A Sales Shop with a Recruitment Label - Recruitment Manager Randstad Employee Review

3.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Very structured environment that works well for junior staff learning the fundamentals of sales and recruitment. If you're early in your career, there's a decent training foundation. The benefits are great and the long-term incentive (RRSP matching, share purchase, health benefits) are industry leading.

Cons

Despite branding itself as a talent-forward organization, they struggle to develop and retain their people, particularly outside of Quebec. Turnover consistently exceeds market, which is hard to reconcile with a company that sells hiring expertise. The vast majority of leadership is concentrated in Quebec and Ontario. Decision-making reflects that geography heavily. I regularly experienced our accounts being stepped on by Ontario and Quebec offices, because recruiters were under so much pressure to "make connects". That makes it nearly impossible to build lasting local relationships when recruiters from other offices would be all over new contacts we added. It wouldn't unusual to see your client contacted by 3 different people from other offices within a week of them going into the DB. The operating model still feels like 2005: heavy matrix structure, cold drop-ins, and volume outreach. The result is a revolving door of junior staff cycling through, without the senior talent retention needed to actually serve clients at a deep level.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Loved my team. My Manager was incredibly supportive, understand, and always rooting for myself as well as my teammate's success. Remote work was highly flexible and accommodating.

Cons

Pay was a little low and you don't get paid for holidays in your probationary period but there's growth opportunities after 6 months of employment.

1.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Recruiter was responsive at first, and the team I spoke with at the client company seemed professional and genuinely kind.

Cons

Here’s a more detailed “Cons” you can use and tweak: Cons: I went all the way through onboarding for a contract role, spent a full day last week chasing down and uploading sensitive documents (including my passport), and was told I’d be starting this week. Then, at the last minute, I got a single text saying I “didn’t pass” a third‑party ID check — with no explanation of what supposedly failed and no formal notice or report to review. As an American citizen using a valid passport, it’s really disturbing to have a job pulled over an opaque automated screening and to be told “other factors” were flagged without anyone willing or able to say what they were. Even after repeatedly asking, I was given no more than a generic privacy policy and bounced between contacts, which feels extremely careless with my time, my livelihood, and the very private identity data they collected. Best‑practice guidance for background checks says candidates should get clear written notice and a chance to understand or dispute issues before a job is taken away; that absolutely did not happen here.

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