Account Temps - Robert Half(Wits)

Dawn in Denver, Colorado said: Thank you for your input, however, I expressed and talked to Branch Managers--with no satisfaction, in addition I received no response from the survey sent out that that might have given me any indication that officials at AT/RH actually cared about their own performance and Customer Service---that survey was generated directly from the desk of the CEO--or so it appeared.

I agree whole-heartedly with everything you wrote here. I too had the WORST experience with Robert Half/Accountemps. I would never recommend them to anyone. Don't waste your time. All the 'branch managers' do is lie and manipulate you ('their employee') so that they can keep everything rosy with their client company. That is the only concern that they have. They twist everything around to suit their own needs. The managers are completely rude, unresponsive, and manipulative. I had contacted a couple of managers and no response was given to me period. Personally, I have never worked with a set of more unprofessional 'professionals' in my life. Save your time, energy, and efforts and conduct your own job search. You will be better off. I can't imagine that they have a great reputation with the poor treatment that they extend to everyone.

I have never posted to a blog in my entire life but having the misfortune of working for Robert Half for 7 months has changed this. Had I not been employed with Robert Half as a Staffing Manager I couldn’t have believed that there was a company as sinister.
If I can offer one piece of advice to candidates – Do not waste your time with interviewing. It is scam. As a staffing manager I had to interview a minimum of 20 candidates a week, even if there were no jobs available. The reason why? Because candidates are nothing but leads to Robert Half. The purpose of the interview is not to assess good candidates; it is to extract as much information about the hiring managers and internal workings of their previous employers. I was told to bring candidates in that had worked for companies that I was targeting for no other reason than to extract information on the who their managers were and what they paid so I had more information when I called the company. I interviewed hundreds of candidates for jobs that didn’t exist.
There is one other reason we had to interview so many candidates even when there were no jobs. We had to find the one sucker who would work for nothing. It is no secret that Robert Half charges the highest mark up in the industry. To remain competitive we still had to bill the client a low rate. How did we do this? You guessed it – we paid our candidates next to nothing. I can’t tell you how many times I had to explain this (lie) to candidates when they realized temporaries from other staffing agencies were being paid several dollars more an hour for the same job. I remember several conference calls and training sessions where we were trained to knock off 10 cents from every candidate’s hourly rate. If we did this Robert half would make $9,000,000 more per year.
Please don’t take my word for this. Feel free to explore Robert Half yourself. I have a feeling though that once you do you’ll be posting a blog yourself.

I was just employed by Accounttemps and the job last a day and a half. I complained about the job and was told i was the one with the problem. I clearly was not. They don't care about their clients but the businesses.

Robert Half BMG in NJ in Pleasanton, California said: For the individuals that post to this site complaining about our organization the best thing for you to do is to contact the Branch Manger of the location that you are registered in and discuss the issues at hand. We are an "ethics first" organization that goes above and beyond when it comes to the placement of professionals seeking employment. We represent the best of the best and our screening process and relationship building with our clients allows to pick and choose whom we would like to represent. We are mandated to post only opportunities that are posted in our internal systems (meaning if it is not in our internal system we are not to release it out on the job boards) I think it is very easy to sit back and beat up on an organization through a forum channel rather than picking up the phone and speaking to a manger that has the ability to do something about it. I have been with the organization for more than seven years and have interviewed a number of individuals from other firms all aspiring to work for our organization. At the end of the day their is a reason why our organization continues to experience 20% plus growth yearly and will eventually be a 10 billion organization. We have the desire to win and succeed but we are only as good as the client realtionships that we develop and the last placement that we make. We are not mind readers and at least this manager knows what it takes to manage a successful operation. So open up your mouths and go out and network and use that energy in a positive fashion!

LIAR!

someone in New Jersey in Weehawken, New Jersey said: Hay do you all know that OfficeTeam is part of RH? I've been in the same boat as all of you. A friend of mine just suggested that I give RH another try and I got the same response as I did when I frist signed on. They told me that they didn't have any jobs in my price range, BUT ALL the jobs posted on their web sites that I've applied to were either matched or above what I was looking for then the manager told me that the reason she could not place me was because my test scores were low...BULL S#$%! I still have a copy of my scores I fall between Interm. and advance. It's just one lie after another.

