Barrington James

I started working at Barrington James 1 year ago, I initially joined the Contracts Academy Team to develop my recruitment skills, particularly within Business Development.I previously worked as an internal recruiter elsewhere and was dubious about Recruitment Agencies, however, Barrington James has changed my view entirely. Since starting, I have seen my sales skills go from strength to strength and I am still continuing to develop these skills.I now work within a team of skilled recruiters and am currently above my yearly target. I know that I can put this down to the training I have received, the morning energisers and the support of everyone at Barrington James - including C-Level employees.Not only is Barrington James a great place to work regarding career development but it also has incredible incentives which I am always proud to tell others about!By no means is it an easy job, however if you are ambitious, driven and enjoy being part of a great office culture then I would recommend Barrington James 100%.

I've worked as an Internal Recruiter at BJ for 10 months now, and I can honestly say I haven't worked at a better company. You are given huge opportunities very early on in your career, things that you would have to wait years for at another business. The managers, directors, CEO + COO are very invested in staff and I've never felt like a number here or that my ideas would be ignored.Huge shout out to Dean and Josh for their management and support in my rec career so far. Couldn't have done it without you guys.

Terrible customer service. Zero recruitment professionalism - in particular their narcissistic director Chris King who thinks he knows it all, but clearly doesn't.

AVOID. The staff are self entitled and often very cocky. They are more an information collection agency after your CV that they then sell on. I've been ghosted by them every time I have asked for more information about a role! (AKA there is no role and thus, no information) Most of the reviews are from staff, who have been requested to leave a review for the Google Logarithm

I worked for Barrington James as an Internal Recruiter for my placement year from university. I could not have asked for a better experience! I learnt and developed multiple new skills whilst working within a fantastic team. I hope to return to the company once I have completed my final year of my Business degree. I would recommend this company to any ambitious graduates who want to work for a global company.Major shout out to Dean Govier (an Associate Director) for his constant help and support!

Driven company that sometimes focus more on profits than principles, Most of the positive comments here are written by current company employees not customers

Had a very bizarre experience with this company. Received a call this morning and the caller didn't explain what they wanted very well; it took me a while to realise it was a recruiter. She then didn't explain what the role was she wanted to discuss despite my asking a few times, I was then promised an email with the details and a follow up call. Email comes in addressed to Grace which I thought maybe had just been sent to the wrong person but apparently it WAS for me, she just got my name wrong which isn't very professional. I mentioned this expert to a few friends who also had either weird or not very positive past experiences, so I checked out Glassdoor and was appalled by some of the comments about the culture here and also some.of the responses effectively washing their hands of responsibility. Have cancelled my follow up call and will not touch this company with a barge pole for anything in future; they come across unprofessional, unorganized and unethical!

I am approaching the end of my 7 week Internship at Barrington James and I have had a great experience, learnt a lot and been given a great insight into the world of recruitment. Before joining BJ I was skeptical due to the occasional person not having the best things to say about their experiences working within recruitment but I can safely say I have been proved completely wrong. I have had great training and assistance whenever I had needed it and never once felt out of my depth (big thanks to Dean Govier for being a fun, outgoing, yet informative and helpful manager).The opportunities, the perks, the culture and the incentives within the Job Role are excellent and it is clear to see why BJ have been voted as the 31st best small company to work for by the Sunday Times. The company and the management are always willing to listen to your ideas whilst also offering their knowledge + expertise with you in order to development you into a professional.It is definitely a company I will be very interested in joining upon my graduation next year!

Great atmosphere, great place to learn and develop your skill set as a recruiter and fantastic incentives for hard graft.

If you take the time to read these reviews, the good ones are from within the company and the others are from actual people who have had somewhat negative experiences with this company. I am not the only person to point this out.About a year ago they found my CV online when I was job searching and managed to convince to listen to a 20 minute spiel about what they do, and that I should come for an interview. It did pique my interest a little so I went along as no harm done for one 40 minute interview. The manager" was a woman hardly older than me (mid 20s) dressed very informally