Anonymous
map-marker Prague, Prague

Pyramid Scheme

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Pyramid Scheme. Do not waste your time. You will not get promoted anytime soon. You will never get your commissions.
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Anonymous
map-marker Pisa, Tuscany

A wrecking ship…

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Very low commissions for the first couple of years. You are pushed to work regularly 12 hours everyday and to come to work even at the weekend, you'll live your life through the phone and you will be expected to make something like 80-100 calls and 4-5 hours or more on the phone everyday in a very stressful Orwellian environment where every action and call you make is monitored; this situation doesn't change progressing in your career, in fact it worsens...

The company notoriously had have problems in presenting clearly the contract terms to graduates...making them have unrealistic expectations about salary, accommodation, time required to move from Pardubice office to another and even about the kind of contract offered...

Crucially, the number of people leaving every month is higher than the number of new inexperienced people joining...

All this clearly points to a negative future outlook for the company...

NonStop Consulting Reply:
Dear anonymous poster, whilst it is unclear whether you are a current employee, past employee or simply an outside influencer we are happy to respond to your comments.

Commission
Our commission structure is one of the best offered in the industry. NonStop Recruitment in particular, offers its rewards based on meritocracy and therefor, the level of your reward is solely down to the individual.

All newcomers start out as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant – we call the role Market Researcher, which is the 1st stage of their career with NonStop Recruitment which we expect they will be promoted from within 2-3 months. In the role in they are providing a resourcing service for the business whilst learning their trade. They can earn rewards even at this stage of their career. As a Market Researcher, if they find a candidate who is then placed by one of our senior consultants or Team Leaders with their clients, the Market Researcher will earn a 3,000czk bonus. Once the Market Researcher has learnt their trade and is working as a Junior Consultant – A position we call Market Builder, they can earn from 8% to 16% of the revenues they generate if they are still based in the Czech Republic. As a full consultant, their commission structure is double, 16% - 40% of the revenues they generate.

If they are that the stage of development where they can relocate to the UK or Swiss offices - as a Market Builder, then the commission structure is 10% – 20% of the revenues generated and as a full Consultant, 20%-40% of the revenues generated.

We’re proud to confirm that some of our consultants, who are earning over £100,000 in their first year, have proved that earning high levels of commission are very achievable. We are seeing monthly earnings exceeding £20,000 for some of our consultants; all of which has been achieved with hard work and dedication to their role. It’s true that not everyone in the business is earning high commission but those that are, stand out as the individuals who are working hard, understand that the rewards they reap are down to their efforts and of course, show drive, energy and enthusiasm on a day to day basis.

Recruitment Activities
Recruitment can be quite hard, it’s true to say there is a lot of phone work like many other industries. Taken into consideration that we are servicing clients from across Europe and also on a global basis, there wouldn’t be any commercial benefit to have over 50% of the workforce spending their whole week travelling to meet clients and candidates. As a highly effective recruitment organisation, we save our clients and candidates time in the hiring process, especially those who do not have time to meet with multiple providers during their busy schedules.

Our consultants are expected to make between 40-80 calls in a day – sometimes more, sometimes less, this includes a core period of business development calls on a daily basis. We do not use an auto dialler to schedule the calls, each consultant is responsible for managing their own work load. The amount of time spent on the phone is a general metric but far more important to us is the quality of the conversations our consultants are having with both their clients and their candidates and ultimately the relationships with them. It is a proven fact that you can not build business relationships by email and although you may gain entry to an organisation through this, the phone communication will always be needed and will be the core method of building relationships, understanding both your clients and candidates needs and resulting in more knowledge of your own specialist market.

Quality Assurance
We do look at our consultant’s activities. We have put in place a Quality assurance team that is ensuring we recruit both ethically and responsibility. Quality Assurance is introduced from the very beginning, the internal recruitment process, throughout your training and development and as you work as a consultant, even a team leader and a manager. The Quality Assurance function is unique within the recruitment industry and is not a policing tool. It is there to support you in your growth and development. As a Market Researcher, your training Team Leader will provide you with feedback on your performance delivered through our Quality Assurance, and will provide you with further training and development, advice and guidance to help you improve your abilities as a recruitment consultant. This will continue as you move into each future role you hold at NonStop Recruitment. Those who perform well in our environment are generally those who embrace the Quality Assurance function as a tool that will help them grow, develop and succeed and ultimately make them more profitable through the higher standards of work they are performing. They show a desire to learn and a great deal of humility when receiving Quality Assurance feedback which they then use to progress.

Contracts and Salaries
There is nothing to hide in terms of our contractual conditions. We have now moved to offering an initial 12 month fixed term contract for all new starters within the business. It is fully compliant with the Czech Labour code and we are happy to discuss any concerns future joiners may have in this regard.

During the hiring process, salary, accommodation, the opportunity to relocate and much more are discussed with potential new joiners as we want to remain open, honest and clear in our communications.

The salary is 25,000czk per month; this is commensurate with the local cost of living in Pardubice. If you’re looking for an opportunity abroad, you really should focus some research on the cost of living within the countries you are considering as well as looking at the average salary for the local regions of the country. We recommend visiting www.numbeo.com to give you a general idea within the Czech Republic. Ultimately, the lifestyle you lead comes down to you and the responsibility you take for managing your finances, we have a number of Market Researchers and junior consultants who live quite comfortably from the salary provided. They will be more than happy to share their experiences and tell you about their lifestyle.

Accommodation
When it comes to accommodation in Pardubice, everyone has a choice. No-one is obliged to take the accommodation we have sourced, in fact it would be easier for us if people were to take the initiative and find their own accommodation however, most people do opt for the accommodation we have sourced. We have decided to offer this as an optional benefit to our new joiners as it can help ease the transition to the Czech Republic.
When a new starter joins NonStop Recruitment, if they have chosen the accommodation we have sourced then they will be housed initially in a room within a building we have rented. The room is lockable with its own toilet and shower and the new joiner will share facilities such as the TV lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities. There are 8 rooms across 2 floors. At the ground floor level there is a bar which is available to the local public as well as the tenants of the facility. It is initial accommodation that will be provided for the first 3-4 weeks of a new employee’s career and is provided for the intention of providing a smooth transition In to life in the Czech Republic. It also allows for the new employee to focus on their new role and getting to know their new colleagues without the worry and hassle of finding accommodation themselves.

After this initial period, all employees once again have an opportunity to either find their own accommodation, or to ask for further the accommodation we have sourced. If they choose to live in further the accommodation we have sourced, they will be guaranteed a room in a shared flat which NonStop has rented directly from a local Landlord and subsequently, sublets to it’s employees. The flat will be available for the first 6 months of the new employee’s career with us.

The accommodation is not free of charge; each employee pays rent, always in arrears – we arrange to deduct the rent directly from the employees salary at the end of every month. It is clear, open and fully visible within the employee’s wage slip. We are very open about the costs which range from 4,500czk to 8,000czk dependant on the size of room and apartment. There are no deposits or advanced fees to be paid and utilities and internet bills are included in the rate. We have an accommodation board in the middle of the office in Pardubice with prices per room clearly shown and new employees can choose the room of their liking (pending availability).

We also recognise that moving to private accommodation can be a costly experience and so as a company we have implemented a relocation policy whereby we can provide financial assistance to our employees to help with moving from the accommodation we have sourced, to private accommodation where requested.

We believe the provision of accommodation is of great benefit to our employees and are unaware of many companies that offer this level of support in the early stages of someone’s career.

Retention of Employees
We’ve already mentioned that recruitment can be challenging and as such, it does happen from time to time that after starting a role within recruitment, new employees after a period of time come to the understanding that recruitment is not the career for them, likewise the employer sometimes has to make these decisions too.

It is factually incorrect to state that there are more people leaving NonStop Recruitment than joining the company. After recent changes in our hiring process and in our initial training and development of new Market Researchers, our retention rate of Market Researchers for 2015 is currently standing at 82% which is well above the industry average. Our retention levels at junior consultant and full consultant are also very much above the industry standard and have been for many years. We have grown organically as a business since our beginnings and exponentially so over the last two years with most of our team leaders and management team having started as trainees with us.

