personnel manager

financial analyst

staff accountant

collection agent

accounts receivable clerk

Lucas Group

I worked in the Military Candidate Recruiting section (half-desk)

-Great CEO personality wise, but she isn't good at making decisions
-Compensation is commission against draw and the splits are still set up from when LG was the ONLY game in town finding jobs for people, so you could bill more back then with less effort. 
-More private sector competition, generation of Millennials that can do their own job search online from a smartphone, smarter online apps for job search, nonprofit job search companies, the military placing candidates on its own, etc are CRUSHING this company's old fashioned ways.
-Only the tenured partners are making any money from this place. Less tenured have a hard time achieving partner status due to mathematical splits and general volume of business. 
-Most partners have been there for 10+ years and have a hard time not seeing changes in the recruiting field, so the company has a lack of adaptability to emerging market conditions.
-Junior Candidate Recruiter jobs there have been treated like a joke for years in terms of compensation. If you can keep your draw low (single person with no mortgage or retiree on their second job with another source of income), you might make $50k per year, perhaps $60k if you are lucky. 
-My boss once told me to make any money, you have to be an Account Executive (client recruiter) since the splits are better.
-Company won't go to a base salary plus commission structure like other companies have in the industry since they are cheap and the company is addicted to the commission against draw system that no longer works to keep talented recruiters, so there is a HIGH turnover of junior members of the team (less than 2 years on average).

Position started off fine but then became more cutthroat.  They have a "What have you done for me lately attitude?"  The draw really doesn't allow big billers to make the money they would a lot of other places.  Once you start to add up the money you bring home along with the time you spend on individual deals it doesn't make sense. Every client wants the same kind of candidate and the larger the team is; the fewer there are of those candidates so it becomes a shark tank. 

No real opportunities for advancement outside of title changes based on your billings, however, your billings don't stop the draw.  Makes no sense to me because there is really no incentive in staying there long term.  If you want to continue being a worker bee and make the company tons of money while you get a sales trip that you still have to pay taxes on, then it's the company for you.  

The CEO has a great story about how she started and where she is now.  But I think she is too far removed from the daily grind and has missed the mark in terms of compensation for employees.

Unlimited PTO is the only good thing here and you use it sparingly just because the nature of the business you don't want to be out for long.  Find another company that gives you a base plus commission, even if it's a smaller amount.  At least you don't come to work feeling like you are "in the hole" until a deal closes, the person starts, and the company pays.  That can sometimes be a 2-6 month process.

The one reason I left Lucas group is because it is, for lack of a better term, a "sleazy" company.

The first hour working there, I witnessed two recruiters lie to a potential client about their capabilities without concern. You look at their website and it is like a great poster for a bad movie.

The headhunters are underpaid and seemingly need the money which hurts ethical conduct.

Picture the recruiting version of Glen Gary Glenross and there you have it. If you need some extra money, tossing resumes can be lucrative sometimes, but many of the people working at the Lucas Group are part-time waiters, but don't tell clients that which blew me away.

The one saving grace is that you don't have to work too hard, but then again that could be a negative. Work there at your own caution, but you won't feel good about yourself.

The opportunity to make good money is there for those with the ambition and industry specific knowledge. I had prior recruiting experience, but as I made clear during my interview process, I was not knowledgeable about the industry I would be recruiting for. I was told there was a month long on-boarding process that could prepare me with the knowledge I needed for success. At the end of the on-boarding I was sufficiently prepared for a full desk recruiting position but still lacked industry knowledge. Management was reluctant to provide any assistance beyond referring my questions to google. In this way, I don't feel I was set up for success. I wish I interviewed with more team managers so joined a team focused on an industry I knew more about.

I worked for a large Accounting & Finance focused publicly traded recruiting firm for 10 years and was always ranked at the top of the market every year that I was there before I moved to Lucas Group.  The difference here is that we hire the best recruiters (we have several CPA's and MBA's on our Accounting & Finance recruiting team), we focus on a collaborative approach so you are getting the best from the team rather than the individual recruiter with whom you are working, and we do not have to worry about shareholder return shifting our focus from putting our clients and customers first!  

This is a great place to work if you enjoy the recruiting industry and are looking for a professional and positive environment.  I highly recommend us!

Crystal and her team were great!

At Lucas Group, our company culture is directly responsible for our successful performance. At the foundation of the Lucas, Group culture are seven principles that serve as our core values. These core values transcend all else and reflect the ethos of our company. That ethos was forged from the principals of honorable military service, but it remains a constant as we have expanded far beyond military transition. As with any virtues, they are simple in concept but demand daily diligence in their adherence.

At Lucas Group, we are a close-knit community of premier executive recruiters who strongly believe:

I chose Lucas Group as my employer because of the long tenured employees. There is typically a lot of turn over in the recruiting industry but LG has a lot of very tenured recruiters, which says a lot about the firm.

It is 100% commission, which means that you determine how much you make by how hard you work. The management team is great, progressive and they have excellent training, tools, and systems.

The thing I love most about the company is the people, we work hard and play hard.

If you are a seasoned sales person OR a great recruiter who can develop business, you will thrive here.

Six figure commissions are attainable - you are the only one who can keep you from doing it.

Progressive thinking firm. Great training program for experienced people.

Hardest part of the job is finding new clients

Best part of the job is helping others get a new job And getting paid for it!

Great annual award trips to exotic locations

Collegial
Warm and Family-atmosphere
Employees are the greatest asset

Used to be a great company and the new CEO came in and ruined the entire company. 50 years down the drain. I'll be surprised if they last another year. Amazing first level management but upper level management is a complete joke. Plenty of other staffing firms that respect their employees. Current upper level management has zero respect for their workers. Candidates should find another place to work and clients should work with another firm.

Due to their billing error, I did not get paid for 2 weeks, which caused me to pay an additional $300 for late rent fees, plus an eviction report going on my credit. They did not care. 

I am on an indefinite assignment, which means that I do not get PTO or health insurance. Disappointing that they do not fight for me to get hired on, especially when other permanent positions have opened up, yet I am not allowed to apply for them.

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