Gina Trombetti at Seattle Corporate Search was a joy to work with. She and her team found us some…read morestellar candidates, and we are so excited to bring them on board. In fact, the problem we had was the final selection from the pool of candidates they sent us, as they were all fantastic. Highly recommend Gina and her team as they were so easy to work with and they worked really quickly to fulfill our needs. Thank you, Gina and team!

Just want to give a big shout out to Madisen Bentley. She was amazing. Helped me land a great…read moreopportunity. She was extremely helpful throughout the whole process. Walked me through everything step by step. She did a phenomenal job and I'm truly grateful for her. If you ever need a great recruiter, I recommend her 100%!

I was contacted by Christine Rominski via LinkedIn a couple months ago. She contacted me in regards…read moreof a job that was available in my area. We talked and she was able to help me with interview questions, a mock interview, etc. with that company. She was very detailed, helpful and professional throughout the whole process. At the end, the company chose a different candidate but she still kept me in mind and was trying to help me search for other options. She helped me until I finally was able to find a job. She genuinely wanted to see you succeed and I really appreciate that.

With the economy in a recession, constant layoffs, an approximate unemployment rate of 10%, AND the…read morefact that I just moved here from Atlanta, I was both super nervous and a little pessimistic about finding a job in Seattle. Initially, I went through a couple hiring agencies and landed two jobs that I would have taken as an absolute, last resort, but thankfully Patrick from West Coast Careers called me after I sent in my resume. He was so incredibly helpful and professional. To get straight to the point, getting in contact with West Coast was the best thing that could have happened to me in my job hunt. Following my initial contact with Patrick, I went in there for a brief interview and he immediately set me up with 3 interviews for the following week. All of the jobs were salaried and with exceptional companies, and he really took into account my skill set to determine which companies I would fit best with. Every day Patrick checked in with me, gave me tips on how to interview, as well as giving me the idea of putting together a binder which, in addition to my resume, included all of my past achievements and awards in my professional career. I felt like he really aided me in setting myself apart from potential competition. Ultimately, he gave me added confidence in knowing I was thoroughly prepared and completely capable of landing a good job. Sure enough, I landed one of the positions and was seriously contemplating accepting it. While Patrick was extremely happy for me, he stressed evaluating whether this was truly the job I wanted or not. He was really looking out for me and wanted to place me with the most fitting company. To conclude, I ended up taking a different position with a company Patrick set me up with. A month into my job, I am so excited and happy to be where I am at, and so incredibly thankful for Patrick at West Coast Careers. Without him, I may still be searching aimlessly throughout the tons of job sites out there. So, if you are looking for a career or job, I would highly suggest utilizing West Coast Careers. Keep your fingers crossed you get to work with Patrick, but I am sure everyone there will be helpful to you in your job hunt! Good luck!!!

They spent ample time with me identifying my anxieties with my work history, helping set…read moreexpectations appropriately and setting me up for the interview. I wanted a job at a law firm and they delivered. My recruiter was knowledgeable and professional.

I was laid off at the start of the pandemic and made the unfortunate mistake of getting help from…read moreESP. Kibby lied to me about what a position entailed and about what the position paid. After asking around, all other contract employees with a JD were making $12 an hour more than I was. Kibby thinks this is fine since I was ultimately offered the job, but it's a job that wasn't close to what I was looking for, it's essentially call center work (which Kibby promised it would NOT be.), and after 6 months, because Kibby short changed me, I had made $12,480 less than all my peers with JDs. It's been over a year since I used ESP, my experience still bothers me when ESP comes up in conversation. People with less experience and less degrees coming from different recruiters all made more than me. I can't recommend avoiding Kibby and ESP strongly enough. UPDATE: After skimming the other reviews, people who are full white seem to have done better than me with Kibby and ESP.