The Future
Based on the success and continued growth of the organisation we are in fact targeting further growth in 2015. So much so that we have put in place a challenging target of doubling the size of the business both in terms of manpower, revenues and ultimately profitability. We’re looking at new markets, not just in Europe but also on a global basis which in turn means lots of opportunity for both existing and new team members. The company has experience growth year on year, continues to do so and there are no limitations on what could potentially be achieved this year.

Contact Us
Our internal recruitment team would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have:

Marketa Littlemore – Head of Talent Acquisition
Anna Budner – Talent Acquisition Specialist

You can contact us by phone on +44 (0) 207 940 4595, or by email on m.littlemore@nonstop-recruitment.com or a.budner@nonstop-recruitment.com
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Anonymous

Funny blog

This blog is an interesting read and greatly entertaining because some things are true and others are out of proportion.

I worked at the company for a long time and the things I am going to say are the truth.

Recruitment is not easy, it's cut throat and basic sales.

I think Kevin (the owner) is a genuine person and he is the first one to put his hands up if things have not gone well; but I also think it takes a while for things to get around to him.

I do believe the micro-management in the day to day work is over-obsessive and it drives people away, not just newcomers but also long standing staff.

Expect to be treated like a child whether you know the job or not.

The Czech situation is not a scam, but it’s built in the company’s interest; any company works for profit so you can clearly see that the program is in place to make the company succeed.

On some of the points I am not going to comment because I am not sure what the deal is with the new people coming into the business but I can clarify the following:

2- Accommodations arranged when you get there

The first accommodation is not great, but the flats you get moved to after are better.

3- Ability to earn from day one.

It depends on how sharp you are, it took me longer than that, because some people get it straight away and others (like me) take a while to understand the process

4 After 6 months at Czech Republic the ability to transfer to any of the other European offices including London

This is not entirely true, it takes longer because you need to be a biller that can pay for his desk cost. They won’t pay for you to move to London if you don’t make money (again it’s sales don’t expect to be treated well if you don’t perform)

5- Award winning training scheme

Anyone can win an award, I think McDonalds has won awards for best employer, but no one wants to work there 

6- Taking on 10 people a month as they have just recently started expanding

Turnover is high because not everyone can take the pressure, or they don’t perform

7- the commission scheme

Any junior recruitment role pays very little, and what you are not told is that you are only paid the month that the candidate start the new job

8- the location

Small town 2 hours from Prague, it depends it does it for some and not for others

9- accommodation

Refer to point 2

Overall I can say I learned a lot. I don’t like a lot of people at the company or the motto but we all know that the perfect job does not exist.

I think that if the overall opinion is that the company is a scam people shouldn’t worry because if that is the case it will fail.

What I have written is from direct experience, and if you don’t like sales don’t apply for the job.

In addition to that the fat guy that swears at people is no longer there. (as I said when things get to Kevin he sorts them)

I hope this helps to clarify things.

NonStop Consulting Reply:
Dear Ex Employee,

Thank you for your recent posting, we’re happy that you have chosen to position us in a somewhat positive light however, we’re sure that had you raised some of the points during your exit interview we could have given you some feedback personally at the time you left the business.

Micro Management
We’re disappointed that you have taken the view that we micro-manage our consultants and their activities on a day to day basis.

As you are already aware, Quality Assurance is introduced from the very beginning - the internal recruitment process, throughout your training and development and your time as a consultant. You’ll also be very aware that even our team leaders and managers undergo Quality Assurance.

We’re sure that in your time here at NonStop Recruitment you recognise, the Quality Assurance function is unique within the recruitment industry and is not a policing tool. It is there to support you in your growth and development. We will have provided you with feedback on your performance delivered through our Quality Assurance, and will have given you further training and development, advice and guidance to help you improve your abilities as a recruitment consultant.

As an ex-employee, you’ll know that those who perform well in our environment are generally those who embrace the Quality Assurance function as a tool that will helps them grow, develop and succeed and ultimately make them more profitable through the higher standards of work they are performing. They show a desire to learn and a great deal of humility when receiving Quality Assurance feedback which they then use to progress.

Accommodation
You are no doubt happy to acknowledge that when it came to your experience of opting for company accommodation, there were no deposits or advanced payments. Also the method in which the rent of the accommodation was deducted from your salary was most likely very helpful in showing you, your spending power for the month. We’re quite sure you took appreciated the cleaning services provided for you as an additional benefit too.

As you personally have experience of using our accommodation, we’re sure that you’ll agree it is a great benefit to new starters who join our company. We’d be very interested in hearing if you have had the same level of support in your new role.

In order to clarify things of any potential readers of this post we have detailed the facts about our accommodation below:
When it comes to accommodation in Pardubice, everyone has a choice. No-one is obliged to take the accommodation we have sourced, in fact it would be easier for us if people were to take the initiative and find their own accommodation however, most people do opt for the accommodation we have sourced. We have decided to offer this as an optional benefit to our new joiners as it can help ease the transition to the Czech Republic.

When a new starter joins NonStop Recruitment, if they have chosen the accommodation we have sourced then they will be housed initially in a room within a building we have rented. The room is lockable with its own toilet and shower and the new joiner will share facilities such as the TV lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities. There are 8 rooms across 2 floors. At the ground floor level there is a bar which is available to the local public as well as the tenants of the facility. It is initial accommodation that will be provided for the first 3-4 weeks of a new employee’s career and is provided for the intention of providing a smooth transition In to life in the Czech Republic. It also allows for the new employee to focus on their new role and getting to know their new colleagues without the worry and hassle of finding accommodation themselves.

After this initial period, all employees once again have an opportunity to either find their own accommodation, or to ask for further the accommodation we have sourced. If they choose to live in further the accommodation we have sourced, they will be guaranteed a room in a shared flat which NonStop has rented directly from a local Landlord and subsequently, sublets to it’s employees. The flat will be available for the first 6 months of the new employee’s career with us.

The accommodation is not free of charge; each employee pays rent, always in arrears – we arrange to deduct the rent directly from the employees salary at the end of every month. It is clear, open and fully visible within the employee’s wage slip. We are very open about the costs which range from 4,500czk to 8,000czk dependant on the size of room and apartment. There are no deposits or advanced fees to be paid and utilities and internet bills are included in the rate. We have an accommodation board in the middle of the office in Pardubice with prices per room clearly shown and new employees can choose the room of their liking (pending availability).

We also recognise that moving to private accommodation can be a costly experience and so as a company we have implemented a relocation policy whereby we can provide financial assistance to our employees to help with moving from the accommodation we have sourced, to private accommodation where requested.

We believe the provision of accommodation is of great benefit to our employees and are unaware of many companies that offer this level of support in the early stages of someone’s career.

Relocation to other offices
We’d like to understand your beliefs surrounding the timescales involved in moving to another office location.

As you know, one of our rewards for consultants is providing them with the freedom to experience working from different locations whether it be a permanent move to one office location, or a short term experience in order to decide on where the individual would like to be based or even a week or two in a location which can be combined with a number of client visits and/or candidate meetings.

You’ll also through your experience, know that the length of time it takes to relocate is once again, purely dependant on the individual and how quickly they can show business that they have earned the opportunity to relocate with us.

There is a clear structure in place, whereby a junior consultant can ask to relocate to another office and fulfil the ‘Market Builder to Move’ criteria, which is a group of tasks associated with their role, that they need to show they can perform consistently with a level of autonomy. Once the consultant completes this criteria, they are free to move. We even provide support where required for the relocation process
We are happy to provide examples of consultants who have/are relocated/ing within 4-6 months of joining NonStop and we are willing to give any potential new joiner the opportunity to talk to them to understand their real life experience and what they did in order to be successful and earn the opportunity to relocate.

Award Winning Training:
We are proud of the training we provide and we’re in no doubt that the skills you have gained as a result of your training will certainly benefit you in your career moving forward.
We believe the training modules provided through a mix of interactive, classroom based learning and on the job application of the new skills, provides trainees who join NonStop not only with the skills required to become a successful recruitment consultant, but also gives valuable skills that can be used in everyday life situations.