Stay away from Office Team!

STACY1624 in ST FRANCIS, Minnesota said: To all of you that have bad attitudes, being happy and having good attitudes goes along ways. Try that once!

True. This is a place for people to come together on similar problem. Keep your opinion to yourself.

Robert Half BMG in NJ in Pleasanton, California said: For the individuals that post to this site complaining about our organization the best thing for you to do is to contact the Branch Manger of the location that you are registered in and discuss the issues at hand. We are an "ethics first" organization that goes above and beyond when it comes to the placement of professionals seeking employment. We represent the best of the best and our screening process and relationship building with our clients allows to pick and choose whom we would like to represent. We are mandated to post only opportunities that are posted in our internal systems (meaning if it is not in our internal system we are not to release it out on the job boards) I think it is very easy to sit back and beat up on an organization through a forum channel rather than picking up the phone and speaking to a manger that has the ability to do something about it. I have been with the organization for more than seven years and have interviewed a number of individuals from other firms all aspiring to work for our organization. At the end of the day their is a reason why our organization continues to experience 20% plus growth yearly and will eventually be a 10 billion organization. We have the desire to win and succeed but we are only as good as the client realtionships that we develop and the last placement that we make. We are not mind readers and at least this manager knows what it takes to manage a successful operation. So open up your mouths and go out and network and use that energy in a positive fashion!

I really enjoyed this one. I did work for them and tried to do exactly like person said to do. That didn't work. They do not return phone calls, do not admit they make mistakes and worst of all, they change managers like a revolving door. They also do not respond to emails either. Best recommendation is do not use them.

clc605 in Wisconsin said: I was just employed by Accounttemps and the job last a day and a half. I complained about the job and was told i was the one with the problem. I clearly was not. They don't care about their clients but the businesses.

I have no use for for any part of the Robert Half/Accounttemps organization either. All talk. I know several recruiters that are glad not to be working for them anymore.

But having said that, the businesses are their clients. Their job is to keep the client happy. Robert Half usually does poor job of keeping the clients or the temp employees happy.

Singly one's complaints will go nowhere. Together, this many complaints, this much dissatisfaction, has a better chance at affecting a ridiculous situation.
It's obviously time to Regulate the Temps.

Robert Half BMG in NJ in Pleasanton, California said: For the individuals that post to this site complaining about our organization the best thing for you to do is to contact the Branch Manger of the location that you are registered in and discuss the issues at hand. We are an "ethics first" organization that goes above and beyond when it comes to the placement of professionals seeking employment. We represent the best of the best and our screening process and relationship building with our clients allows to pick and choose whom we would like to represent. We are mandated to post only opportunities that are posted in our internal systems (meaning if it is not in our internal system we are not to release it out on the job boards) I think it is very easy to sit back and beat up on an organization through a forum channel rather than picking up the phone and speaking to a manger that has the ability to do something about it. I have been with the organization for more than seven years and have interviewed a number of individuals from other firms all aspiring to work for our organization. At the end of the day their is a reason why our organization continues to experience 20% plus growth yearly and will eventually be a 10 billion organization. We have the desire to win and succeed but we are only as good as the client realtionships that we develop and the last placement that we make. We are not mind readers and at least this manager knows what it takes to manage a successful operation. So open up your mouths and go out and network and use that energy in a positive fashion!

Amazing. Apparently, this forum has come to the attention of Robert Half 34 months ago and their behavior has still not changed. They are like a shady car business with a high marketing budget. The only thing that will change the behavior of this company is the market place. If enough people refuse to do business with them, they will go under or change.

The employers are the only ones whose refusal to do business with these parasites will make any difference and then only en mass. No single or small group of employees or job hunters will ever be recognized. Employers have shown by their action that they support the status quo.

There is another way: Legislation. Regulation.

If everyone on these forums got everyone they know who has complaints about not only RHT but the "temp" system as a whole (the hole it is), to organize, concentrating that energy on a common goal, then some progress might be made.

