Good benefits and hybrid work, but pay structure needs improvement - Recruiting Manager Robert Half Employee Review

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hybrid, Good benefits/PTO, offered “competitions” for gift cards, cares about employees

Cons

As a recruiting manager, I felt that the pay structure was interesting with the base pay being a “draw” - meaning that you base salary is essentially commission paid to you in advance. So if you have some slow months, it rolls over and works yourself into a hole. I think it would be a better structure if it reset every month.

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Robert Half Response
4w
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for recognizing our hybrid work environment, benefits, and employee-focused culture. We appreciate your insights regarding the compensation structure and have shared them with the leadership team. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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Leadership, Compensation, Team Work, Flexible Schedule, Work Life Balance

Cons

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Robert Half Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience with leadership, teamwork, flexibility, and work-life balance. We also appreciate your perspective regarding compensation structure, and will share these comments with our leadership team as we review improvements.
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Pros

Easy role, no different than any other agency As long as you do the job, they don't look to fire anyone until after year 1/2

Cons

Commission isn't great In-office culture is for the sake of micro-management and not collaboration. Very much our way or the highway; you will genuinely get in trouble for asking questions about their process. Also, they primarily operate under the legacy of Robert Half's name rather than on actual specialization and knowledge in the market. It's an old-school boys' club; they don't respect you until you've survived 2 years, and even then, multiple women mentioned that certain male managers weren't easy to work with and didn't value their experience. Even HR isn't supportive, especially if the problem is someone high enough on the food chain. Salary transparency is actually frowned upon internally. There isn't a culture of collaboration; the way the commission structure operates, everyone works against each other to make the deal. And if perm and contract are working on the same role, they actively work against each other, which isn't comfortable for anyone. They're so eager for work that they operate as 'yes men' and not as actual consultants on the market, and will not stand up for their candidates if they can close a deal. They use AI to train recruiters on how to match keywords on resumes to candidate profiles, not to actually understand who they're looking for or how to evaluate them properly.

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Robert Half Response
4d
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We strive to foster a collaborative and supportive workplace where employees can grow and succeed. We appreciate your perspective and will take your comments into consideration as we continue to evaluate and improve the employee experience.
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