The award given to NonStop Recruitment - Best International Graduate Recruiter, was judged by an independent panel and shows our commitment to ensuring the best in practice training and development of staff, you can find more details here: http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/archant-graduate-award-winners-announced

We’ve since been nomitaed for, and won other awards for individuals and the company which can be clearly related to the added value of the training we provide throughout a consultants career with us.

Retention of Employees
You quite rightly mentioned that recruitment can be challenging and as such, it does happen from time to time that after starting a role within recruitment, new employees after a period of time come to the understanding that recruitment is not the career for them, likewise the employer sometimes has to make these decisions too.

It is factually incorrect to state that there is a high turnover of staff at NonStop Recruitment. After recent changes in our hiring process and in our initial training and development of new trainees, our retention rate of trainees for 2015 is currently standing at 82% which is well above the industry average. Our retention levels at junior consultant and full consultant are also very much above the industry standard and have been for many years.

Commission
Potentially you have yourself experienced the rewards that come through our commission structure.
We do however refute your claim that the commission relating to the candidate start date is not explained to you. In fact, this is explained not only during the recruitment process, but also would have been covered during your induction. We’d have happily discussed your point of view had you made us aware of this at the time of leaving.

Our commission structure is one of the best offered in the industry. NonStop Recruitment in particular, offers its rewards based on meritocracy and therefor, the level of your reward is solely down to the individual.

All newcomers start out as a Trainee, a role in which they are providing a resourcing service for the business whilst learning their trade. They can earn rewards even at this stage of their career. As a Trainee, if they find a candidate who is then placed by one of our senior consultants or Team Leaders with their clients, the trainee will earn a 3,000czk bonus once the candidate starts employment. Once the trainee has learnt their trade and is working as a Junior Consultant they can earn from 8% to 16% of the revenues they generate if they are still based in the Czech Republic. As a full consultant, their commission structure is double, 16% - 40% of the revenues they generate.

If they are that the stage of development where they can relocate to our other offices, then the commission structure as a Junior Consultant is 10% – 20% of the revenues generated and as a full Consultant, 20%-40% of the revenues generated.

We’re proud to confirm that some of our consultants, who are earning over £100,000 in their first year, have proved that earning high levels of commission are very achievable. We are seeing monthly pay checks exceeding £20,000 for some of our consultants; all of which has been achieved with hard work and dedication to their role. It’s true that not everyone in the business is earning high commission but those that are, stand out as the individuals who are working hard, understand that the rewards they reap are down to their efforts and of course, show drive, energy and enthusiasm on a day to day basis.

Pardubice
As with any town anywhere in the world, your experience is purely what you make it. There’s no doubting that if you wish to while away the hours in the same bars in the town square night after night, you’re likely to get bored of your local environment very quickly.

Pardubice really does have something for everyone and our advice is to get out there and take advantage of what’s available to help you enjoy your time in the Czech Republic with us.

Pardubice itself is a Mediaeval city with a population of around 100,000. It has an Old Town Square, Restaurants & Bars (English Menus), Modern shopping centre, Cinema and offers plenty of activities:
Football, Tennis, Bowling, Horse-riding, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Cycle paths in and around the Pardubice region.

Velke Pardubice – Europe’s largest steeplechase event outside of the Grand National in the UK

Motor Cross
Skiing (within 1.5-2 hours drive)
National heritage sites, nearby places (Kunetice, Kutna Hora, Prague, Brno, Moravia etc etc,
International Train Station – routes to Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary
Cheap flights home or to other parts of Europe
If you’d like to find out more we’d recommend visiting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardubice, http://www.visitpardubice.com/.

Raising Issues
Potentially, we’d retort on your comment to show that if people were open in telling the management team how they really feel and asked questions rather than internalising their thoughts, creating anger and a sense of unjustness, then maybe their concerns would be addressed at the appropriate time which would in turn create a better environment for all.

It’s a pity you feel that things only get sorted once Kevin hears about things. Recent changes in the management structure along with the implementation of an internal Employee Liaison has led to a much more open culture in which employees feel empowered to give feedback and feel they have a voice within the organisation.

We are always looking to improve both candidate and client, as well as our own employees experiences.

Contact Us
Our internal recruitment team would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have:

Marketa Littlemore – Head of Talent Acquisition
Anna Budner – Talent Acquisition Specialist

You can contact us by phone on +44 (0) 207 940 4595, or by email on m.littlemore@nonstop-recruitment.com or a.budner@nonstop-recruitment.com
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Estalene Mra
map-marker Huddersfield, England

Lying cheats at nonstop recruitment pardubice

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SO GLAD I FOUND THIS ARTICLE!

I was preparing for an assessment day but wanted to do some research first and this article is so true. On reed the salary is £25k but when I asked him to confirm this he got a little stuttery.

Then he explained how they actually mean 25,000 of Czech currency a month which is not a lot.

Who cares if the cost of living is less in that country, I'm British and if you tell me to expect £25,000 basic that's what i want not a few hundred pound. STOP LYING TO VULNERABLE GRADS YOU skum PEOPLE!

NonStop Consulting Reply:
Dear poster,

Thank you for your article regarding NonStop Recruitment.

Of course we value your opinion however, we do believe that it would be wise to consider your opinion, especially when it is based on an article placed on a website with profanities in its title and is clearly written in an offensive manner.

We can not control the web postings of one individual, be it a competitor or ex employees using a pseudonym. Recruitment can be challenging and some people will not be a good match for this industry. We also realise that some people will avoid any sense of responsibility and will actively attempt to cover their own failings through attacking others.

We accept that some applicants will simply believe whatever they read without question and that to some extent, realise this may serve as a suitable tool for self selection.

If you wish to discuss this further and find out more about NonStop Recruitment, then we are happy to talk with you however, if you’d rather rely on the information you have found without investigating things further for yourself, then regrettably we agree this is probably not a suitable opportunity for both parties.

For the benefit of graduates reading this article who might have concerns we have detailed below some responses to the key points of this review:

Advertising
We currently advertise not only on Reed but many other job boards as well and if you look carefully you’ll see the consistency of each and every advert stating in terms of salary: £20,000 - £100,000 OTE. This accurately reflects the salary range you can expect. OTE stands for On Target Earnings. Recruitment is a lucrative industry where the rewards you receive are reflected through your hard work and effort.

Contracts and Salaries
There is nothing to hide in terms of our contractual conditions. We have now moved to offering an initial 12 month fixed term contract for all new starters within the business. It is fully compliant with the Czech Labour code and we are happy to discuss any concerns future joiners may have in this regard.

During the hiring process, salary, accommodation, the opportunity to relocate and much more are discussed with potential new joiners as we want to remain open, honest and clear in our communications.

The basic salary is 25,000czk per month; this is commensurate with the local cost of living in Pardubice. If you’re looking for an opportunity abroad, you really should focus some research on the cost of living within the countries you are considering as well as looking at the average salary for the local regions of the country. We recommend visiting www.numbeo.com to give you a general idea within the Czech Republic. Ultimately, the lifestyle you lead comes down to you and the responsibility you take for managing your finances, we have a number of trainees and junior consultants who live quite comfortably from the salary provided. They will be more than happy to share their experiences and tell you about their lifestyle.

Swiss Headquarters – International Culture
We actively support applications not only from the UK but also from EU nationals based in other countries. This is something that gives us an exceptional, multicultural and international environment within a British owned company. Being ‘British’ is not enough for us, you’ll need to show an ability to adapt to and embrace new cultures and work internationally with foreign nationals from all walks of life.

