Platinum Recruitment Group Reviews Summary

Efficiency and Support

Pros:

• "Couldn’t recommend platinum and Zandra enough! A very speedy process that resulted in me having a job within a week of applying."
• "Platinum Recruitment provide an excellent and extremely efficient service."
• "She was even willing work out of office hours to support my schedule."
• "Duncan was very attentive and helpful throughout and would always have a prompt response to any questions or queries I had."
• "I received constant updates throughout the process and also received interview prep which I’m convinced gave me the extra edge compared to other candidates."
• "Huw Roberts was readily available for any queries I had, which was really appreciated."
• "Can't thank them enough for helping me land my dream job that is going to kick start my career."

Cons:

• "Worked with Erin the managing consultant to arrange a short-turn around interview. No feedback was given despite being told I'd have this emailed to me within the next couple of days."
• "Sent my CV in to a couple of jobs that unfortunately were with platinum. Dale has phoned me a couple of times of the last 6 months asking me how a job sounds when I tell him yes I would be interested, he says he will send me a job description that never arrives."
• "I never received a call back from her or an email when I chased asking for an update."
• "I emailed the same person back regarding jobs I'd seen her email address on and heard nothing."
• "So my advise is AVOID they only want you to register with them and waste your time !!!"
• "FAKE SCAM JOB listings to get your details."
• "They ignored all of my follow up emails."

Professionalism and Personalization

Pros:

• "The staff are professional, friendly and genuinely have the candidate's best interest at heart."
• "She listens to your requirements and gets a real feel for you as a person."
• "Rebecca and Platinum Recruitment are the best recruitment agency I have had the pleasure of dealing with."
• "Huw kept in contact with me everyday giving me regular updates and all the information I could possibly need."
• "Very professional."
• "Communication was always prompt and clear, with Zandra keeping me updated on the progress and ensuring I was well-prepared for every step."
• "She went through in detail everything I needed to know about the role and was never too busy to answer any questions I had."

Cons:

• "Save yourself the time and effort and avoid this company."
• "thank god i didn't rely on this bunch of clowns to find me a job."
• "Genuinely believe half of the jobs they advertise don't exist."
• "This recruitment cost us a lot of money and now they are only offering only 10% refund for this badly selected candidate."
• "Platinum are a joke, I literally filter them out now on job searches."
• "I SWEAR THIS IS A PHANTOM COMPANY !!!!!!"
• "Useless they took 4 weeks to pay me what a joke they keep saying they will sort it but they never do."

Outcome and Satisfaction

Pros:

• "Would highly recommended. 5*"
• "Would highly recommend him and this company to anyone they have really helped and shaped my career and my life into a more successful and happier one!"
• "Highly recommend. Very friendly and professional."
• "Huw was brilliant throughout the entire recruitment process."
• "Couldn't have been happier with the service and overall experience I received from Dale and Duncan at Platinum!"
• "Got me an interview within a day and job offer the same day as the interview."
• "Great work from Huw and the team. I was made redundant by the company I worked at for 5 years. Within a week I had an interview at A job I applied for with indeed, with their help they lined up an interview and I was able to succeed in getting the job."

Cons:

• "I had to take an unpaid day from work because when I informed them of the times I could go in, I was told they didnt want me to miss out on the opportunity, so I had to go in earlier."
• "Waste of time, job deadline was that week, i was in the building and had no interest in seeing me."
• "Rude and unprofessional. I applied for an Administrator position and received an email saying I've been shortlisted and to call the recruiter (Victoria) as soon as possible to discuss the application further... I never received a call back."
• "Really poor feedback. Terrible organisational skills - advised me to fill in application form, didn't send it to me."
• "Most of these reviews are other recruiters giving it 5 stars to win internal approval, my experience below: Worked with Erin the managing consultant to arrange a short-turn around interview... they are just after their commission nothing more."
• "Possible fraud company. Re-listing same vacancies on job search sites over and over again."
• "I received no communication since and had no response to my emails."