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Ettain Group

Acquired by Manpower

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Ettain Group reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(226 total reviews)
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Trent Beekman

72% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ettain Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 226 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ettain Group 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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226 reviews
5.0
May 24, 2015
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Pros

ettain group was a wonderful place to work. I worked in one of our smaller offices in Winston-Salem and the team while I was there was great. Very supportive environment, especially from a management perspective. They truly want you to grow with the company and try to make opportunities for advancement. Also the manager specifically in Winston was an amazing boss and extremely genuine in wanting you to advance professionally. You do have to work very hard but if you are hitting your goals (which is very doable) there is a degree of autonomy in how you spend your time. It was also important to me that we valued our clients and contractors, which I believe we did. I felt like I was able to look out for my contractor's best interests, not just look at them as a number. The training program was also instrumental in setting us up for success. I felt like most people in the company were very accessible. Good bonus structure as well. Plenty of incentive to work hard and make good money.

Cons

It is a highly competitive sales environment that requires long hours but you are told that from day 1. It's tough getting off the ground and building your network, but if you aren't willing to do that you shouldn't be in sales or recruiting. There is a high turnover rate which isn't necessarily an ettain problem but an industry one. I think ettain does more to retain its employees than most; but there is still an ever-changing office environment.

2.0
May 22, 2015

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

An amazing training program. Top notch! Awesome people (the recruiters and account managers) to work with. NATIONAL accounts. If you are on national accounts there is money to be made. Jeff harris the ceo is an amazing guy! He cares about his workers and wants people to succeed. Mike Kelly, Brad Thorton, Laura Solitario, Lauren Merryman also are all great people who care about their employees. So glad I got to work with them.

Cons

You have to be unethical to work here. Manage would ask people in interviews their age, if they have children, etc. If you tried submitting people that were indian they wouldnt send them over based on the fact that they were Indian even if they were a perfect fit and a US Citizen. When you would bring up the fact that what they are doing is illegal, you would hear, "You can't play by the rules if you want to get ahead." On the first day you work there the let you know that HR rules dont apply here and you will break them. Anybody that works there that reads this review will know exactly what I mean. Also, every other week it seemed like they would try and implement new rules or programs. Every training class somebody learned a different way so nobody new what the actual rules are which would lead to arguments as well as frustration. Often times it seemed like management was nonexistent......The recruiters run the office. (this can be good or bad) Certain Business Development managers are helped more than others. You can tell who is managments favorites and they will spend a lot more time trying to help some BDM and account managers grow their business while ignoring others. Also this is a very youthful company.....If you are middle age dont think about working here. On the recruiters side most of the recruiters are in their 20's. There are a few indidivuals that are around the director level but even they are in their late 30's and early 40's. ALSO if you still dont believe me and go and work here...DO NOT fall for their base of 30,000...many people start off making 35k or more as their base...They make it seem like the only way to get this pay bump is to be promoted to tech recruiter or senior technical recruiter..Yet i have seen people with NOOOOO experience at all make more on their base than people with 2 years experience. negotiate your salary this is recruiting after all

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Ettain Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience with ettain group. We read each posting and take all feedback very seriously. At ettain group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to our teams, contractors, and clients and expect that each of our team members uphold our deeply rooted company values to deliver on this commitment. If you have feedback that you would like to provide directly, we welcome these to be addressed to our HR Director, Lindsay Graham at lgraham@ettaingroup.com. Thank you again for your feedback!
5.0
Apr 1, 2015

Amazing opportunity!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

ettain group has an amazing culture.

Cons

There is not enough time in the day.

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Ettain Group Response
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We appreciate your feedback. Thank you!
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