If you’re questioning our legitimacy as a company then we’d like to highlight that there are strict regulations concerning the registration of a company in the Czech Republic and we’d happily invite you to investigate us further using our Czech company number – IČO: 27536815, feel free to look us up on the relevant government portals in the Czech Republic. You’re also welcome to investigate our Limited Company status in the UK using our registered company number - 3997470

Recommended Research

We highly recommend that individuals considering joining NonStop Recruitment do some research on the company, you can find out much more here:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/83957?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1427981911027%2Ctas%3Anonstop+recruitment

https://www.linkedin.com/company/3243670?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1427981947774%2Ctas%3Anonstop+careers

http://www.nonstop-recruitment.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NonStopRecruitment?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/NonStopCareers?fref=ts

We’ve included below, a link to a document published on the Czech Invest website that will give you full details on our EU Funding arranged through CzechInvest, Ministry of Industry and Trade: http://www.czechinvest.org/en/nonstop-recruitment-expands-its-czech-branch-in-pardubice

If you’re searching for any record of our award for the training; we’ve attached the following link for you: http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/archant-graduate-award-winners-announced

Contact Us
Here at NonStop Recruitment we believe in being open, honest and ethical and we’d like to invite any readers of this article to contact us and discuss any concerns they might have.

Our internal recruitment team would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have:

Marketa Littlemore – Head of Talent Acquisition
Anna Budner – Talent Acquisition Specialist

You can contact us by phone on +44 (0) 207 940 4595, or by email on m.littlemore@nonstop-recruitment.com or a.budner@nonstop-recruitment.com
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  • Lies
Reason of review:
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Preferred solution:

stop lying to vunerable grads

Dejuana Glb
map-marker Pardubice, Pardubicky Kraj

Nonstop recruitment scam pardubice Czech Republic

This is one big scam and lie from the very first phone call. Ill start with the basics.

Here's what you are told:

1- £12000 salary basic

2- Accommodations arranged when you get there

3- Ability to earn from day one.

4 After 6 months at Czech Republic the ability to transfer to any of the other European offices including London

5- Award winning training scheme

6- Taking on 10 people a month as they have just recently started expanding

7- the commission scheme

8- the location

9- accommodation

10- Assesment day

And now the truth:

1- The salary is £822 but you are actually left with £394 a month. Read below.

2- Was told on the phone first month accomodation will be sorted and the following months we pay around £200 a month for an apartment. But when you get there they through you in the rooms which are nowhere near the level of an apartment it's just a room above a bar. For this they charge you 7000czk and then after tax you are expected to live on £394 a month. Which gets paid into a bank account which you have to open at a bank they tell you which just works out to be a friend of the company. Coincidence?

3- B*llsh*t. From day one you are doing surveys just calling pervious candidates to see get some feedback. You cannot make money from day one doing this. Then if you pass this your will be promoted to resourcer. I will go into all that below

4- Nobody on the grad bay or any of the resources has been here longer than 3 months. Infact only 3 people have been here 3 months. So you will get fired before getting close to 6 months and googleing these office you will find they don't or hardly exist. They tell you we have offices everywhere. The Switzerland office is maybe around 4 people max. The London office where they send everyone back after 6 months has around 8 staff there as you'll see on your assessment day.

5- This is the best part. I was expecting an award winning scheme. In fact it's just a fat bloke swearing and telling us how rich he is. Although his attire disagreed with him. He referred to vegetarians as a bunch of gays on the first day which is offensive to both and very unprofessional. The award they won could not be verified as I tried hard to locate this on google and his foul mouth is just irritating shouting at fellow colleagues on just day 2 for asking simple questions. I've received better training in customer service roles and expect this award is totally fabricated.

6- THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW!!! To save your time and money. Youre told Recently they have started taking on 10 people a month to expand. NO! If you youtube nonstop recruitment you will find there is a video from Feb 2011 and they have been doing this same scheme since then. So they tell you there is around 100 in the office but really there is around only 50-60. If that there true there would be a much bigger volume of staff but the truth is that they have been taking on 10 people a month for the last few years, make you do all the auditing and resourcing work for the consultants and then send you packing. Literally.

7- so you can earn from day one. And you can be a consultant in 2 months. Hmm, well there are consultants in one corner of the room who will not even say hi to you. My opinion is they have been informed to stay away from us as they are in on the scam. Make us resource all their work and then say goodbye. So how commission works. If you place a candidate, you get . . . . £100 fixed. What a joke. Also it is very difficult to place regardless wether you are a trainee or experienced. While I was there there were 3 people who had been there 3 months, 4 who's been there 2 months and 10 who arrived this month. From all these only one has placed. He brought them around 9000k of business and seen £200 from it on top of his £394. While a consultant took the lion share. People I had spoken to we're dying to come home but literally could not afford to fly home. (ps. Nobody had been there longer than 4 months on the grad bay and also nobody but one had placed a candidate)

8- Pardubice location is really a dead town with nothing to do. There is a couple of bars but this is obviously nothing to do with nonstop recruitment and not they're fault. But they do lie on the distance from prague. They say one hour but really it's like almost 2 hours.

9 Accommodation- like a 2 star hotel in lanzagrotty. They over charge you for it, while first wording it in a way that makes you think its free. After first month you move into another apartment of theirs and have no say on which one. Basically treated like more of a kid.

10- Assesment day at London office. If you go have a look at number of staff and work out how they are sending all the completed trainees back here at end of the month is impossible as there is only 10 computers in the office. Portsmouth and Glasgow offices hardly exist according to google.

They tell you on phone interview you've done really well to get this far but they literally accept anyone who speaks English . But even at my Assesment day there was a few who just about speak English.

Overview is you will be there for a maximum 3 months on £394 a month then you will get sacked. You pay for your own flights so if you use your head you would avoid this scam. Most of the people who went there were like me and had been applying everywhere and using this as a last resort but honestly you will come back in a worse position regardless of your situation.

AND THIS IS WHERE THE WHOLE SCAM MAKES SENSE!!

***The EU Funding***

They receive a fundgrant for every British expat they bring the the Czech Republic which obviously must get paid within the three 3 months you're there so you're there 3 months doing a consultants dirty work before they get their grant and send you home. This is the simple key point and the main factor in my eyes. They say this is a new expansion yet the YouTube video provides key evidence to prove they have been doing this for a very long time.

NonStop Consulting Reply:
There are 10 points which we will address individually, but please note that this article was written by an employee, not a candidate or client of NonStop Recruitment Ltd, the individual has not been posted under their own name, no such person as Peter Stanick has ever been employed by the company, should the real poster be prepared to reveal their identity, and evidence of material loss we would be happy to investigate according to our quality assurance and complaints processes, and if necessary provide compensation if appropriate.

The business is clearly not in anyway acting inappropriately, it has been endorsed and audited by the EU as well as various regulatory authorities, the EU received this complaint and conducted an investigation and found no cause for concern.

1. There is nothing to hide in terms of our contractual conditions. We have now moved to offering an initial 12 month fixed term contract for all new starters within the business. It is fully compliant with the Czech Labour code and we are happy to discuss any concerns future joiners may have in this regard.
During the hiring process, salary, accommodation, the opportunity to relocate and much more are discussed with potential new joiners as we want to remain open, honest and clear in our communications.
The basic salary is 25,000czk per month; this is commensurate with the local cost of living in Pardubice. If you’re looking for an opportunity abroad, you really should focus some research on the cost of living within the countries you are considering as well as looking at the average salary for the local regions of the country. We recommend visiting www.numbeo.com to give you a general idea within the Czech Republic. Ultimately, the lifestyle you lead comes down to you and the responsibility you take for managing your finances, we have a number of trainees and junior consultants who live quite comfortably from the salary provided. They will be more than happy to share their experiences and tell you about their lifestyle.

2. When it comes to accommodation in Pardubice, everyone has a choice. No-one is obliged to take the accommodation we have sourced, in fact it would be easier for us if people were to take the initiative and find their own accommodation however, most people do opt for the accommodation we have sourced. We have decided to offer this as an optional benefit to our new joiners as it can help ease the transition to the Czech Republic.

When a new starter joins NonStop Recruitment, if they have chosen the accommodation we have sourced then they will be housed initially in a room within a building we have rented. The room is lockable with its own toilet and shower and the new joiner will share facilities such as the TV lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities. There are 8 rooms across 2 floors. At the ground floor level there is a bar which is available to the local public as well as the tenants of the facility. It is initial accommodation that will be provided for the first 3-4 weeks of a new employee’s career and is provided for the intention of providing a smooth transition In to life in the Czech Republic. It also allows for the new employee to focus on their new role and getting to know their new colleagues without the worry and hassle of finding accommodation themselves.

