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Michael Page is a great place to work.  The hours are a bit long for those that haven't had to work hard before but pretty normal for those who have been serious about their career.  "Normal Hours" are 8:00AM-6:00PM (Monday - Thursday)
8:00AM-5:00PM (Friday)

Every Monday our office gets breakfast provided and on Fridays we take the last hour to have a few beers or glasses of wine and chat with our colleagues (So really hours on Friday are like 8:00-4:00).  And every quarter there is a QB (quarterly bash) where we take a half day and go have fun with some drinks on a boat or with some fun activities.  It's a real "Work hard. Play hard" mentality.  

The base pay is very competitive and it's not a draw.  There is also excellent bonus potential every quarter (7%-12% of any billed revenue over $60k).  And the medical benefits are great plus you get 20 PTO/Vacation days, 5 sick days, all bank holidays off (plus a 1/2 day the Friday before), and a shortened schedule during the Christmas season.  

With that being said, it's no joke.  It's a competitive, hard-working, stressful, relentlessly fast-paced environment.  If you're new to sales (or working for that matter) it's going to really gear your mindset to be entrepreneurial but will also weed out those with a weak work-ethic fairly quickly.  Goals are tough and getting there is a grind.  It requires a lot of focus, persistence, and perseverance.  There will be times when that week sucks and it's tough to get in there.  And then there will be killer weeks in which you won't want to end.  All-in-all, the time goes by quickly, the people interaction (internal/external) is great and always changing, and it's fun to get paid to talk.

Some of these reviews are hilarious and clearly not written by actual MP employees. MP is an awesome company to work for - we get breakfast on mondays, can expense meals , get recognized with bottles of champange when we do well, get quartley parties that can include a trip to the wineries or white water rafting, we get quarterly bonuses that range from 5k to 40k. I had no prior recruitment experience and was started on a base salary of $60k. On fridays we leave early and are able have a drink ar our desk in the afternoon. We dont clock in or out and its not about how much time we are at our desk, but what we accomplish. We have the ability to work from home and get 1 month of vacation. If you hit your targets you get a free trip- targets arent hard to hit, i hit mine in my second quarter with no recruitnent experience.  Also, if we dont call you back, dont take it personal - take it as what it is - bussiness. If youre good for a job, well call you, because you are essentially our money. Also, MP pays too high of a base to have to pay OT ...so not that I think they would actually 'promise' OT..but if its not in your contract/offfer letter, thats your own fault. If you are a clock watcher , want a job to do bare minimum at, and dont understand the value /payoff of hard work, def not a job for you.

The British accent is lovely but that is all that is lovely. Even a prior recruiter I found now working elsewhere stated the same reason they left the firm.  They said they were an awful bunch and they could no longer continue to lie to clients on behalf of Michael Page. 

I used Michael Page to send me clients. All clients were NOT pre-screened probably because for accounting  positions they send me clients in the medical field. After a while they were just sending warm bodies.  The clients also states they plain out right lies to them.

I thought maybe this was just a bad experience with one recruiter.  The following week in our management meeting another manger asked if any other manager were using Michael Page for temporary or permanent placement. This opened the floor with conversations of negative comments about lack of follow ups, lying to clients, rude employees, lack of telephone  etiquettes etc. It was decided to band this agency due to these issues and many more.  They also charge the highest agency fees.

Robert Half or any other agency is a much better choice.

I worked at Michael Page as a Senior Recruitment Consultant and overall had a positive and growth-oriented experience.

Michael Page is a great place to start your career as a recruiter. The company offers excellent training programs, strong brand recognition, and a well-structured approach to the recruitment process. It provides all the tools and support necessary to succeed in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment.

One-on-one management was one of the highlights of my time there — I always felt supported and challenged by my manager, with regular feedback and a clear path for development. The collaborative culture within teams often made even high-pressure days enjoyable.

That said, there were some internal politics that could at times be frustrating and hinder open communication or merit-based progress. 

Overall, I would recommend Michael Page to anyone looking to kickstart their recruitment career in a reputable and high-performance setting.

