Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Corporate

SECTOR

Professional Services

WEBSITE

http://www.qcsstaffing.com/

About the company

QCS Staffing is a specialist recruitment consultancy working across Life Sciences, Renewable Energy, Data Centres, and IT, placing talent internationally for major capital projects. The company’s careers site positions culture around a “One Team” ethos, internal promotions, and training investment. Public profiles describe 30+ years in operation (founded 1992) and a multi-office setup across the UK, US and Europe.

Locations and presence

QCS Staffing lists offices in Berkhamsted (UK), North Carolina and Boston (USA), Dublin (Ireland), Rotterdam (Netherlands), and Puerto Rico. Many internal roles are anchored to specific offices, with some listings referencing hybrid working.

Palpable Score

71.8

/ 100

QCS Staffing is a strong “learn the craft” employer for early-career people who want recruitment, delivery, or commercial operations, backed by a real degree apprenticeship route and visible internal training focus. The score is held back mainly by inconsistent pay transparency across roles and limited public detail on interview stages, tasks, and timelines for each pathway.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

14.8

/ 20

The company runs a Business and Management Degree Apprenticeship with an earn-while-you-learn structure (80% work, 20% study) and a partnered BA (Hons) route, which is a genuine 0–3 year entry lane.
QCS Staffing advertises junior-friendly internal roles such as Delivery Executive and recruiter tracks that focus on candidate qualification, CRM work, and relationship-building rather than requiring deep sector experience.
The company’s early-career access is strongest in recruitment delivery and commercial tracks, with fewer clearly “junior” options visible across corporate functions at any one time.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

14.5

/ 20

The company uses a central careers site with consistent job templates (responsibilities, benefits, and “what you’ll need”), which helps applicants understand target-driven expectations upfront.
QCS Staffing has public candidate feedback describing multi-step processes (including screening and presentations in some cases), which can be fair when signposted and role-relevant.
The company does not consistently publish a stage-by-stage hiring timeline for each role type (apprenticeship vs recruiter vs support), so first-time applicants still face uncertainty on what comes next after applying.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

16.0

/ 20

The company ties early-career learning to formal qualifications via the University of Hertfordshire degree apprenticeship plus a CMI Level 5 Certificate, which is unusually concrete for recruitment firms.
QCS Staffing repeatedly positions “award-winning training and development programs” inside live job ads, and also points to structured promotional pathways as part of the offer.
The company could strengthen public confidence by publishing what onboarding looks like week 1–4 for Delivery Executive and Junior Recruiter roles (shadowing, call coaching, 1:1 cadence, and performance milestones).

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company publishes a specific starting salary for the apprenticeship (£20,800) and explicitly includes uncapped commission opportunities, which is helpful for early-career budgeting.
QCS Staffing lists tangible benefits such as private healthcare and cashback schemes, Early Finish Fridays, pension, monthly financial rewards, and holiday that increases with tenure.
The company does not consistently publish salary ranges for most permanent internal roles (for example recruiter and delivery tracks), which caps confidence on pay fairness role-to-role.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

13.5

/ 20

The company has strong employee sentiment signals on Glassdoor (high overall rating and a high “recommend to a friend” share), which suggests many people feel good about working there.
QCS Staffing has public interview-experience metrics showing a high positive-interview share and mid-range difficulty, which can matter a lot for early-career candidates who need a predictable process.
The company does not publish early-career outcome data like apprentice completion and conversion rates, time-to-promotion for Delivery Executive to Consultant, or 12–24 month retention, so outcomes rely heavily on reviews rather than measurable progression stats.

Useful links & resources

Apprenticeships at QCS Staffing QCS Staffing jobs portal QCS Staffing on Glassdoor (reviews + interview snapshot)