Robert Half sucks your blood

I agree.. Robert Half are crooks. They really should just change their name to "Rob Half" because thats what they end up doing anyhow.

Manpower is terrible too. Liars.

I have also had a horrible experience with Robert Half in Texas. They misrepresented the company nothing they said was correct or accurate with the exception of the address. They pressured me into taking the position and then I was placed working for a company where the manager didn't even wear deodorant and treated people like second hand citizens. ROBERT HALF makes staffing agencies have a bad name. DON'T USE ROBERT HALF...they do not care about the people they place. AGAIN, DON'T USE ROBERT HALF.

I think Robert Half (Baltimore) is great. They've always put me out there and at the best firms. I have no complaints and by the way, I'm 55.

I have not had a single pleasant experience with Robert Half. They are apparently taught NOT to return phone calls and this applies to not only recruiters, but senior management as well. Robert Half is a joke and a waste of time.

I was contacted by a recruiter from Robert Half via email that my resume had been recieved and would like for me to come in for an interview. I scheduled an appointment and went in to meet with her. When I arrived I was asked to fill out all of these forms which made me think maybe they have a position for me since she contacted me, I was asked to fill out all of these forms. Well, that wasn't the case at all. I asked her about open positions, which she did not have. All she could ask was who were the recent supervisors at my previous job. I know that employers can only say that so and so worked here for this amount of time which she could easily have gotten that information from HR. I think that she was only scamming for names so she could drum up some contacts and use my name stating that I referred her. So, I am not impressed but I am more concerned about filling out all the information since we are living in a world where identity theft is rampant and who knows if the people who work at Robert Half have a background check performed on them before they are hired. I am very concerned since I feel that I was brought into Robert Half under false pretenses and if the recruiters want to play that way by being deceiving to job seekers, who knows if they wont steal your identification information and sell it. I was not impressed with this person and truly hope that she fails at all costs.

I'm a recruiter with Robert Half. I would like to hear any suggestions from people about what we can do to improve our customer service.

I don't recommend Robert Half, they have no integrity and are only out to make a quick buck off both candidates and clients. Lying is a way of life for Robert Half recruiters. I've hired temps from RH and Accounttemps but after working for them will never do that again either.

I worked for Robert Half ( Robert Half Technology) for over 3 years. It is pathetic the way things are run. It's a turnand burn environment. It's not a question of if you will quit or be fired its just a question of when. I made it a long time by Robert Half standards. I was lucky the 1st 2.5 years as we didn't have a direct manager in our office over the IT group.
However, that finally changed and we were treatd like all the other groups, office team, accountemps etc. Constantly beating you up on making 25 connects a day and visiting 3 custmers, CV's as they call it. Come in at 7:30 and work until 6. Call Call, and call some more and drive hiring managers crazy. 90% of the time the ONLY purpose in having a candidate come in for an interview is to suck information from you. Where have you interviewed etc. They have ruined/destoyed there reputation in the Carolina's, North and South. I worked in an office with approximately 13 people, and watched over 50 people get fired or quit in 3 years. Customers/clients get tired of working with someone different over and over and over again. I work for another staffing comapny in the area now and we eat RHT for lunch every day. Better service, more cost effective, and a great reputation we have earned in the marketplace. We call candidates back and are honest and ONLY have you come in if we have a REAL position to discuss with you. Bottom line is Robert Half is a joke. Alot of people are being fooled at the top of this company anymore. They pay uninformed and under performing managers that do NOTHING but scream sell sell sell and call call call, but offer no help 100K + a year. By the way, your best chance of getting a job directly wit Robert Half and making alot of money for doing next to nothing is to be a x cheerleader or an attractive young woman.

Recruiter123 in Nowhere, Texas

11 months ago
I'm a recruiter with Robert Half. I would like to hear any suggestions from people about what we can do to improve our customer service

Return calls and not have candidates just come in to meet your 12-15 interview quota per week. Let us know when they fire you or you quit. It will happen and you know they way they do things is wrong. Keep bringing those folks in to get some leads for sales and tell them
what they want to hear.

