ManpowerGroup reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,504 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

ManpowerGroup has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,504 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ManpowerGroup 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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1.0
Jul 5, 2017

Manager

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Pros

Great employees who are dedicated to learning. Beautiful location and building.

Cons

Management not interested in growth of individuals only money. Sad because you will not make money if you do not take care of your employees, teach them, and help them grow. Most management works from home. Even those that are in the office sit behind a closed door and never interact with the team. The management is completely out of touch. You cannot take on market share in an environment like this. Companies, in any industry, that are successful do not burn and churn their employees, but rather they invest in them, listen to what their needs are and make a good quality environment for them.

1.0
Feb 9, 2017
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Pros

Cafeteria food is usually fresh and serves both breakfast and lunch. Plus they have a Starbucks at their headquarter location, which they served to their employees at a discount. You also obtain valuable recruiting skills but for a price of your soul.

Cons

Man, Manpower Group is the worst. Buckle up, family. Legit, this company is run by people who are fresh out of undergrad and do not know anything about human to human etiquette. Everything management says is scripted, forced and disingenuous. It's almost like they have never worked for a Fortune 500 Company before (hint: they do recruiting for those companies because MPG knows they can make a profit by forcing their employees to scour resume sites to find people to fill VERY LOW paying entry level position to suckers. If you're thinking about becoming a recruiter here, forget it! You'll be monitored like a caged animal about your phone time, submittals percentages, and if you can't find people who are looking for work for you to interview, you'll get the classic "Oh well...you're going have to try harder". Management does not offer anything constructive or helpful to make you succeed or do your job period - especially when you're scraping by on certain projects. Manpower Group also lies through their teeth about possible opportunity growth. Sure, your position will be different and your job title will change, but you'll get nothing more but a heavier work load and no increase in pay.

3.0
Nov 21, 2016
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Pros

Good work and learning experience, especially if you are recent grad/entry-mid level candidate. Not for those who are of senior level experience, you may find yourself VERY limited in growth. You can learn a lot early in your career, but do not expect much in terms of growth and opportunity. Basically, don't stay too long. Good vacation, good benefits.

Cons

-Low pay. This is taking a toll on not only employees, but the company. You get what you pay for, and hiring inexperienced people because they will work for lower pay does not equate to awesome results. This experience is worth something, it should be rewarded. -Decline in book of business: I don't when/how the sales and account teams decided it was ok to take on such low margin business and attracting such difficult candidates, but typically you need to make a PROFIT to stay in business, correct? -Limited growth. Sad but very true, a manager can hold someone back because they don't want to replace a good employee, as it's getting harder for them to find employees at that pay rate. There are few options for growth anyway. Branch managers are also pretty much incentivized to give low pay and unfair reviews--if they have to give a positive review/pay, that's less bonus for the manager. Seems kind of shady to me. -Inadequate resources. The phone systems are unmanageable, too tight-fisted to hire sorely needed admin help. The "support centers" (payroll centers, account support at HQ, etc.) are not held accountable, don't communicate with each other, so when serious errors occur and we have screaming clients/temps as a result of it, HQ's response is "whoops"--and then their inefficiencies double our workload. -The U.S. operations just do not seem to be a priority to give the proper attention and resources. Most of the money is made in Europe, so that's why it seems the local operations are an "afterthought" -Outrageously outdated technology, this is leading competitors to pretty much make it no competition. -If you have proven yourself you should be able to work remotely occasionally instead of it being offered to whomever they feel like.

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