After this initial period, all employees once again have an opportunity to either find their own accommodation, or to ask for further the accommodation we have sourced. If they choose to live in further the accommodation we have sourced, they will be guaranteed a room in a shared flat which NonStop has rented directly from a local Landlord and subsequently, sublets to it’s employees. The flat will be available for the first 6 months of the new employee’s career with us.

The accommodation is not free of charge; each employee pays rent, always in arrears – we arrange to deduct the rent directly from the employees salary at the end of every month. It is clear, open and fully visible within the employee’s wage slip. We are very open about the costs which range from 4,500czk to 8,000czk dependant on the size of room and apartment. There are no deposits or advanced fees to be paid and utilities and internet bills are included in the rate. We have an accommodation board in the middle of the office in Pardubice with prices per room clearly shown and new employees can choose the room of their liking (pending availability).

We also recognise that moving to private accommodation can be a costly experience and so as a company we have implemented a relocation policy whereby we can provide financial assistance to our employees to help with moving from the accommodation we have sourced, to private accommodation where requested.

We believe the provision of accommodation is of great benefit to our employees and are unaware of many companies that offer this level of support in the early stages of someone’s career.

Another optional benefit we offer is to introduce our employees to a bank, currently this is Unicredit, one of the Worlds largest banking organisations ( similar to HSBC), the implication that some how there is some kind of illicit relationship based on friendship between Unicredit and NonStop Recruitment and this would work to the detriment of our employees is completely false and unfounded. In Feb 2015 the staff accommodation was subsidised by over 6000 gbp.
3. There are different stages to the training programme, you are paid a basic salary as mentioned above, the first stage is an induction, the second stage is between 50 – 100 calls in about a week, to the candidates to audit their experience, this is to build confidence for people not used to speaking on the phone, as well as to learn how to treat the candidates well and to help us improve the quality of our candidate experience, the following stage is to learn about your specialist area, after which we train our employees to speak to candidates. If they make a successful match they can receive a small bonus for doing so. This is a training role, and the skills are given in order to become a successful recruiter, but as in any training role, the high earnings come after qualification and that typically starts after 6 – 18 months dependant on the trainee

4. The company employs 170 people currently, if this information is correct in this review then the growth since the review has been fantastic, but actually the information is inaccurate, should you wish to attend an assessment day in London you will find our offices on the 32nd floor of the Citibank building in Canary Wharf, one of the finest addresses in the UK and will see about 25 of the employees there happily going about their daily business.

5. The training award received was from Archant – a media group, we beat several blue chip companies – here is a link http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/archant-graduate-award-winners-announced The individual who wrote this article refers to an employee delivering the training, it seems ironic that he complains about the employee’s foul mouth whilst using copious swear words and offensive remarks himself. Any complaint from any employee is always taken seriously, Recent changes in the management structure along with the implementation of an internal Employee Liaison has led to a much more open culture in which employees feel empowered to give feedback and feel they have a voice within the organisation. We are always looking to improve both candidate and client, as well as our own employees experiences. Unfortunately the writer of this article only stayed for two days and made no such complaint. As the employee in question has now left the business, I hope if there was a genuine issue it is no longer one, and that I would also like to remind the writer that he also has employee and human rights and doesn’t deserve to be so publicly and brutally attacked all over the internet without at least an opportunity to deal with the issue in an adult manner. I know that this article caused the individual and his young family a great deal of distress and only goes to show that the internet whilst often a fantastic mechanism to share information positively can be abused to attack individuals with no recourse, on a guilty and no chance to prove innocence basis, it is a pity that any employee whilst carrying out their duties to the best of their ability should be treated in such a manner.

6. We invest heavily in the training and development of people with no experience, at times the staff retention has not been satisfactory, this has been in part due to poor internal recruitment which we have now addressed, I think I it’s clear from the tone and nature of this article that we should not be employing potential recruiters such as the author, and we have had to change the internal recruitment process to make sure we make better decisions, we have also restructured the training and development, bringing in an external trainer who has worked with Blue Chip companies such as GE and DELL in order to give the trainees the best possible opportunity to make it as a successful recruiter.

7. Our commission structure is one of the best offered in the industry. NonStop Recruitment in particular, offers its rewards based on meritocracy and therefor, the level of your reward is solely down to the individual.
All newcomers start out as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant – we call the role Market Researcher, which is the 1st stage of their career with NonStop Recruitment which we expect they will be promoted from within 2-3 months. In the role in they are providing a resourcing service for the business whilst learning their trade. They can earn rewards even at this stage of their career. As a Market Researcher, if they find a candidate who is then placed by one of our senior consultants or Team Leaders with their clients, the Market Researcher will earn a 3,000czk bonus. Once the Market Researcher has learnt their trade and is working as a Junior Consultant – A position we call Market Builder, they can earn from 8% to 16% of the revenues they generate if they are still based in the Czech Republic. As a full consultant, their commission structure is double, 16% - 40% of the revenues they generate.
If they are that the stage of development where they can relocate to the UK or Swiss offices - as a Market Builder, then the commission structure is 10% – 20% of the revenues generated and as a full Consultant, 20%-40% of the revenues generated.
We’re proud to confirm that some of our consultants, who are earning over £100,000 in their first year, have proved that earning high levels of commission are very achievable. We are seeing monthly earnings exceeding £20,000 for some of our consultants; all of which has been achieved with hard work and dedication to their role. It’s true that not everyone in the business is earning high commission but those that are, stand out as the individuals who are working hard, understand that the rewards they reap are down to their efforts and of course, show drive, energy and enthusiasm on a day to day basis.
We have never had an issue with an employee not being able to make it home, easy jet and RYAN air fly regularly to the UK and we would rather pay the flight and have done so on occasion than have an unhappy employee.

8. The train to Prague takes 57 minutes a very quick search on Google will find this out, whilst driving it is an hour to an hour and a half traffic dependant.

As with any town anywhere in the world, your experience is purely what you make it. There’s no doubting that if you wish to while away the hours in the same bars in the town square night after night, you’re likely to get bored of your local environment very quickly. Pardubice really does have something for everyone and our advice is to get out there and take advantage of what’s available to help you enjoy your time in the Czech Republic with us.

Pardubice itself is a Mediaeval city with a population of around 100,000. It has an Old Town Square, Restaurants & Bars (English Menus), Modern shopping centre, Cinema and offers plenty of activities:

Football, Tennis, Bowling, Horse-riding, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Cycle paths in and around the Pardubice region.
Velke Pardubice – Europe’s largest steeplechase event outside of the Grand National in the UK
Motor Cross
Skiing (within 1.5-2 hours drive)
National heritage sites, nearby places (Kunetice, Kutna Hora, Prague, Brno, Moravia etc etc,
International Train Station – routes to Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary
Cheap flights home or to other parts of Europe

If you’d like to find out more we’d recommend visiting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardubice, http://www.visitpardubice.com/.
Pardubice of course does not have the same nightlife as a capital city, but it has less traffic and is a good base for initial training. After hitting target ( covering costs), employees can move to any of the offices without restriction, the truth is that many don’t leave Pardubice but many do, we have employees that choose to be based in another location but come back to see their friends and colleagues every few months,w e are very flexible regarding location.

9. Czech Republic is part of the EU, we can not force or are we required to provide accommodation, it is an optional extra, some people are very happy in the accommodation, others prefer to live elsewhere, it is an ongoing administrative and financial burden on the business but one we feel necessary in order to assist employees settle in. We have a large board where people can advertise appartments, rooms, look for room mates internally.

10. Please do come to an assessment day, if invited, if you come to the assessment centre you will immediately see the falsehood in this article, from the environment and the people.