For staters, do not blacklist. Any loophole for blacklisting is blacklisted even if it can be proven or not. I am NOT talking about doing a bad job and getting a bad report. I am talking about doing at least an average job or great job and blacklisting with recruiters in the area. This has happen to me because of a personal conflict (not professional) with a recruiter. I can not get any local agencies to respond to emails or calls after the conflict started, but out-of-state agencies contact me at least once a month when local agencies will not even contact me once a year. I have reported this to the FBI and US Department of Labor, but have no response. Needless to say, I reported this to corporate and got one shady turn of events with a job and FILLED OUT NEW PAPER WORK that I should have known better to sign. After that, no reponse from corporate even with all the evidence collected with expert level investigation anaysis involved. The biggest red flag is that their story CHANGES. I have been told constantly from RETURNING out-of-state agencies and professional acquaintances that this does not make any sense and this includes anti-fraud professionals.

Yes i will cosign most all of what everyone has posted about robert half/officeteam...Don't challenge them, and you sure will be blacklisted. They even have your phone number programmed so when you call, ... they know its U...how clever...They used to be really good back in the day... top notch companies, and really looked out for your career. But today is a different day!

amanda in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes i will cosign most all of what everyone has posted about robert half/officeteam...Don't challenge them, and you sure will be blacklisted. They even have your phone number programmed so when you call, ... they know its U...how clever...They used to be really good back in the day... top notch companies, and really looked out for your career. But today is a different day!

I was talking about collusion between different agencies in town which legally constitutes the illegal practice of blacklisting. Can't trust state and local governments to do anything here, the Feds will not even look into the report, and adhesion contracts that make it not worth it to sue. What is the use in laws if they can not be used and rights signed away as conditions for a contract?

Financial Investigator in Birmingham, Alabama said: I was talking about collusion between different agencies in town which legally constitutes the illegal practice of blacklisting. Can't trust state and local governments to do anything here, the Feds will not even look into the report, and adhesion contracts that make it not worth it to sue. What is the use in laws if they can not be used and rights signed away as conditions for a contract?

I understand what you are saying and its quite sad that it is that way. We sign so much paperwork and are really signing our rights away. Nothing quite arbitrary about it...Hang tuff, and although it is difficult in these economic times try not to use an agency...that's what I'm trying to do.

amanda in Fort Worth, Texas said: Yes i will cosign most all of what everyone has posted about robert half/officeteam...Don't challenge them, and you sure will be blacklisted. They even have your phone number programmed so when you call, ... they know its U...how clever...They used to be really good back in the day... top notch companies, and really looked out for your career. But today is a different day!

Well to anyone in the Birmingham area, you might want to take this advice because I am so far in the rabit hole there is no way but to keep on the path. I will keep any and all sites updated about this, but remember that out right blacklisting is illegal in a Federal since(not an ACTUALLY bad report that is not). Not binding arbitration civil or good-ole-boy state and local, but a Federal CRIME. I will continue to press the issue since it has gone WAY past the point of no return and I will continue to fight the fight so you will not have to.

To the firms reading this: you are not creating a crime that effect just one individual, but the one individual's family i.e. wanting grandchildren and financially, or even an attack on a woman's biological clock or her credit history in waiting for a resultion that was caused by the crime. After all of this, it WILL be your ass! That much I promiss even if employment comes first. The only stab at a remedy that am tring for is your crinimal conviction.

John in Charlotte, North Carolina said: I worked for Robert Half ( Robert Half Technology) for over 3 years. It is pathetic the way things are run. It's a turnand burn environment. It's not a question of if you will quit or be fired its just a question of when. I made it a long time by Robert Half standards. I was lucky the 1st 2.5 years as we didn't have a direct manager in our office over the IT group.
However, that finally changed and we were treatd like all the other groups, office team, accountemps etc. Constantly beating you up on making 25 connects a day and visiting 3 custmers, CV's as they call it. Come in at 7:30 and work until 6. Call Call, and call some more and drive hiring managers crazy. 90% of the time the ONLY purpose in having a candidate come in for an interview is to suck information from you. Where have you interviewed etc. They have ruined/destoyed there reputation in the Carolina's, North and South. I worked in an office with approximately 13 people, and watched over 50 people get fired or quit in 3 years. Customers/clients get tired of working with someone different over and over and over again. I work for another staffing comapny in the area now and we eat RHT for lunch every day. Better service, more cost effective, and a great reputation we have earned in the marketplace. We call candidates back and are honest and ONLY have you come in if we have a REAL position to discuss with you. Bottom line is Robert Half is a joke. Alot of people are being fooled at the top of this company anymore. They pay uninformed and under performing managers that do NOTHING but scream sell sell sell and call call call, but offer no help 100K + a year. By the way, your best chance of getting a job directly wit Robert Half and making alot of money for doing next to nothing is to be a x cheerleader or an attractive young woman.

