Pros
All the tools you need, recognized name brand, professional image. Better salary/commission structure
Cons
One big con is working for the contracting side as opposed to perm recruiting. There is a huge turnover, they are constantly looking for recruiters. I wondered about this since the working environment is ok. Here is the con. What they do is hire a recruiter to find candidates for jobs the sales people found. As a recruiter you split commissions 50/50 with the sales person. Once you have a decent number of contractors on board each earning you a commission for every hour they work Robert Half will begin to find reasons to fire you. Once you are gone they divert the commissions of the still working contractors you would have received to a house fund which reduces costs and makes the manager look good. Then they start all over again advertising for a new recruiter. The sales person also receives a bit for helping set you up to be fired. It may not be done on all offices but I've learned from several former directors that it's widespread. A couple of directors told me they couldn't live with themselves so they found other employment.