We have recently moved into brand new Offices in:
Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, UK
Baarerstrasse 135, Zug, Switzerland
Danube House, Prague, Czech Republic

We also have offices in:

Lakeside, Portsmouth, UK
K Vinici 1256, Pardubice, Czech Republic

If anyone is questioning our legitimacy as a company then we’d like to highlight that there are strict regulations concerning the registration of a company in the Czech Republic and we’d happily invite you to investigate us further using our Czech company number – IČO: 27536815, feel free to look us up on the relevant government portals. You’re also welcome to investigate our Limited Company status in the UK using our registered company number - 3997470

The final comment is completely false, the EU grant ( which is finishing in April 2015) does not specify EU nationality so is not to bring British people over, the EU specifically does not differentiate amongst workers in the EU. The grant pays a % of the costs associated with hiring research and operations staff, the trainees are part of the research team, but the company has to fund the costs in its entirety and then get a % back after about 9 months, the EU grant is to contribute to the investment we make in training and developing the employees and the subsequent benefit it has on the local community. We believe that for those employees that do actually take advantage of the training program, there are valuable skills learned for life and for business, we have numerous letters from ex employees thanking us for the development, and many current employees moving into senior roles that the combination of our investment and support from the EU made possible.

We’ve included below, a link to a document published on the Czech Invest website that will give you full details on our EU Funding arranged through CzechInvest, Ministry of Industry and Trade: http://www.czechinvest.org/en/nonstop-recruitment-expands-its-czech-branch-in-pardubice
We have worked closely with the EU and been audited on many occasions, we have received praise and even invited to write article regarding the cooperation and success of the project overall.

We highly recommend that individuals considering joining NonStop Recruitment do some research on the company, you can find out much more here:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/83957?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1427981911027%2Ctas%3Anonstop+recruitment

https://www.linkedin.com/company/3243670?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1427981947774%2Ctas%3Anonstop+careers

http://www.nonstop-recruitment.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NonStopRecruitment?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/NonStopCareers?fref=ts

Of course we would happily have discussed and explained this and any other issues the author had, except they were never raised, and the author refuses to publish his real name, presumably as his article is deliberately slanderous.

Contact Us

Here at NonStop Recruitment we believe in being open, honest and ethical and we’d like to invite any readers of this article to contact us and discuss any concerns they might have.

Our internal recruitment team would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have:

Marketa Littlemore – Head of Talent Acquisition
Anna Budner – Talent Acquisition Specialist

You can contact us by phone on +44 (0) 207 940 4595, or by email on m.littlemore@nonstop-recruitment.com or a.budner@nonstop-recruitment.com
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39 comments
Hykeem Ouh

I wonder if any improvements have been made to their scam after this post.

Would be nice to see some action here again :)

I have been invited to Assessment days in Brussels for next week. I highly doubt that I will be going there now.

Guest

glad I read this before writing an application, *** scam company. The positive reviews are so fake that even a baby can see its ingenuity. Thanks for warning for me!

Guest

A wrecking ship…

Very low commissions for the first couple of years. You are pushed to work regularly 12 hours everyday and to come to work even at the weekend, you'll live your life through the phone and you will be expected to make something like 80-100 calls and 4-5 hours or more on the phone everyday in a very stressful Orwellian environment where every action and call you make is monitored; this situation doesn't change progressing in your career, in fact it worsens...

The company notoriously had have problems in presenting clearly the contract terms to graduates...making them have unrealistic expectations about salary, accommodation, time required to move from Pardubice office to another and even about the kind of contract offered...

Crucially, the number of people leaving every month is higher than the number of new inexperienced people joining...

All this clearly points to a negative future outlook for the company...

Guest

I have been offered an interview for this company I can see very mixed reviews, I am 18 and I am very anxious if offered this position please can someone tell me exactly what happened from there experience so I know whether to pursue this opportunity?

Guest

They are scam.If you follow them on reed you could see they post same adverts every second day, organize assessment center day every Thursday, and send people to Czech Republic every month. If it was a legitimate company, there would be no need for such rotation unless you run big corporations.

The business model is clearly designed to take advantage of graduates. It's definitely something for police to investigate.

Guest

Hi I am the original poster. Never knew this page would have so much interest.

Just to update I searched up most of the people I remember from my training group on LinkedIn and absolutely none of them are still at this place thank god. So it's definitely not a career.

Also I found that the negative reviews on here are written woth normal day to day Internet style writing, yet the positive reviews are written in such a professional business "admin" manner its kind of obvious what you scammers at non stop are doing lol. Writing your own reviews.

Inventing your own awards. Grow up guys and stop ruining Peoples lives and careers and giving them false hopes!

Guest
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I was interested in this company but having seen your message I am a little concerned. I applied at 11pm and promptly received an email at 9am the next morning telling me "what a great match I was".

I am also a reporter so I would like to speak to those who have been through the experience or know someone who has, not just for my own benefit but if it really is a "scam" as many people are saying, I can put this on a national newspaper. Unfortunately it is easy for anyone to post anonymously - ex-employees and current staff, so I am looking to get a real idea of peoples' experiences from both sides.

Please could you email me at michael.taylor4@newcastle.ac.uk

Thank you

Guest

Total Scam and they are ***. Avoid and report to the police, they will be shut down soon.

All positive testimonials on here are by the fraudsters of the company and not genuine.

Guest

Thanks for the information on this company. I had an Assessment day with NonStop coming up soon but considering there has been quite a few negative experiences i'm going to cancel, and also share this page on fb and twitter so others can see. Such a shame that people get away with this stuff.

Guest

The original Poster does not understood currency, economics, the recruitment industry and has a very concerning interpretation of time.

£400 a month, in Czech currency (the Czech Rep. is not a part of the Euro single currency), is plenty to live off in this country.

The cost of living is ridiculously low and beer is in fact cheaper than mineral water. Some places as low as 22 Kc (that's about 60p).

A mahooosive pizza and a glass of beer at a restaurant in Pardubice will set you back around 175Kc (that's about £5). For lunch some places offer set menus at set prices for 85kc and you get a very good portion (especially when it's a pasta dish).

£400 maybe be a pittance in the UK, but out here it's more than satisfactory.

Also, the train station at Pardubice is well connected to main rail arteries throughout Europe.

It takes you to Prague, Munich, Vienna, Bratislava etc and it only takes an hour on the train to get to Prague.

Pardubice is small for a city but is a very charming medieval location. It has a huge leisure centre (you get free gym and swimming pool access through the company) one of the best ice hockey teams in the country and even an American football team that you can play for. Recruitment is a cut throat industry sometimes. You are essentially a salesperson and you will be expected to make up to, and in excess of, 100 calls a day.

It is not for 9-5ers and you really have to earn your stripes. The reason the London office is small and why the poster is confused that 10 people start with the company every month but yet the number of stuff is still around 200 is because recruitment has a high attrition rate, and a high turnover in personnel because many young graduates who haven't had much experience in full time and employment (and more importantly recruitment) cannot *** the demands of the job in order to succeed. They often return home realising it is not what they want, or because they do not have what it takes to succeed. You cannot expect a company to spend money on a person, who is not productive, indefinitely.

Also, it is quite clear that this is not a scam but the company does not make or ask for anything from you except effort and the correct attitude. You do not hand over a penny. Whereas the company pays for your first month of accommodation, and two welcome dinners. They also supply you with a Czech SIM card complete with £6 of credit and help you open your Czech bank account.

They also spent a lot of money on the taxi to take you from the airport in Prague to Pardubice so that you do not have the stress and hassle of having to make your own way. Scammers are normally opportunists who run a disorganised unsophisticated scheme in order to profit from unwitting individuals. NS actually SPEND money on you and invest in you. They run company events which have open bars (God knows what a bar bill for 200 people must run them).

The staff clearly know what they are doing and have in depth knowledge of very specialist and niche industries, and have very high profile FTSE 500 companies on their client list. Do you really think these companies would want to work with, and have their reputations tainted, by association with a rudimentary scam? This is a case of a kid who wasn't good enough and could not handle the rejection and was looking for someone to blame because he was humiliated that he had to return to England with his tail between his legs. ALso, on the point that NS accepts anyone (because it's a scam) is preposterous.