YES! And the SF Bay Area offices are just as bad, if not worse...

John in Charlotte, North Carolina said: By the way, your best chance of getting a job directly wit Robert Half and making alot of money for doing next to nothing is to be a x cheerleader or an attractive young woman.

Interesting you brought that up at the end. I wonder what a phycological profile on the sum of one's life experiences would bring up and the possible red flags that would go along with it?

I had a nice twist on things. After all the changing stories, conflicting facts, lack of help from corporate, and even contacting the FBI and Department of Labor, they called me in. Thing is this: I had a different email, phone number, and address (all of this was correct though) listed with Career Builder, but the same resume and name. On top of that, the recruiter was new to the Birmingham office. She told me a complete reversal from ALL of the stories I was told: "[I] am qualified for a number of positions, [she] just needs to find out which direction we need to go with it." I will hold them to it too. What she told me was what all my out-of-state recruiters recruiting for in state positions that the local recruiters from all the firm have be going the other way on since I started my conflict with branch manager. Just more proof of illegal blacklisting. Give it enough time and more and more holes will develop in a fraudulent story just like any other investigation.

Robert Half Technology has burned me numerous times!

Recruiter123 in Nowhere, Texas said: I'm a recruiter with Robert Half. I would like to hear any suggestions from people about what we can do to improve our customer service.

How about telling your candidates before they drive 1000 miles for an interview that you will hold any and all criminal convictions from 25 years ago, no matter how trivial, against them. That would help, to know you are inherently discriminatory and strive to shame people into not applying unless they want to dredge up their own ancient past and save it to YOUR database. No thanks.

John in Charlotte, North Carolina said: Recruiter123 in Nowhere, Texas

11 months ago
I'm a recruiter with Robert Half. I would like to hear any suggestions from people about what we can do to improve our customer service

Return calls and not have candidates just come in to meet your 12-15 interview quota per week. Let us know when they fire you or you quit. It will happen and you know they way they do things is wrong. Keep bringing those folks in to get some leads for sales and tell them
what they want to hear.

I agree - return the phone calls and act like professionals. Someday you'll be looking for a job and then maybe you'll appreciate how you've treated other candidates.
Clearly the MO is the same across the board - get us in there thinking there's a real job and then we never hear from you again. I went through this last year - so that this year when I was contacted - I actually said, thanks but no thanks. And I told hime exactly why. But nothing will change. You're a bunch of scammers. Watch out for Karma!

On several occasions, Robert Half recruiters would not return a response via email.
These are situations where an 'initial' email would be received from them, I would send a response back, and then hear only crickets from them.
In fact, I have a current situation where one recruiter at RH told another at RH via email(me copied) that she would get in touch with me, and even after a polite email introduction to her by me, I've still not heard anything from her.
It's been a week now and nothing. If the position was already filled, or I didn't meet the criteria, then at least send an email stating so.

Situations like the above come off as VERY unprofessional.

John in Charlotte, North Carolina said: Recruiter123 in Nowhere, Texas

11 months ago
I'm a recruiter with Robert Half. I would like to hear any suggestions from people about what we can do to improve our customer service

Return calls and not have candidates just come in to meet your 12-15 interview quota per week. Let us know when they fire you or you quit. It will happen and you know they way they do things is wrong. Keep bringing those folks in to get some leads for sales and tell them
what they want to hear.

Save yourself a headache and the frustration Robert Half is a waste of time! In 10 years of periodically trying to use Robert Half they have never once placed me, never called me up about placing me, have never kept in contact with me, the BIG FAT NOTHING!