As a former long term employee, let me first validate what so many of you are saying. RHI is a shameful orgranization. All RHI divisions (Accountemps, Office Team, Robert Half Technology, Robert Half Legal, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, The Creative Group, & Protiviti) run with the same philosophies: Charge the employer as much as possible, pay the candidate as little as possible, place more value on appearance than skill, give Regional VPs & District Managers near unlimited expense accounts while cutting local marketing budgets, spend enormous amounts of money flying your Regionals between offices because you don't truly value or support your local managers, drink as much alcohol as possible at every company function, hook up with co workers even if you're married, turn the professionals you hired to be recruiters into telemarketers, and spend more time defending the company's reputation than spent returning calls to candidates. By the way, anyone you see posting from Pleasonton, CA works for the company and is using their company computer (that is the default system location for every office in the US) Have you noticed you haven't seen one comment on this forum saying they are a former employee who loved their job and felt they were truly helping people? That's not a mistake - it is the reality of RHI, they are a disgrace to the staffing industry. They boast about being in business since 1948 - so has Manpower - compare their annual revenues and stock prices - research the history yourself. RHI was left behind years ago because they look down their nose at their candidates, employees, and yes even clients. RHI's sleazy management style continues to hold them back. It might be time for a top management change while there is still a company to salvage!

Reading the comments here reminds me of a case study I did in college. It was on the "toxic culture" of Enron. No joke! The culture seems to fit the culture of Enron with fraudulent listings, Darwinism on a month-to-month basis where someone goes, bad management structure, bad control system, and etc. Remember, even Enron had a Code of Ethics (go to smokinggun if you do not believe me). Being a publicly traded company, the question remains "how deep does the rabbit hole go?" and "how does the toxic culture effect Sarbanes-Oxley compliance?" when discussing the financials of the company with a toxic culture.

JAH9430 in Houston, Texas said: I wonder how the Robert Half organization stays in business. I know from experience that their management in Houston leaves a little to be desired. Judging from the posts on this site, this seems to happen all over.

One example from my experience. I was a part of their "Salaried Professional" program. I was sent to an interview. The customer loved me. Only problem was that they wanted to hire me and Accountemps would have nothing of it. So no deal. Just one of many mistakes.

I can agree with you that happens, if the company wants you, they will not let you go as an SP. Also, do not let your status change, they get very upset when you are not available on their terms. Nothing about you can change when they are searching positions for you.

clc605 in Wisconsin said: Stay away from Office Team!

I didn't want to believe all the horror stories about Office Team, and I still believe it depends on the individual you get there, but my experience with them is hopefully over. Even though the company wanted to hire me, I just found out that Office Team told them I am not available!
Stay away from the Fishers, IN Office Team!

No one calls me back from the Boston, MA office. But I get the same treatment from almost everyone out there. The job market is weak, Boston is getting too expensive to compete with the rest of the nation on issues like taxes, cost of living etc.

Former Job Seeker in Pleasanton, California said: In lieu of taking time to simply vent, I hope many of the bloggers here can revert their energy to finding a job instead. There are always two sides to a story. Perception is truly everything.

Open up your (job-seekers) options and venture out to other resources. The old saying of "don't put all your eggs in one basket" is applicable here. RHI isn't the only staffing firm and there are other agencies and resouces that can be used. If one agency doesn't work for you then find another. If you are denied an interview then search for another. If an agency hasn't found anything for you then seek on your own.

Playing the "victim" is self-limiting and takes away from being accountable for oneself.

Good luck to all job-seekers!

I'm not a victim, I get money from the state for unemployment. But until I find a new job I have to apply and look for work every week. There is no time limit to that; eventually the economy will recover and there will be more jobs again. I apply to new jobs and see new recruiters on a weekly basis.

My only complaint is if these employment companies blindly advertise jobs and don't return phone calls. There's nothing more I can do.

I thought it was just me. The recruiters in this area are useless.. It seems like they just want fresh faced college grads (there is a HUGE market of in the Boston area) and pay them $15 an hour. I made $15 an hour in an accounting temp job in 1996!!!!

