Sick of the bullcrap

Are there any good agencies out there?

[QUOTE who="Anonymous In California in Pleasanton, California"]As a recruiter for RHI, I work very hard with all of my candidates to find them work. If you have never ...

Are there any good agencies out there?

[QUOTE who="A disgruntled employer in Jersey City, New Jersey"]As a hiring manager, I REFUSE to interview anyone sent by any division of RHI.

Ajilon and Spherion ...

Are there any good agencies out there?

[QUOTE who="BN in Orange, California"]In Fact there is only 1 other agency that has gone and above and beyond - VOLT Services Group www.Google.com[/QUOTE]

Volt ...

Are there any good agencies out there?

[QUOTE who="Dan in Littleton, Colorado"]I've looked at their website too. THey say it's for "college professionals" but I think college professionals should be ...

Are there any good agencies out there?

Nesco...right...LOL! Check out the email below from one of their so called "senior recruiters". I've been in IT for over a decade and this idiot is sending me a ...

Got offer with Ajilon, Need help join or not, coz need H1 Transfer to ajilon

I got an email from one of their idiot recruiters seeking a Sr. Server Engineer for a contract role. The position is anything but server engineering as the majority of the work ...

How to get a job at Mastech.

[QUOTE who="kty in Houston, Texas"]I was contacted by a woman with a VERY heavy Indian accent stating that she'd viewed my profile on Monster...when I went to return her ...

Platinum I.T. Hires, But Does Not Pay

Well, Platinum IT went out of business I hear, so I doubt anyone of you looking to sue the company will have much luck tracking down the owner of this shady establishment. If that ...

has anyone had a problem getting contacted by this recruiter?

I too have found that CyberCoders is on a resume phishing expedition and that the positions they post are complete and utter ... as I have yet to hear back from any of their ...

Unions

I applied for an IT position with them through a recruiter and am waiting to have a phone screen but after reading all of this, I'm having second thoughts because I wouldn't want ...

How to get a job at SAC Capital.

What a stuck up elitist snobatorium this company is. I interviewed with them for an IT position last year and the interviewer was the biggest d--k I've ever come across. The guy ...

What's the company culture at Pyramid Consulting?

More like Pyramid Scheme Consulting. This is another H1-B body shop operation that is out to outsource every IT job to India and discriminates against hiring US citizens because ...

Artech Information Systems News and Gossip.

These dillweeds keep calling me on my cellphone and leaving heavily Hindi accented messages that I simply cannot comprehend. I don't return their calls and one would think to stop ...

Staffing Companies (List of the worst)

[QUOTE who="Mypie in Cary, Illinois"]Add to this list Working World in Crystal Lake![/QUOTE]

Add these lovely crapholes to your list

Robert Halfass

Robert Half bad experience? Not sure what they think of themselves

[QUOTE who="madori001 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida"]RHI. I was placed with an employer who's books were pure fiction. When I reported it to RHI, all I got was attitude ...

COMFORCE Information Technologies News and Gossip.

Their recruiters seem to lack a knowledge of IT, as they keep sending me irrelevant positions that have absolutely nothing to do with my skills.

htc global services

Idiots sent me numerous emails about positions in MN and other areas God knows where.

How to get a job at Apex Systems.

Dumbasses from this firm sent me emails about positions in VA, when my online resume and profile on every job board clearly state that I will only consider work within the NY Metro ...

Ramp Up Technology News and Gossip.

Made me come in to meet with them, would not disclose who their so called "client was", claimed to have submitted me, and then never heard back from them. Typical boiler ...

Gromwell IT News and Gossip.

Would have been nice if they were to actually read the resumes before blasting their junior and entry level positions and other crap to senior level candidates, such as myself.

SmartSource News and Gossip.

They're not so "smart" if they're sending me emails about positions located in MA.

TTI of New York News and Gossip.

Another agency with nothing but junior level nonsense positions. They emailed me about some defense contractor position paying $70K. I told them I don't work for less than $110K ...

Pomeroy IT Solutions News and Gossip.

Got an email from these dillweeds for a supposed "senior level" Windows Engineer position, but the best they could pay was $25/hr on 1099 when I charge no less than $65 ...

Artech Information Systems News and Gossip.

4 words for these bufoons..."Read the f*****g resumes". They send me emails about positions for skills that have nothing to do with what I do.

How to get a job at Mastech.

These idiots are soliciting me with positions that are over 300 miles away from me in PA or so. I guess they've never heard of Google maps. Complete dumbasses!

cyberThink News and Gossip.

More like CyberStink if you ask me. They advertise bogus jobs or what appear to be senior level roles at junior level pay.

Mascon Global Consulting News and Gossip.

The best they could do was to bombard me with emails about positions in Michigan. Sheeesh!

Comsys

I've never worked with them but from what I hear, they're a typical body shop that brings in loads of foreign workers on H1-B visa from India and other 3rd world dumps and floods ...

Heritage Global Solutions News and Gossip.

These morons sendt me positions on the west coast thinking I'm some H1-B that lives out of a suitcase when I explicitly state on every job board that I have no intentions of ...

Nutech Systems, Inc. News and Gossip.

They have to start reading resumes and stop blasting arbitrary positions to candidates who don't meet such qualifications. They resort to useless keyword searches, which is a ...

LIED to by recruiter

Recently got a call from MacArthur and after having been burned twice by Atlantis and Remington, I told this recruiter where he can shove his so called "opportunity" ...

Mergis truths

Recruiter's rude response from Mergis after I tell him his position for a "technology director" is total bullcrap:

Despite your commentary about ...

Mergis has no Sourcing or Procurement Positions - they are bogus

They too emailed me with some bogus "Technology Director" position which requires heavy hands on desktop support, telephone support, and end user application support ...

Mergis truths

Here's a silly email I got from these fools..totally bogus:

Job Title ... Technology Manager

Firm ...

Robert Half bad experience? Not sure what they think of themselves

I loved how they presented me with W-4 and other employment forms when they didn't even have any official offer on the table. I wasn't there to fill out paperwork...period! What ...

Atlantis Partners News and Gossip.

I hope they go out of business for their unethical and questionable practices. An agency hell bent on their candidates disclosing other interviewing activities shouldn't be in ...

Electro Industries Salaries, Bonuses and Benefits.

Sounds like a true revolving door.

How do I get out of wasting my time meeting with these companies?

I tell them I don't have the time for this bullcrap and if they can't submit me any other way, I take my business elsewhere. I've gotten many jobs in the past before without ever ...

Platinum I.T. Hires, But Does Not Pay

[QUOTE who="USCitizen in New York, New York"]Did you get paid yet? We're in the same boat. Still interested going after them?[/QUOTE]

I know a recruiter that used ...

LIED to by recruiter

Any staffing agency on a relentless pursuit to find out where else one has interviewed should not be dealt with and Atlantis Partners is one one such agency. I was completely ...

Atlantis Partners Interview Questions.

I'd avoid them like the plague. I went in there to meet with them and all they kept asking me was where else I have interviewed and stated they needed to ensure they don't double ...

What's Right With Robert Half?

kjbartz, I feel your pain. To add to my existing sh*t list of recruiter agencies, there are these two lovely crapholes, Atlantis Partners and Remington International, who are ...

What's Right With Robert Half?

Robert Half totally wasted my time and it started when I stupidly agreed to visit their Park Ave office in New York City. When I walked in and announced my presence to the ...