MPI continuously aims to improve their training for new hires and implement incentives to encourage high KPIs. Managers take feedback seriously and WANT to maintain headcount. Some ex-MPI employees will often leave with a sour taste in their mouth because they probably didn't push themselves hard enough or weren't cut out for sales, period. This is probably the best company to work for if you're an honest go-getter. Naturally, if you expect massive success in your first 6-12 months, it probably won't happen. This job requires commitment, and all too often you come across Consultants who don't show that level of ambition. Success here is seen 12+ months down the line. Until you get there, you need to be resilient and keep up high activity levels. You'll get sacked if you don't show that you're trying to keep up.

I very much enjoyed dealing with Caroline Neble at Michael Page. I was placed at Biogen Idec at the corporate offices in Weston. I immediately hit it off with the Executive Assistant in compliance. I very much enjoyed the job and most of the people were fantastic and professional. I supported three Senior Directors/lawyers in Compliance. This role was very interesting and challenging. There were some personality conflicts that existed prior to my being placed there. Since it was my job to support the person who was involved in one of the conflicts, I did all I could to make his day easier and go the extra mile for him, against the suggestions of the person who had obvious problems with him. 
I very much enjoyed it there for the most part and missed the people I had supported once my contract was ended.

Benefits and PTO tend to very generous, but certainly expected to work a lot of hours to feel like you deserve it. If you do not see the results, expect a lot of scrutiny. If you do well, the leash is loosened. If you work 10+ hour days and don't bill, you are labelled as a non-intense lax worker. Culture is competitive and performance-based, and can be immature and petty. Senior Management will call you out, humiliate you, and use fear tactics to get you to perform. Managers are those promoted within based strictly on revenue targets, proving to be good at sales, but lacking in any unique management style and knowledge of employee motivation and morale. Trickled down fear tactics from senior management are the norm.

Some managers can be better, some people can be easier to get along with than others, if you perform and see results, there are plenty of incentives and generous bonuses and rewards.

Flexible work hours (8-4, 9-5, shorter or longer OK). In a day, you're expected to make 8-10 calls, attend team meetings to realign, and schedule enough calls so you have a highly busy Outlook calendar. 

Highly KPI driven, though where the numbers are taken from is unclear. We're expected to render 40 "activities" a week in the office, as opposed to focusing on making placements on a reasonably prudent timeline (Philippine office).

I feel no inclination to be emotionally invested or committed to the organization because there's more focus on hiring new talent to get the office up and running rather than to implement local training for existing hires.

Interns will be taught on a trial by fire basis and are expected to perform more than full-time employees for the first 6 months, 8-10 hours a day. Ideal for someone trying out corporate or shifting from a traditional workplace.

Working at Michael Page felt more like a high-pressure sales role than a recruitment position. The focus is overwhelmingly on hitting daily and weekly KPIs, rather than on the quality of work or genuine relationship-building with candidates and clients. There’s a strong emphasis on cold calling and meeting strict targets, which can make the environment feel stressful and transactional. While the company provides good training and has a recognizable brand name, the culture prioritizes numbers over people. It’s a good fit if you’re highly competitive and thrive in a fast-paced sales environment, but not ideal if you’re looking for a role centered around talent strategy or long-term relationship management. Overall, it’s a results-driven company with limited work-life balance, where success is measured almost entirely by performance metrics rather than development or collaboration.


Typical day was chained to a desk calling people who don't want to be bothered by you all while your phone minutes, emails, meetings, etc are being tracked by pompous, arrogant, management. I was counting down the days to leave because if you give two weeks they tell you to just leave. Then Covid happened. They say you have to control your clients yet in reality you have no control over someone else's decisions. They expect you to work day and night and if you do not go out with the office at night or on the weekends you will not be accepted. Every Friday you feel forced to drink with everyone even if you just want to go home. Their training was horrendous. The only thing I learned from the position was how to not treat your employees. When interviewing remember they are salesman selling you a job. Horrible turnover due to obnoxious management. Do not work here. 

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