Kelly reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(6,847 total reviews)
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Chris Layden

82% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Kelly has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,847 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kelly 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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2.0
Apr 24, 2012

Kelly Services - back to the future?

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Pros

Recognized name in staffing industry Peers, colleagues Medica/Dental benefits - okay

Cons

Senior management was dismal, (at best) particularly after company wide "re-org" in 2009. To think we were originally told that our corporate leaders had "no game plan; that they were coming up with new ideas daily." Scary thought for the rest of us out in the field. If our leadership had no game plan, then who did? An un-named professional coach? Maybe Santa? The idea of "One Kelly" took us all back to the future; any name branding they had acheived within the technical/professional business units went down the tubes as we all had to adhere to the "One Kelly"' mindset - ridiculous. It is utter chaos when you add light industrial/administrative staffing and professional recruiting all in the same category, reporting to one Large territory manager. So unfortunate that many of the best Field/Regional managers and recruiters all took a hit and many lost their jobs due to a massive and unnecessary re-org. In addition to all of this, Kelly has the most unprofessional and unethical corporate HR team that ever existed. And they're an HR/Staffing organization for goodness sakes! There were terminations, demotions and lay-offs a-happenin' all for the sake of saving money. Good for Kelly? You bet. Good for the customer? No way. Good for the employees? Think twice.

3.0
Apr 23, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Kelly Services is a Contract employment service. It is a good place to get your feet wet in an entry level position. They evaluate your skill set, and set you up with a job at another firm. Sometimes that is seasonal, some times you can turn that into a full time position.

Cons

My experience with Kelly Services is mixed. I was placed in lower position than my skill set would warrant. This was because they did not spend any time evaluating me, they put me in the next slot that would get me hired, and producing revenue for them. kelly Services is a cheap company, and any excuse not to pay you they use. This dose not mean they cheat anyone, they have policies set up so they don't have to pay bonuses or holidays if you are even less than hour short of the policy. So if your contracted employer should observe a holiday that Kelly dose not, you get a day without pay.

3.0
Apr 22, 2012

Interesting

Anonymous employee
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Pros

To gain exprience in recruitment

Cons

Not a equal opportunity employer

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