Ex RHT/AT in Grand Prairie, Texas said: The employers are the only ones whose refusal to do business with these parasites will make any difference and then only en mass. No single or small group of employees or job hunters will ever be recognized. Employers have shown by their action that they support the status quo.

There is another way: Legislation. Regulation.

If everyone on these forums got everyone they know who has complaints about not only RHT but the "temp" system as a whole (the hole it is), to organize, concentrating that energy on a common goal, then some progress might be made.

I agree 100% about regulating temp agencies. They are detrimental to the economy and a time limit should be placed on how long an employee can be deemed "temp". This is another way for employers to weasel out paying benefits including health insurance. Accounttemps in my area is just a big joke. They post jobs requiring 3-5 years experience and a Bachelor's degree. Yes, I have both and more experience. However, I feel like I'm worth more than $10-$15 an hour. I think we should all bombard congress on a legislation in this area which would include some kind of protection that would prevent employers trading one temp for another when the time limit was met!

Accountemps won't even help me and has acted very rude & unprofessional. I have a BA in Accounting, MS in Finance 8 years progressive experience but according to accountemps I don't have enough direct 'corporate accounting experience' for anything even though I have been fully involved in GL, SOX, and quickbooks pro. When I call to check in (maybe once or twice a week), the recruiter acts 'put upon' with the attitude 'How Dare I call them'. When I met with them I wore a nice suit & tie, discussed my resume, scored 'great' according to them on the tests.

Attitude works both ways. Not returning phone calls or emails, acting 'put upon' when someone follows up with you, having a receptionist give the candidate the third degree whenever they call is completely unprofessional but seems standard practice today

Take a look at the other posts in this forum along with several other forums related to this particular group of companies. There are hundreds of negative posts and few if any positive posts. Evidently there is a problem.

There are enough complaints on this and other sources to begin a move toward regulation of these parasites.

Regulate the Temps!

JAH9430 in Houston, Texas said: Amazing. Apparently, this forum has come to the attention of Robert Half 34 months ago and their behavior has still not changed. They are like a shady car business with a high marketing budget. The only thing that will change the behavior of this company is the market place. If enough people refuse to do business with them, they will go under or change.

A concerted legal action will also change their act.

Nick L in Medford, Massachusetts said: Accountemps won't even help me and has acted very rude & unprofessional. I have a BA in Accounting, MS in Finance 8 years progressive experience but according to accountemps I don't have enough direct 'corporate accounting experience' for anything even though I have been fully involved in GL, SOX, and quickbooks pro. When I call to check in (maybe once or twice a week), the recruiter acts 'put upon' with the attitude 'How Dare I call them'. When I met with them I wore a nice suit & tie, discussed my resume, scored 'great' according to them on the tests.

Attitude works both ways. Not returning phone calls or emails, acting 'put upon' when someone follows up with you, having a receptionist give the candidate the third degree whenever they call is completely unprofessional but seems standard practice today

Employers are getting the picture also. They are getting increasingly tired of these parasites as they have produced employees with low morale who knew they were getting the shaft while charging the employer outrageous sums. More employers are back into the direct solicitation of employees mode because of this. Many openly advertise that they do not deal with third parties. After my experiences with this group in particular, I also restrict any application to certain recruiters and/or temps and otherwise use a "No third parties" resume.
The whole industry needs Regulation.

DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY!!!

Sorry,

They dont like it when you go on job interviews... They make your life hell and threaten to fire you... STAY AWAY!!! Especially the Birmingham, AL office.

anonymous in Ashaway, Rhode Island said: Please see comments in the other Forums - Robert Half Technology, Robert Half International, Robert Half Legal, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, Robert Half Resources. They are all the same, they just keep changing names so people don't catch on. Robert Half is full of Half-Wits, so your self a favor & don't send anything to them, don't call them, and don't answer any ads for Robert Half - the job is a fake.

