SEEK

Great support onboarding into the role and getting trained up

Lot's of product information to be across - but internal resources really helpful

SEEK hires some seriously talented individuals. Its great to be surrounded by smart people.

SEEK has grown a lot in the past 4 years. The once flat feeling organisation feels now very hierarchical and feels like a sterile corporation these days.

Progressive and forward-thinking company. Super supportive working environment and team members. Opportunities for constant growth. Inclusive and diverse environment.

Any challenges presented are well supported by the team, whether handled individually or collectively.

- Staff are very passionate - People are generous with time and care for each other - Lots of opportunities to develop

- Lots of challenges in terms of being able to step outside of your core role so this is a bonus for me

Collaborative, fun environment. Good work-life balance. Switching to remote-work was a breeze. Very understanding culture.

Reluctance to move contractors into full-time positions. Initial hiring was a little dishonest and bottled me into a role I didn't want.

SEEK prides itself on being a 'People First' business, in my almost 2 years with them this is demonstrated every day through their inclusion programs, mentoring and in gestures from every level of management. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic the Executive have been very clear with their People First policies, where many companies talk the talk, SEEK executives live by their words building trust from the top down. Incredible development opportunities.

Finding out that Management from the top down actually mean what they say and put people first.

Employee first approach. People really care about you and your wellbeing and it's across the board.

Might be a bit slow pace at times, given it a large company and highly collaborative.

The conferences are awesome with amazing accomodation, great learning sessions and culture building activities. It's a fast paced environment so you'll never get bored. My team was very supportive and were flexible with my work arrangements well beyond any other company I've ever worked for. *This may not be the same across every team* SEEK is inclusive and genuinely wants to match the right candidate to the right job. Educating employers on the issues surrounding "unconcious bias" and putting tools in place to help minimise it was particularly rewarding to be a part of. You see many POC, people with diabilities and different age ranges working at Seek.

Budgets became near impossible to achieve in the last few years of working there- this was felt across all sales teams. It meant I had to take my work home with me a lot and it was difficult to navigate the cause of the issue with management. It's so fast paced that sometimes products/services are released before everyone - including managers- are fully across them which can be frustrating as it happens often and can be very confusing. Management is thinley stretched so you need to be quite autonomous. This was fine for me but many scenarios that would've been less of a strain if management had time to manage. If you want career development, know that this is easier to achieve in the Melbourne office (HQ), in other regional offices this will be a challenge. If you're outside of HQ, the training falls on the team which can mean that your work suffers until the new person can fly over for a formal induction which can take months. Hopefully this will be fixed. Pay needs to be more equal amoungst people in the same team doing the same work.

The flexibility and opportunity to create your own definition of a working life. Amazing for pro-active individuals. Feels like a start-up with a great culture.

Too much flexibility and opportunity without structure just creates a lack of consistency. Changes take waaaaaay too long to implement.

The culture is hard to describe, but it is unique, engaging and fun. I’d say it is SEEK’s best feature for sure. I think it favours a-type personalities though and means that those who don’t want to engage with a very social culture could feel left behind. I’ve done jobs that I never thought I could do, and was supported the entire way through.

A start up vibe trying to exist in a big business. I think the growing pains are starting to ease though, and there is benefit in working for a big business.