Aston Carter reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,485 total reviews)

Chad Koele

70% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Aston Carter has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,485 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aston Carter employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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3.0
Jun 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The one and only thing I'm sad about when I quit are the people. People are friendly and very helpful - you can go up to anyone anytime to ask for advice when you need help. Even synergy cross teams are great.

Cons

#1 Absolutely no work life balance. Contract says 9am to 6pm but there's a daily stand up meeting at 8.30am. People get shouted at even if they are late for a minute. No breakfast at your desk after 8.30am. I have never left before 6.45pm unless I have work-related meetings after work outside of the office - the longer you stay the "more hardworking" you are. In my opinion if you can't finish what you need to do between 9 to 6 you aren't working smart enough. #2 Everything is rigid. KPIs are fixed - it's the same every week, and for everyone across teams. GM likes to create internal competition which isn't healthy. Lots of admin work. #3 High turnover. After a year and a half I left, only 3 out of 10 people are still in the same team. Probably 1/10 of the people I know are still with the company. #4 Commission isn't really around market rate. Not going into details for this one.

3.0
Mar 29, 2017

Good Place to Learn

Recommend
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Pros

- Good place to learn - Some admirable support from management, in and out of office - Good to start here, even if it's not for you you, it's a good first step on the career ladder - Good l&d and exposure to European teams - Good social side - CEO - Well known name in the market

Cons

- very corporate - some poor management across the company - Wouldn't say morale is the best - Lots of people leaving - basic salary poor - but still potential to earn

3.0
Mar 22, 2017

Average, good learning

Recommend
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Pros

they plug a lot of money into their l&d, there are people who want you to succeed but at the end of the day they aren't going to help you get there. It's a very independent job and you have to have a lot of self-accountability.

Cons

The company are incredibly cheap, they will try and nickle and dime you on everything. If you do a 20 grand placement, you can't take the candidate for a nice dinner to celebrate and maintain that relationship. Senior leadership are so distant from having ever done recruitment or picked up a phone that they have no idea of the challenges. The company has a massive on drinking culture, it's like no one in the business has a hobby outside of going to the pub. It's a very stale culture with a very high attrition. You join here to learn recruitment, not enjoy life. Work life balance sucks.

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