STAY AWAY FROM ROBERT HALF. I live in the MA, CT, RI area. The NE area has fewer and fewer jobs available, however, if you go to the job boards your bombarded with listings for dozens & dozens of jobs in specific areas. There is NO WAY possible so many open jobs exist. These headhunter's don't give a damn about you or your situation they are sales people looking for their next commission. Most of them are rejects who can't find a job themselfs. There are no jobs, they make up jobs and post them,they are just tring to get as many resumes as they can & as soon as a job does come available they bombard the hiring company with tons of resumes hoping one will stick. As a hiring manager I never used them, as an out of work professional I stoped dealing with them. The absolute worst is ROBERT HALF (the others are a close second) I reqistered with them & they don't return calls, don't respond to email, etc. I think employment firms should start to be regulated by the fed, it would serve them right, maybe we could get a grain of honesty out of them.

anonymous in Ashaway, RI

28 days ago
Do yourself a favor & don't waste your time, liars, cheats, and very un-professional. All branches of RH treat their clients very poorly. If you want to get abused and ignored then they are for you...

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RR in Weogufka, AL

27 days ago
I agree. Going to the Alpharetta, GA office is a waste of time as well. The interviewer actually told me that they can only place about 10% of their clients. Don't bot

Recruiting Manager in New Jersey said:

Yeah geez we wish we can place 100% of the candidates that we represent but clients want CPA/MBA/CMA all the bells and whistles and when the candidates that we represent do not have those skills sets and you continue to apply to these opportunities and when we are honest and provide feedback we turn out to be the bad guy. If you don't have a degree go back to school and if you have tons of movement in your background stay in one place for more than 2 years and if you have a gap in your resume longer than 6 months don't blame us go do some volunteer work or go back to school and use some of the governments money to better yourself. Better yet instead of complaining about how horrible we are go out and network on your own behalf, flood the job boards, better yet call the companies directly and see if what we are saying is completely off base. See what you dont realize is this is a commissioned based business so if we don't represent both sides properly WE DON'T MAKE MONEY! We CANT FEED OUR FAMILIES! So what are we recruiters really doing wrong? If we don't return phone calls shame on us because we should but if we are giving honest feedback take it and go do something with it! Good Luck!

Recruiting Manager in New Jersey said: Yeah geez we wish we can place 100% of the candidates that we represent but clients want CPA/MBA/CMA all the bells and whistles and when the candidates that we represent do not have those skills sets and you continue to apply to these opportunities and when we are honest and provide feedback we turn out to be the bad guy. If you don't have a degree go back to school and if you have tons of movement in your background stay in one place for more than 2 years and if you have a gap in your resume longer than 6 months don't blame us go do some volunteer work or go back to school and use some of the governments money to better yourself. Better yet instead of complaining about how horrible we are go out and network on your own behalf, flood the job boards, better yet call the companies directly and see if what we are saying is completely off base. See what you dont realize is this is a commissioned based business so if we don't represent both sides properly WE DON'T MAKE MONEY! We CANT FEED OUR FAMILIES! So what are we recruiters really doing wrong? If we don't return phone calls shame on us because we should but if we are giving honest feedback take it and go do something with it! Good Luck!

You must work for them...

Accountemps, I have never seen your website quieter. Is it that bad in Boston, no jobs in Boston, 1 in Cambridge and a few in the suburbs.

Boston is supposed to be the best job market after wash dc. but I can't find anything because I don't have a cpa. I am finally in the position where I can leave this state. I never want to return

Well, former manager -do your damn job! All you temp agencies are alike! When my assignment at a job through Accountemps was about to be ended, Accountemps should have automatically lined me up with another job. It's that simple! But,no, I had to go around and look for another job and literally start over. My last job outside the home was with yet another agency, and the same thing happened. No longer needed by the company, and no new job waiting for me by the agency. I have now been unemployed over one year, with no prospects at all. With all my years of experience, I would have thought by now I'd land something that I truly wanted instead of just taking menial clerical jobs, but the agencies only care about themselves, and how much money they can take in. No wonder this economy is down the tubes and people are starting to wake up and be angry.

BAMAFAN in Birmingham, Alabama said: You must work for them...

