as you close the job they are happy. Short term clients are better than the long term once and as long as you find any candidate they are happy. All about numbers in this company but ok money to be made

Pros

Ok money

Cons

Lying to clients

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Senior Consultant (Former Employee) - Midlands - 15 July 2016

Hours are too long, too much pressure. Difficult to hit targets as other consultants in your sector are only interested in their own pipeline of work

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Ok overall

Database Administrator (Former Employee) - London, ENG - 26 January 2015

I had just moved back from Spain and it was a good place to get started in London. It was a good environment but I only worked there for a short time.

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Consultant (Former Employee) - London - 6 October 2014

I worked for this monstrosity of an organisation for twelve weeks and they were the worst of my working life. You are sat at a computer and told to read from a script with very little coaching or direction. I was told one thing by my direct manager and then another by his manager. I was pressured into making vast amounts of calls and then quizzed in front of the office about what I'd achieved, which due to the substandard training I received was nothing. The people were generally friendly although there is a massive bragging culture and everyone thinks their better than everyone else. I felt like burden a when I asked for help and was made to work from 8:00 until 18:30 even though my contract was 9:00 until 17:00. I work longer hours now but through choice and because I need to, not because corporate strategy forces me to. I had several sit downs with directors where I was made to feel like the most incompetent useless worker ever hired by the company and I felt like i was constructively forced out of the company. The pay was good and the bonus scheme never pays out. Those who recruitment comes naturally to will have a great career and make loads of money, but those who need a bit of time and investment to learn and develop will be dumped into unemployment by or before the 12 week probation is over.

Pros

Good basic salary

Cons

Little training, poor coaching and development, mixed messages from managers, 'one up manship' culture, dump employees who sturggle into the abyss

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