To all those thinking about a role in recruitment, I would advise against working for Premier Group Recruitment. I never worked there, but the experience I endured is one I don’t wish on anyone. For context, I applied for a graduate recruitment consultant role in October last year. As expected with a recruitment company, their response time was quick. I had an initial phone call, shortly followed by a Teams call, then lastly a face to face interview. This was all in the span of a few weeks. As to be anticipated just finishing University, I was quite excited about the prospects of this role. To say my head was filled with promises would be an understatement. The feedback I received was incredible, they told me I was amazing, I deserved the world, I would fit in so well (so on and so forth). Shortly after this final interview I got a call saying due to ‘budget cuts’ they wouldn’t proceed with the hiring until the second week of January. Let’s bear in mind, I would touch base with them and assess the situation. I was transparent and said I’d received other job offers, potentially in hope this would give them the kick they needed to hire someone who they wanted to ‘keep warm’. They have now advertised the job I was essentially promised. I have heard nothing from them. No apology saying you didn’t get the job, no apology saying we aren’t proceeding with the hiring. I assume I’m supposed to just read between the lines and guess I’m not the one they’re looking for despite all they’ve said to me. First of all, is it not ironic that a recruitment company can’t recruit internally? Second of all, why advertise a job and interview people if you don’t have the budget? Third of all, why essentially promise someone a job who passed the interview to just ignore them and re advertise. I had just finished university and was very excited about kickstarting a career, to be let down like this is damaging and puts me off applying for other jobs completely. I do feel as if I’ve dodged a bullet, it’s a massive red flag that basic communication is difficult for a recruitment company. In all honesty, the company is a shambles. My time and effort has been wasted, with no apology whatsoever, just empty promises. You are a recruitment company who pride yourself on effective communication. You cannot even do what your company is based on. It’s absolutely ridiculous and would definitely avoid Premier Group Recruitment, not just as a place to work but a company to utilise.