Ding! Ding! Ding!

raykerstetter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said: Well, former manager -do your damn job! All you temp agencies are alike! When my assignment at a job through Accountemps was about to be ended, Accountemps should have automatically lined me up with another job. It's that simple! But,no, I had to go around and look for another job and literally start over. My last job outside the home was with yet another agency, and the same thing happened. No longer needed by the company, and no new job waiting for me by the agency. I have now been unemployed over one year, with no prospects at all. With all my years of experience, I would have thought by now I'd land something that I truly wanted instead of just taking menial clerical jobs, but the agencies only care about themselves, and how much money they can take in. No wonder this economy is down the tubes and people are starting to wake up and be angry.

dude if you are unemployed for over a year and you dont have any prospects the only one you should be blaming is yourself. Take a look at your resume and see what you are missing, degree, technical skills, communications kills? Go take a class, better yourself. The agencies arent the problem and certainly not the cause of people's anger it is people that do nothing to better themsleves and appear average to an employer and expect opportunities to fall in their lap. Would that be you Philly boy?

I have been unemployed for over a year, and register with as many agencies that are interested in speaking with me. I call them once a week to badger them. I have worked for several agencies. I accept jobs that are compatible with my experience, education and salary level. That is only part of my job search. The rest is investigating job posting sites on the internet. Looking for work is a full-time job and the prospects are awful at this time. I also attend (gov't paid) college, which I applied for last year when I was laid-off. I already have a degree, but because I have been out of work for so long, I qualified for "re-training". No one will do your work for you. It is all up to you to take care of yourself. All of those whining about someone not finding a job for you, GROW UP! Mommy & Daddy are not around to wipe your ass anymore.

Nancy Albino in raleigh, North Carolina said: I have been unemployed for over a year, and register with as many agencies that are interested in speaking with me. I call them once a week to badger them. I have worked for several agencies. I accept jobs that are compatible with my experience, education and salary level. That is only part of my job search. The rest is investigating job posting sites on the internet. Looking for work is a full-time job and the prospects are awful at this time. I also attend (gov't paid) college, which I applied for last year when I was laid-off. I already have a degree, but because I have been out of work for so long, I qualified for "re-training". No one will do your work for you. It is all up to you to take care of yourself. All of those whining about someone not finding a job for you, GROW UP! Mommy & Daddy are not around to wipe your ass anymore.

well said! Stay POSITIVE as your time will come. I believe in Karma. Pass that on to Philly boy!

I have been looking for 10 months and Accountemps/Robert Half has not placed me in any jobs in the Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN area.

When I told them I would be starting a US Census job, they told me to stop calling them until that job wraps up. Apparently they don't even want to make money off of me in the 3 weeks leading up to April 27, 2010.

Also you all should be going to job fairs, networking groups, applying on line - anything to get your foot in the door. The Twin Cities, MN has over 166 job networking groups !

Recruiting Manager in New Jersey said: Ding! Ding! Ding!

So from what I take Accountemps only cares to get you on a job, will do anything to get you take the job. Even lie about the hours you will get and money. And once the assignment begins they could careless. They have a fit when you need to take a few hours off for a REAL JOB interview. But then again I can see why?? I saw my bill today at the company I am working for and Accountemps has a 45% markup over my pay. Its all about commission for you... As bad as used car salesman.

It was so nice today, to tell Accoutemps to take there lies and used car salesman whys and shove it!! I dont care I will never be able to work for them again!!! No great loss... I found a perminant job on my own... But I do wonder is why they were so interested in who I went to work for hmmmm... Was it because they were going to try and get that company to use a temp agency instead??? Makes you wonder...

Do NOT give out the names of the companies you have already interviewed with. They are too lazy to do their research and make their own cold calls. They will call up the company you work for and tell them they can someone just like you, only cheaper.

Nancy Albino in raleigh, North Carolina said: Do NOT give out the names of the companies you have already interviewed with. They are too lazy to do their research and make their own cold calls. They will call up the company you work for and tell them they can someone just like you, only cheaper.

I told them it was none of there business and they did not like that at all...

