Pros
The ability to build an amazing pipeline of GREAT Candidates! You will need them soon after you are let go by an email. When I left, the Director from 2 states I recruited in offered me a full time job with the company because I did so well at choosing the perfect candidates for his teams. So, thanks Manpower for introducing me to the career of a lifetime that is paying me what I deserve for all of my hard work!
Cons
First, this review will not be read by anyone important enough to care, it is really just a place to vent! Biggest Cons... Middle Management! They are friends of "Semi-Upper" Management. That means that they can wing it and get by because the higher up will cover. After being there for over 4 years I went through 8 leads. Favoritism is a big game being played at Manpower! You do not need experience, just a friend. They expect you to produce by having some new young inexperienced "personal assistant" call you and ask ridiculous questions as to why and when. The expectancies are never met because they can not keep up with the GOOD Recruiters! I was on several projects and would have a count of maybe 1 here and 2 there and 3 on another. The inexperienced Lead and helper bee could not keep up and would not remember they switched you to a different project which at that point you were accused of not meeting your numbers. They do not recognize you for your unpaid OT and extra efforts! They only recognize "NUMBER". The new "CORE" people are making half of they measly Contract Laborers' pay and trained on the job. The poor guys are so stressed out because of the numbers game that the turn over is like flipping pancakes. One more thing, They place ads for new openings that are not real jobs!
