Shop-front agencies just as bad as the rest !

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That's next door with the red lights in the window

 

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A new slogan for Kelly Services.

Kelly's Services - "We give you good job - Guaranteed!


Ok, ok.. I'll stop the crudeness.

*ahem*

 

Ok, I've obviously touched a nerve here with some people and for that I apologise unreservedly.

I had to rant to get it off my chest and if nothing else it was an example of extremely poor customer service for ANY organisation.

Whilst I fully accept that there will be good and bad examples of whatever you talk about I have, since end of April, dealt with :

Select Recruitment
Bond Williams
Hays IT
Renfield Consulting
SOS Recruitment
Rubicon People
Premier IT
Ash Associates
QED Recruitment
Deerfoot IT
E People Recruitment
Smart Group
Online Recruitment
Hudson Recruitment
Morgan Recruitment
RBW Consulting
Peoples IT
Reed
MVM Recruitment
Matchtech
Computer People
Reflex
First2Recruit
Right4Staff
First recruitment Cafe
Computerworld Personnel
TAC Europe
Nigel Frank International
Candidate services
Oasis James Ltd
Evolution Recruitment
Onshore recruitment
The People Network
New Wave resourcing
Computer Futers Solutions
Computer Connect
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Hy-Phen
Monticello Consultants Ltd
Alxander Black Recruitment
TRS Consulting
Huxley Associates
CVScreen
Harvey Beric Associates
Recruitment revolution
Fersh Recruits
Advanced Resource Management
HPHR
Real Resourcing
Omni IT
Elan IT
Preferred IT
Modis
Brookfield recruitment
Progressive Recruitment
Blue Pencil
aap3
GCS

Now I realise that some of these are local to me and some are online recruiters BUT I can count on one hand the number that have been helpful on the telephone and bothered to reply to emails.

I will hapilly try the two "recommended" agencies above to see if they can help me and would be pleased to hear any other recommendations.

In the geographic area (Dorset, Hampshire, Wilts, Somerset) which I can work, there have been very few direct adverts from employers so I am faced with little choice other than to trawl the 'net to use agencies.

ATM it looks as tho' I could lose my house and everything if work does not appear soon so please forgive me if I feel obliged to rant sometimes - it's out of sheer desperation ! I won't post any further comments on agencies.

 

So you have used their services

 

Just checked and Applause have nothing south of Birmingham and Kelly show no vacancies in Dorset, Hanpshire, Wiltshire or Somerset

 

She only offers good jobs, I am looking for another kind of "job" ;)

 

A... bad job? Okayyyy.

See, use of ";)"!

*smiles*

 

Aww

That's a shame about Applause, as they are really great. I bumped into Applause through Reed.co.uk so maybe do a search for your area on their and have a look at the various recruitment agencies posting jobs?

Apart from that I'm pretty burnt for resources, as I one trick ponied my first IT job

Hopefully other people will post on who they have had good dealings with

Edit: I find it intriguing that half the thread is about jobs which require I.T knowledge and the like, whereas the other jobs people are looking for require, blow & hand *scratches chin* hrmm

 

LOL... I'd revise your comment and try to get back on topic


Anyway - personal experience - I've used agencies a lot and all of them have seemed ... 'ok'.

I don't know if it's just me, but I felt once they first approach you they try to get jobs tooth and nail, then they tail off and don't seem so interested as time goes on.

I still feel that pursuing jobs the old fashioned way shows a certain level of worth to an employer - more so than by getting agencies to do it for you. It may be more time-consuming but it separates you from the 'pack' so to speak.

Qs

 

Its all about providing great service and maximising uptime isn't it ?

 

Well this is it, I mean, heaven forbid if the server should go down

lmao, ok im gunna stop..

 

I feel that the thread topic has been somewhat lost by the crude nature of the forum members (although... admittedly, I did start it)

Way to go lads

...I'll be over in the corner attempting to downwardly converge to a lesser social stereotype.

 

Maxiumising uptime ? hell NO! I want it done and dusted quickly so I can get back to the TV . . . . .