Recruiting Manager in New Jersey said: dude if you are unemployed for over a year and you dont have any prospects the only one you should be blaming is yourself. QUOTE]

SHAME ON YOU rm in New Jersey!! Go return a candidate phone call or get your MPC quota in for the day. Make yourself useful rather than putting people down. Have you not figured out that some of these people can't find jobs because you don't believe in them? Get off your high horse and actually put someone to work today! As a former 6 figure RHI recruiter, I assure you not all companies are looking for CPAs/MBAs. DO YOUR JOB AND STOP BLAMING THE CANDIDATES!! If you can't be more supportive and positive for them, do everyone a favor and go back to selling used cars. The candidate is and always will be king- that's why your title is RECRUITER!! BE ONE!!

nolongeraslave in Hades said:

Robert Half keeps its info in their 'system' longer than the DMV and any recruiter can just blacklist you or put da**ing & slanderous info in your file. I was actually accused of 'registering under different social security numbers' and asked if I lived or registered in NJ since my name was listed with 'several social security numbers'. This was in the Boston office when I was interviewing for their salary professional division. Then the recruiter starting accusing me of not telling her that I had 'been their before'. A TOTAL waste of time that cost me money in parking as well.

Also, who is safeguarding these records. Why does Robert Half (and other agencies) insist on seeing 2 forms of ID, having you fill out tax forms & I-9 before sending you out for a job if they ever intend to??

Those MP consultants in Melbourne and I think probably around the world are all farkheads.

They are "dooshbags" of the century.
Anyway, they are the worst of its kind.

Contributing to inefficiency in labour market resources allocation. It is because, it only takes one consultant not to like you, there goes hundreds of potential roles. Extremely unfair to job seekers.

If I ever could be a Prime Minister of Australia, I'd ban this shameful practice of outsourcing recruitment if I ever receive any negative feedback re the agencies from job seekers.

I wonder who's the monster pioneer of outsource recruitment, shame on him/ her.

Wish all those MP consultants who are RUDE, UNKIND & SHIFTY rot in hell for eternity. Amen.

One last thing, out of all the agencies that I have dealt with, I've only met a nice recruitment consultant from Robert Half. She'd actually coach you constructively and positively. And she'd follow you up once in a while to see how your going. Nice people. She's from America though.

BAMAFAN in Birmingham, Alabama said: Sorry,

They dont like it when you go on job interviews... They make your life hell and threaten to fire you... STAY AWAY!!! Especially the Birmingham, AL office.

I at trying to get the Birmingham manager fired. You should contact the home office too.

BAMAFAN in Birmingham, Alabama said: You must work for them...

I am trying to get Angie's List to cover them so people can review the Birmingham office to get the problem open to all the eyes to see.

Financial Investigator in Birmingham, Alabama said: I at trying to get the Birmingham manager fired. You should contact the home office too.

*am

Recruiting Manager in New Jersey said: well said! Stay POSITIVE as your time will come. I believe in Karma. Pass that on to Philly boy!

Karma? How about a plan from top to bottom? The President passed health care reform and now he wants financial reform. Will he work on the job market now or will he wait for next year? The stimulus plan created a few gov't jobs but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate. Also our tax code is too long and tries to give everyone a tax break for something or a tax penalty for something. And now a Vat tax might be coming. In a few years there will be a lot less taxes being collected because no one will be making money.

To the RHI manager who suggested going to the local branch manager if one has a problem: What if the manager is the cause of the problem?

I'm waiting on a call back from RHI Corporate to discusss what I've just been put through.

Steer clear of the Phoenix branch. They had me come to Phoenix for a job before my background check had cleared. 1) I had to be the one to ride the investigating company until they got it done and 2) I spent 2 weeks sitting in a hotel room waiting for these bozos and then, poof, the "offer on the table" disappeared and I got a song and dance about why they weren't going to pursue it. When I mentioned that I had come out here, I was told "It wasn't a confirmed offer." Really? Want to see your emails, Buckwheat? The ones that tell me my procedures for the first day of work on a specific date? Can you say "evidence"?

Why don't YOU get out here with "THEM" and find out what it's REALLY like instead of talking crap about things you obviously know nothing about.