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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Jan 10th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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General Role
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Australia
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AUS
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Great CEO but poor leadership
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Amazing team who works together
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Bad management team, particularly the MD Australia who does very little.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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2.0
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2.0
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5.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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993047
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Sep 24th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Managing Consultant
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Melbourne
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Supplying talent with the end goal of supporting the innovation ecosystem
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- Support from a team of passionate people who don't see recruitment as transactional, money-driven work. The people who work at MitchelLake are hired based on their ability to see where talent fits into the bigger picture
- A major emphasis on how companies scale, from seed-stage startups through to scale-ups and digital transformation environments
- Autonomy in terms of how you source, with a major focus on high-quality, retained projects with engaged clients that will value collaboration tools like slack, talent data and reporting
- A major global emphasis - you're never confined to one vertical in a narrow market
- A focus on delivering projects for clients, KPIs like number of calls are secondary. How you work is up to you
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- The company is small but distributed across many different locations, sometimes this can mean a lack of transparency between offices / it's hard to know what strengths to leverage from colleagues in other ML teams
- Gap between exec and consulting - not a huge amount of collaboration between the two but this is a known issue and one the company is working on
- Difficult to hire the right people, and as a result the company has struggled to resource projects well
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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993047
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Open
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Overall, MitchelLake has tons of passion & curiosity. It really is a talent/recruitment agency different from any other. I'd highly recommend the company as a great place to work.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Feb 27th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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United States
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USA
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A great culture!
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Mitchellake is an open environment which promotes room for innovation.
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Getting new clients has been a challenge
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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993047
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Nov 28th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Australia
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AUS
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Growth focused business
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-Forward thinking organisation that approaches recruitment in a different way.
-Hired some good people
-Good organisational culture
-Good vision
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-Poor management structure
-Unclear strategy, goals and direction (poor translation of vision)
-Hired some poor performers who pulled the team down
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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993047
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Open
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Cut above other recruitment companies - room for improvement but keep doing what your doing.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Jul 20th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Australia
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AUS
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A positive learning curve
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They treat you like an adult, allowing you to manage your own desk and time, attend events and encourage you to be 'in market.' The culture was good and having dogs in the office was great! I had a strong mentor and access to some amazing clients. I learnt a lot!
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It wasn't a great environment if you weren't strong enough in recruitment to manage your self so Juniors struggled. The commission structure wasn't the best and they didn't pay it on time, which was de motivating.
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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993047
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Open
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Continue to review commission structures and ensure you pay this on time
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0.0
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[]
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Jun 16th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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United States
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USA
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Great group of people and culture!
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Unlimited PTO, super collaborative teams, leave-your-ego-at-the-door environment, laid back but helpful managers, fun office events, and an outstanding group of people that you enjoy seeing everyday. A recruiting agency that truly does not feel like an agency at all; they have done an excellent job creating a strong culture of fun meshed with the ability to grind when needed. Plenty of room to grow and learn for people who are just starting out in recruiting. Good opportunity to work with some well-known technology companies and VC firms.
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Start up environment = not everything has a formal structure, but this also creates plenty of room for improvement when people take the initiative to change things. Internal changes take place often so this is not a place for someone who enjoys monotony or needs rigid structure in their day to day.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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993047
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Open
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You guys have done a good job creating more transparency and opportunity for employees of all levels to ask questions to senior management directly. Keep doing what you're doing!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Apr 1st, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Principal Consultant
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San Francisco, CA
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Hidden gem
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- Great vibe
- Competent managers and middle management
- Great presence on the market: they are well embedded in the startup eco-system through their long lasting participation (Innovat!onBay, early-stage investment in startups, a "pay me forward" approach to making introductions to their networks)
- Great credentials: companies they claim as client, actually ARE clients
- Innovative Talent Acquisition practices. They have embraced the concepts of Talent Mapping and Pooling, as well as Agile. It's a great springboard for an Exec search career or moving internal: many former employees have joined renowned companies (e.g. Apple, Atlassian, AWS, etc)
- Among the majority of cut-throat greedy agencies led by shallow incompetent old fashioned managers, MitchelLake are definitely a stand out / hidden gem
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- No HR. The People & Culture environment is not on their agenda. As long as you go out for drinks with managers, you're safe.. and can even get away with murder. Abusive behaviours are totally acceptable / tolerated
- Inconsistency in the quality of hire. There were some really talented people in the team: some talented in recruitment, others in playing table tennis or watching YouTube..
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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2.0
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993047
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Open
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- Lack of commitment / presence of founders
- Managers are left on their own to hold the helm
- Lack of vision / strategy: we barely had a goal set for the quarter, thus not even worth mentioning the latter; priorities kept changing
- You let go of your best asset: after providing quality on-the-job training, growing your people into recognised Talent Acquisition specialists, you miss on providing with recognition and a career progression plan, and they end up joining your very clients! Which subsequently cuts MitchelLake off some substantial business. They call it "double demerit" :-/
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Mar 2nd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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San Francisco, CA
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Stay Away
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Nice vacation policy and some talented people
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zero respect for consultants. Horrible management, low pay
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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993047
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Open
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Be honest
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Feb 22nd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Recruitment Consultant
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San Francisco, CA
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Great Launching Pad for a career in recruiting
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Young and fun office environment. Frequent team building events and decent compensation structure.
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Lack of organization and transparency. Very high turnover.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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2.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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2.0
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993047
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Open
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Focus on organization and hiring true leaders.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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private:mitchellakeexecutivesearch
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=993047
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Jan 26th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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MitchelLake Group
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Recruiter
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San Francisco, CA
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Recruiter
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Nice people, however, that's about it.
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Poor leadership and flakey budget lead to people being "laid off"
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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2.0
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1.0
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5.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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993047
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Open
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Be honest with people and stop taking shortcuts when it comes to your employees. Employees enjoy working for people that are direct have their back when it comes to client relations.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 02:28PM
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Mitchellake Executive Search
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|
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