An honest review - werkgeversreview Recruitment Consultant bij Centurion Selection

I've been at the company for 9 months now and have been promoted to a consultant 5 months in. Here is my honest review of the company. I will try to be as informative as possible. Contrary to what you may read, they actively do try to create a good environment. There are company events, weekly lunches/breakfasts as well as other events planned. There are also great company incentives designed to motivate employees. The office environment is not as strict as what you may believe, and it is a lot like a little family. You’re not just a number here and everybody’s voice is heard. As all companies do, there are expectations that need to be met. These expectations are not at all unrealistic and are achievable with the right work ethic. The company does apply pressure to the trainees to meet expectations, but this is necessary. It is preparing you to deal with the external pressure that clients will give. This isn’t a company where you can expect to give the bare minimum and excel. It’s structured so that your effort translates to results, and with the uncapped commission structure once you become a 360 consultant – the sky is the limit. After a set amount of time, you are also given the potential to relocate to the USA if that’s what you would like to do. The office manager is great and extremely helpful. She guides you through being a trainee and helps with the transition to being a consultant. She’s also a good laugh and gets along well with everybody. The owner is also very directly involved and hands on. Some people call it micromanagement, but it’s the chance to learn from the guy at the top who has the experience and success to back up everything he teaches. Not many companies give you the chance for 1-1 interaction with the founder and this is what separates this company from many of the other firms. The pressure does get high, but you won't find a job anywhere that gives you the chance to make six-figures very quickly not be high pressure. The main drawback that people find common are the working hours and if you want to excel you will have to do longer hours than the set standard. The job can also be quite tedious and repetitive when constantly cold calling candidates, but this is the job you sign up for. They make it clear when you join that the standard hours are 11:30 – 9:00 due to the time zone difference with the American Market. You will have to sacrifice your weekdays, but they are transparent about this. They offer a generous basic salary to compensate for this that also increases once you are promoted. In Summary, If you are determined to put in the work and effort to succeed and develop professionally under the guidance of one of the best to do it, then this is the place for you. Make sure you are aware of what you are signing up for, as it isn’t all happy days, and there is a lot of grinding involved. You will likely hate it at the beginning, but if you persevere, there will be a turning point and all of the hard work will pay off.