Here’s the lowdown of my experience with this most unprofessional organization in the past four months.
1) Initial meeting with recruiter (A) at RH office. I arrive 15 minutes early as requested; recruiter (A) is 20 minutes late. They do not pay or reimburse for parking. I fork over big bucks to park in the structure due to tardy recruiter. Recruiter (A) never apologizes for being late.
2) Recruiter (A) gave me a grand total of 5 minutes of her time to interview me and then ran out the door. Think she was on speed. Talked a mile a minute. Wanted me to sum up my job history at each employer and salary in 5 words or less. Entire time snapping her fingers and saying, “Hurry up tell me the 3 most important things you did at each job in five words or less, come on tell me, tell me, quickly, quickly. I’m your friend I am here to help.” Intimidating, freaky, and so unprofessional.
3) Hear of job from a friend who wants me to contact a RH (B) recruiter she knows. I contact recruiter (B) about the job. Recruiter (B) is all interested in me for this position, but she wants me to contact original recruiter (A) first. I was not impressed and did not like recruiter (A). I do not want her representing me. I am thrilled when RH tells me recruiter (A) no longer works for the company (pretty sure she was fired). I am told new RH recruiter (C) will be taking over her book of business. I call recruiter (C) and leave a voice message. I then contact RH recruiter (B) and tell her RH recruiter (A) no longer works for the company, I left a message for recruiter (C) but she should also contact recruiter (C). Soon after, RH recruiter

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(C). Soon after, RH recruiter (B) tells me in an email that position is no longer available. Gee it got filled in the 15 minutes between all the phone calls I had to make back at forth to RH? Waste of time.
4) Inquire with RH recruiter (D) in another state about a job in his area. He seems nice, but of course the job has potentially been filled and the confirmation on this takes over 2 weeks to be determined. I call each week to check on the status.
5) I try contacting the 3rd RH recruiter (C) again to get to know him. I have called this guy a grand total of three times and respond to one email he sent. Recruiter (C) never returned any of the phone calls or replied to my email. His email stated he was taking over for the other recruiter and he wanted resumes and references. None of this information had changed in the month to month an a half since I first went in. I ask recruiter (C) in an email why he would need this info again since recruiter (A) just received it and I had input and updated all my info in the RH system online. As stated recruiter (C) never responded.
6) Inquire with RH recruiter (D) about other positions in his area of the country. He states the ones they had are filled but wants to know if I am interested in a position in Northern California. I said, “Yes”. He states he will contact the recruiter in charge of filling that job and have her call me. Day’s go bye and no call. I determine on my own what job he was talking about and what RH recruiter to contact. I am proactive I contact RH recruiter (E).

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7) Recruiter (E) states I sound like I am very angry with RH. I explain to recruiter (E) my experience with RH over a ten year period and what had transpired in the past few months. Recruiter (E) tells me my information in the RH system is not updated. Say what! I updated all of it before I went in to see recruiter (A). Recruiter (E) states if they can not get a good verbal reference from my last employer they can not represent me to any of their clients. Recruiter (E) also states if I am not eligible for rehire at my last company they can not represent me to any of their clients. My last employer it is against their policy to provide any verbal references but I have a letter reference from the company signed by my boss. Letter reference is not good enough for recruiter (E). I end up in tears at this point due to my frustrations with this completely incompetent company and their recruiters. Recruiter (E) states she will discuss my situation with their management and get back to me. Months have gone by, never heard from recruiter (E).
8) I contact local RH again to get my info that somehow appears not to be updated in their system updated. When I go online to the RH website all of my info is updated so why is it not updated on their end?
9) I try to contact recruiter (C) again today to touch base. Today is my 3rd phone call attempt with this recruiter. I am told he can’t be found. Complete run around again. A message is left for him to contact me, but I already know he won’t be responding. I guarantee it.

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10) Contacted a friend of mine that use to work at RH. This person was a really high level executive with the company. Friend told me RH will mark ‘DNU’ on a candidate which stands for ‘Do Not Use’. If this is marked on your file they will never contact you or consider you for any position. You will get the run around. Pretty sure this must be marked on my file. Would explain the BS run around I have had with this incompetent company over the past 4 months and maybe even the past 10 years.

Candidates, save time, energy, grief, and frustration, stay away from Robert Half. Figure out on your own who they are trying to place candidates with and present yourself to that company. You will have more success at landing a job then trying to use these clowns.

To bad Robert Half does not understand that when people who are as good as I am get back into the workforce and are back in positions where we either make the decisions or can significantly influence which recruiting firms to use, they will never have a chance of placing anyone in a company I work for ever again.

Zelda Virgin in Baltimore, Maryland said: I think Robert Half (Baltimore) is great. They've always put me out there and at the best firms. I have no complaints and by the way, I'm 55.

Wow Zelda, I am 53 and I've been waiting since January to hear from the Baltimore office of Robert Half. I have checked in off and on but no return calls. I did hear from them recently though. I thought I might be too old or too expensive or too experienced to place. We'll see. Thanks.