They run several assessment days a month in which dozens of people attend and yet the intake is only around 10 per month. No-one else from my recruitment day made it through and I have heard managers on the phone informing applicants that they have not been successful. I imagine this poster is occupying his time living in his mother's basement, playing internet chess and listening to Aphex Twin, while working part time pushing trolleys around a supermarket car park. I, however, will be earning big money soon, which will allow me to live like a king in a country as cheap as Czech Republic, while living in the most beautiful city in Europe (Prague).

If you didn't last long at NS, it is likely your fault and you will have to deal with it.

The only second thoughts you should have about NS before applying is whether you have the right mindset to succeed in recruitment, not over whether it is a scam. That accusation is for cowards and those who cannot accept they have limitations.

Guest

Aight, so I just spoke with one of them for the first interview. Guy sounded really really friendly and honest, he was from my own country so we used our language: he confirmed everything their ads say (about the city, the life, the parties and so on) and, tbh, I'd expect he told the truth.

He was really specific about the accomodation and the salary, which is what everyone said: around 720 quid per month, while the rent is 150 so you're left with 550£, more or less.

On the other hand: the reviewer is right to say there's no trace on the internet of the award they say they won in 2010. I mean, nowhere you can find a list of the winners, at least via Google. Moreover, on other consumer sites you can find loads of positive comments on the same date: 5 reviews on the 15th of March and then nothing for 6 months looks a bit shady if you ask me.

Bottom line: I can't tell if it's a scam or not, and I probably would have accepted if I was interested in the job in the first place: it's a paid position as an intern, in a different country, who cares if in the rooms there's Sky or not.

The thing is I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like the job: from what I understood it's about calling, calling and more calling, recruit people for (mostly pharmaceutical) companies you know nothing about.

Now that's not my goal in life so I'm gonna let this one go, but if you're really interested in HR you might give it a shot. The worst that could happen is that you hate it there and you run away after a few months, with a (small) amount of money in your pocket but an experience to put in your CV.

Guest
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SO GLAD I FOUND THIS ARTICLE!

I was preparing for an assessment day but wanted to do some research first and this article is so true. On reed the salary is £25k but when I asked him to confirm this he got a little stuttery.

Then he explained how they actually mean 25,000 of Czech currency a month which is not a lot.

Who cares if the cost of living is less in that country, I'm British and if you tell me to expect £25,000 basic that's what i want not a few hundred pound. STOP LYING TO VULNERABLE GRADS YOU *** PEOPLE!

Guest

ok so here we go. sweaty swearing bloke who is full of hot air: true.

lack of totally awesome training program: true. Ability to make 3000-7000 pounds a month in 6 months: false, although it does depend on the shape of the market. *** accommodations: kind of true. Being forced to source for actual recruiters who will mock and scorn you: true.

The reality; recruiting is a deeply disturbing, rough and ugly, street fight of an industry and if you thought anything else when you signed on then you are either delusional or profoundly retarded. It is not for the faint of heart, it is not for the weak, it is not for the lazy, it is definitely not for the airy fairy quasi hipster looking for a cushy ride to the cash machine. If you failed its on you.

And come to think of it maybe Phone Monkey Island is all you would ever be good for anyway, so quit your crying you ponce and go work for an iStyle store.

Guest

So let me get this straight.

1. You get a training and get paid same time.

2. After 6 months of training you can start to earn £3 to £7k /month depending on individual potential.

3. You get support in accommodation etc.

4. You Better standard of life i.e. no travel expenses, close to the city square, organised weekend activities( paid by the company) etc.

5. Other recruitment companies would want to hire you just because you have been through this training program.

Why is it that graduates think that the world owe them so much?

Jason, you are 33 year old who came through a graduate scheme,you sure have a successful career.

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE HARD WORK MATE.

Guest

Dear all,

I was working for the company for 3 years but as I'm not NonStop employee anymore, so I can be absolutely honest with all of you.

Please don't believe the statements and comments of people who obviously didn't succeeded in NonStop. Recruitment is very tough business and the fluctuation in recruitment companies is generally very high. It is sales job! The basic salary is not great compare to UK wages but you also need to realize that your expenses will be significantly lower than in UK. (Monthly rent is approximately £230, 2 course lunch in a restaurant is about £3, 1 beer / glass of wine in the bars and restaurants would be £1, etc.)

On the top of that, you can earn absolutely fantastic commission. As far as I know, NonStop Recruitment can offer you still one of the best commission schemes in pharmaceutical recruitment industry. You can realistically reach quite interesting commissions within 3-5 months time.

This job is not for everyone. If your idea is to sit in the office from 8-5pm and have very relaxing and easy job so please don't bother to go anywhere. If you are eager to work very hard, get promoted, earn great money, live abroad and meet lots of cool people, go for it.

There are a few more facts to add:

1. Nonstop have no profit from your accommodation at all! Some flats / houses are quite simple but some of them are absolutely gorgeous and most of the graduates wouldn't be able to afford anything like that in UK.

2. I personally know quite a few people who got quickly promoted and they have been doing very well in Nonstop.

3. You can earn great money in Nonstop.

4. Managers are quite tough sometimes but that's RECRUITMENT!

5. Offices - if you are very good, you have the chance to work from the offices in UK but it is not guaranteed. Many people actually decide to stay in Czech because they simply like it there.

6. Fluctuation is quite big but if you are successful, there is no way that the company will try to get rid of you. Why would they do that? Nonstop is hiring predominantly graduates who still haven't decided what they actually want to do in their life - so fair enough -lots of them will figure out that this is not role for them. But I came across many people who left after 3-4 months but they actually appreciated what the company has done for them and they also appreciated all the skills and experience they gained during their time in NonStop.

7. Unless you speak to somebody who actually understands EU founding vs NonStop (directors, managers, HR or project specialist), please don't believe to any comments here. It is nonsense.

8. Pardubice is beautiful university city full of young people. It is just the matter of taste.

9. For everybody who decided to write the negative comments - please be at least little bit brave and write down your first name.

I feel actually quite sad that somebody had such negative experience with NonStop because my experience is generally very positive about the whole company.

Please don't believe any comments or statements from people who spent there just a few weeks. The company and life style obviously didn't fulfill their expectations and it can happen. On the other hand there are plenty of people who like the company. Some of them have left, some of them have stayed.. I know this is not everybody's cup of tea and moving abroad is very big decision in your life but if you have strong personality and if you work hard, the company will truly reward you.

I will give you an example. If somebody asks you.. "Is London great place for living or is it bad?" which answer would you believe to - " London is the best place for living in the world" or "London is just dirty horrible city"......... My answer would be - "It is down to you!" Here we go... it is the same with NonStop.

Carmelita Lbr

I would like to offer my own experience of working at NonStop Recruitment - I have been working at Nonstop for 5 years and I can assure you the company doesn’t run any kind of scam. I started working in the Czech office in Pardubice as part of the Czech support team and I am currently based in the London office. I was quickly promoted to a managerial level and I know for a fact that the company offers true meritocracy for those who do well.

Being a trainee recruitment consultant at NonStop is a challenging experience, it is not for everybody and during my time with NonStop I have seen many people come and go. However, those who take on the training and have the right attitude can do really really well and I have seen that happen many times as well.

As for some of the comments about the Czech Republic – I can compare living in Pardubice and living in the UK and I have always felt a lot safer in Pardubice than I have in the UK. The work-life balance in Czech is much better - this comes from somebody who's done both. In Czech you don’t have to spend hours commuting to work like in the UK, your commute to work usually is a 10-minute walk. Prague is 1-hour away – on the train. If you decide to go by car, it takes longer. I have been to several company flats and they are really nice. The Czech staff in the office are helpful and supportive – I cannot tell you how many times I have answered my phone after working hours or at the weekend, be it to help book a taxi, take somebody to the doctor or assist with translation.

People who are successful are offered a transfer to another office, however quite often they decide against it, as they actually enjoy living in the Czech Republic.

Guest

Desperate positive reviews by scam company management. Don't fall for the trap

Guest

Please don't let the opening poster and other negative reviewers ruin what could be a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants a fantastic job in recruitment. I'm not sure what his/her problem is however what he/she is posting is just plain wrong and inaccurate.

They don't use and dispose of you. If you are good enough, take on the training and show the correct attitude, you will be promoted just like in any other company and in my experience Nonstop promote people a lot, lot faster than most companies in the market.

I just don't understand where all the rubbish has come from here. This is a great opportunity to get excellent training, fast progression and good money. Isn't that what all graduates want??

This is coming from a graduate - one of many very happy graduates working for Nonstop in the beautiful Czech Republic and hoping to be promoted in the very near future.

Guest

Scam scam scam. They use you and then dispose of you.

My brother went and told me everything. Sounded exactly similar to above. Wasted his money and time. Stay in UK, there is real opportunities here.

The place is apparently a village nowhere near prague. In a dangerous suburb.

Guest

furthermore the fact that they are so desperately trying to shut down this page should tell you how much they fear the truth coming out.

They are running a scam and should be treated as such by the EU and the czech government. I sincerely hope there will be a serious investigation on this scam of their since the EU does not have money to give away

Guest

I absolutely agree with all that was said above. I too fell for their trap and ended up having to go back home with less money than i started with.

One thing that was not mentioned above is that once they sack you they give you about 3 days to leave the hotel, which makes for a very hard and expensive journey back to the UK.

I also found that Kevin's comments below (one of the top figures in NonStop) are lies to keep this scam going. They make a profit out of the rooms, there is no such thing as sky tv even though they promise it.

On top of that I was told by one of the long term consultants that if you stay in the company long enough they give you back part of what you OVER paid for the accomodation.

As for the training, I found that in comparison with other recruitment agencies it is weak at best, with Pino, the line manager being utterly convinced that NonStop is better than Hays and begging all to try and apply for them should you fail at NonStop.

This is a message to whomever is thinking of joining the company. DO NOT. If you are interested in Recruitment you will find an ocean of companies based in london which are ready to give you training and pay you the 12 k starting salary. DO NOT join NonStop unless you feel like moving to a *** town in Czech, being lied to and abused until the 3 months are up. You will most likely be back home in that time span, with no cash, no real working experience, and most of all wishing that some one would put Pino in his place once and for all

Jaheem Hnl

For what it's worth, I'd like to summarise my own personal experience with this company and welcome any questions readers may have related to my time with them.

I'll try to keep it brief.

- I was contacted by one of NonStop's internal recruiters in February of this year and subsequently invited to an assessment day in London. A couple of weeks later I made my way down to the capital from the North East of England and, alongside a diverse group of young graduates and career-shifters, was put through my paces. It was a challenging experience, quite clearly designed to test our durability under pressure, and only a few candidates made it to the end of the day. I was one of the few and was invited to start at NonStop the following month.

:cry Cut through the sour grapes and bitterness :cry

I've been at NonStop for almost 4 months now. I was promoted within 3.

I made my first placement within those 3 months and expect to make more in the immediate future, for which I will receive a junior consultant's percentage. It's been a steep learning curve and there have been times where I've wondered if I could '*** it', as there's an intense, driven atmosphere about the place that, put bluntly, intimidates some people.

The bottom line is this:

- I now have my own market to work in recruitment for the Pharma industry after less than 4 months in this new career.

- I receive superb, structured, on-the-job training from a team manager I respect, like and admire.

- I live with 3 other junior consultants, all under 24, who work, play and party as hard as you can imagine; in a flat with wi-fi, utilities and cleaner all included.

- Oh, and I'm moving to Prague next month to join the team in our new office.

Like I said, I'll keep it brief. i'd just like to offer one final piece of advice to the original poster from our good friend Nietzsche:

"A real fox calls sour not only those grapes that he cannot reach but also those that he has reached and taken away from others."

Sorry you couldn't *** it.

Jaheem Hnl
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For some reason the word 'h a c k' is not allowed. Must be a common sore point.

Guest

A lot of what you said they would say in the phone call they did actually say. Especially very confusing when it came to salary, they didn't want to give me a definitive monthly wage price.

He actually said 25,000 salary then I asked in what currency and he paused before telling me in the Czech currency which you're right works put as pennies.

Thanks for this post. #Scam

Guest

Thanks for the comprehensive insight into this company. I have an interview with them next week, but definitely not going after reading this!

Guest

Lucky I didn't go now after reading this :eek

Guest

Oh... our top consultant last month, who we trained from scratch will take home (net) - £21,000 this month, I imagine he is not feeling very scammed at the moment. :)

Guest

We make no profit on the accommodation, in fact quite a loss, I won't go into great detail here as there are lots of different flats at different prices, generally the accommodation we get is a superior standard to that you see advertised, if you had not been satisfied with your particular allocation all you had to do was raise it as an issue. There are normally some spare rooms in other shared accommodation.

Certainly no one is forced to stay anywhere, and some people prefer to be in the shared accommodation you were allocated and others prefer to flat share or sort their own own accommodation out, which is better for us as we don't have to pay a deposit, pay for damages, cleaning, utilities or vacant periods.

As far as we are concerned looking after accommodation for trainees, is a time consuming, expensive and thankless task, we organise cleaning, English TV, Utilities, Healthcare etc and other things to make the transition easier, and we endeavour to try to help everyone, it's a shame that it didn't work out satisfactorily in your case.

There are two new internal recruiters in the function, we monitor what is said, and have thoroughly reviewed all your comments. Had you raised the issues with us we would have been in a position to discuss this personally with you, we have no reason to mislead anyone, as it does not work out in anyone's best interest in the long term.

Having managers and recruiters fly to London to interview people, organise all the logistics, training etc for it not to work for people isn't our business plan and certainly none of us want to work in a negative environment.

We have discussed this with the staff, and they seem to be happy with the situation and certainly we are not aware of people wishing to leave but can not for any financial reasons.

If you wish to encourage any that are not happy but for some reason did not wish to raise the points with us to discuss with us at least we can resolve any issues, of course we can not do this if they or you yourself do not want to be open.

As previously offered you are welcome to get in touch and put any issues in writing to us and we can put it though our normal process and deal with the matters raised as we would with any external or internal complaint. Failing that we will have to consider the matter closed.

Hope that you find a suitable position in the future that meets your requirements.

Kind regards

Kevin

Guest

I'm glad I've got some response from management. To be fair you need to monitor what your two recruiters are telling the new intake.

I was clearly told totally different about the wage as were majority of the group. The reality is you are paid 25000 CZK but as you previous intakes made it clear to us they take home 12000CZK a month after rent. Google 12000CZK its £393.68. The rent for your accommodation is extortionate compared to local prices.

Although I did only work there for a short time,mi spent even more time there researching from the best sources available, your staff, and I didn't want to waste my time.

I do hope you sort everything out which was brought to light so future employees understand everything before packing their life up and moving abroad. All the best and good luck with the future.

Guest
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Sorry I missed one more point - You are left with just over £400 - when you deduct Taxes, Rent, Utilities, Cleaner, Sky TV etc. That is enough to eat out every single day for lunch and dinner in a restaurant locally and still have spare change for more than enough drinks at the weekend.

:)

Guest
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That is absolutely false. You cannot afford that life style with 400 quid, and stop bringing up sky tv.

YOU DO NOT PROVIDE IT.

The rooms are cold and have very little internet in it, you are overcharging for them by a huge margin.

Guest

Big scandal don't waste your time with them

Guest
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I suggest, as per the recent legal communication, which you have now received, that you cease acting in such an irresponsible and libelous way.

Readers, please rest assured that this is merely a disgruntled ex member of staff.

Guest
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Readers, please be assured, NonStop are a bunch of scam artists and liars.

The statements made above are all true and are only the tip of the iceberg.

Irresponsible and libelous are the way you act towards people's intelligence and honesty.

Guest

Great company, great opportunity!! Get a life whoever is posting all this rubbish!!

Guest

The above is complete nonsense.

Guest
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I concur that the above is the reality of this recruitment scam. This is a waste of a graduates time.

Also he/she is correct about the salary. You end up with about £380 a month

Guest
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Absolutely agree although there are a few points I would like to add but I think this is annaccurate enough account of what happens out there.

Guest
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Care to expand on what you would 'like to add'?

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