Working with The Robert Half Creative Group gave me the opportunity to land my DREAM JOB at…read moreStarbucks Coffee Company. As I read through some of the other reviews, most were positive but some expressed sour grapes. I think there are some misaligned expectations as to what a staffing agency is. A staffing agency makes their money by supplying companies with workers either on a temporary are permanent basis. Unless you are paying a staffing agency a fee to find you employment, then the staffing agency's fiduciary responsibility is to the company that is paying them. You need to understand and accept this if you are going to work with a staffing agency. Here's how you benefit from the relationship... Staffing agencies can give you the opportunity/connection to network, learn, and build your resume with world-class business organizations that are extremely challenging to get your foot in the door. Once in though, it's up to YOU to prove yourself and work toward finding your dream job. You can't walk in and expect your dream job to be handed to you. Competition for good jobs in good markets is tough. You have to come at it by assessing the situation for fit, figuring out where YOU can add value in ways that align with your career objectives, get along with ALL the players (putting your ego in check), make a plan, STAY POSITIVE, and execute on it. Oh and by the way, all that work might NOT lead to a permanent job. Don't expect that, if you do you will fail at staying positive. However, know that all the work you are doing is being added to your resume. The way you are handling the situation is being noted by all those you are working with. They will remember you, refer you, and be a reference for you. If played right, over time you will land your dream job. TCG's role was they gave me the connection to make it happen, and supported me with training and advice on handling situations as they arose. That's it, that's all any staffing agency can realistically do for you. Here at the end of my experience with TCG, I can say they've actually EXCEEDED my expectations for a staffing agency. TCG offered me much more career building benefits than other staffing agencies. Benefits such as continued industry training, portfolio showings, attendance to top business industry conferences, team building and network events. This is the stuff that helps you develop your career path. Lastly, they've made my transition to full employment with Starbucks very, very easy. If you are looking to get networking opportunities or work experience added to your resume from renowned organizations and companies, TCG has the connections to make it happen.

I have called, emailed, gone to two different offices, and still have not been in contact with an…read moreactual person from this company. The offices always seem to be closed, the phone keeps ringing, and the emails go unanswered. I want a job, and I thought they could help me. Does anyone actually work here?

Finding a new job can be daunting, but working with Tyler at Sasquatch Talent made it much easier…read more He was very communicative throughout each step of the interview process and would check in to get my thoughts after my conversations with the company to make sure all my questions were answered and I felt like I had enough information to make the right decision for me. It's rare to find a recruiter who you know is looking out for your best interest as well as the best interest of their company or client, but he does a great job making sure it's the right fit for both parties. I'd highly recommend Sasquatch Talent to anyone looking to make a career move in the Seattle Area. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and great to work throughout the entire interview process.

Great recruiting firm and always has lots of AI positions available the past few years that I have…read moreworked with them. Hard to find good recruiting companies these days that understand my background, highly recommended!

Creative Circle is easily the best recruitment agency I've ever worked with!…read more I have been with them for over 10 years in different cities, and refer anyone I meet that's looking for work, to contact them. Opportunities range from short term assignments, long-term contracts, and contract-to-hire. Their agents are thoughtful, dedicated, and will help insure your resume & portfolio display your best attributes. They regularly contact you during work search and after placement to make sure your needs are met. Issues are handled within the day if not within the hour - To that point, they scrambled to help me organize with jobs I was on when they found I was effected by a natural disaster! A grateful thank you to both Kristi Seifert (WA) and Katie Berkson (PA). I highly recommend Creative Circle to anyone looking for new opportunities!

Creative Circle is a brilliant concept. And, I believe there's ample room for the company to live…read moreup to their stated values. The actual people I have had the pleasure to engage with have always been lovely. But, my observation of their business model is that they are income-focused-first and relationship-focused somewhere much further down the line. Being more net-income-centric than human-centric resonates as more similar to "following" than "leading" in business, most certainly in the marketing world they represent, where consumers are critical and have endless options. Mine is, of course, just an anecdote, one experience. I have received dozens of invitations to apply for roles and I have responded to a select few, only those where the fit between my skillset and the work required was genuinely aligned. And, I've never received a response of any kind. There's a very modest time investment they make upfront, evaluating prospective employees', like myself, experience and expertise at the start of the relationship, then the 1:1 communication seems to end there. It's been disappointing. If I were ever asked "How can we improve?" I would offer that the opportunity for Creative Circle here, as I see it, is to reflect on your values as a company, take a look at the shifting marketplace, and create an authentically human-focused engagement environment where there's trust fostered, earned and realized between the employer, the prospective employee and the Creative Circle brand --- and the real-life humans behind that brand. I realize that's potentially a daunting task, perhaps one that eats into net income... but someone's out there trying to figure it out. Why not you? With all due respect, this has just been my experience. Perhaps others have enjoyed something more meaningful and valuable in their collab with Creative Circle. The other reviews here would suggest so, but I suspect there's a lot more folks out there who feel similarly but have too much else to worry about right now than a yelp review.

I'd applied for a position through an online job site and was lucky enough to have Laurel reach out…read moreto me. From the get-go, she invested time in getting to know me. We talked a lot about my previous work experiences, my current situation, and where I saw myself going. Throughout the interview process, she was transparent in communicating the client's perspective. As soon as she received an update, I could count on her to connect with me. Though job interviewing has a tendency to be a stressful process, she helped me keep my head on straight by always being straightforward with where I stood. She provided lots of helpful engagement tips and offered effective follow-up communications. Week after week, Laurel demonstrated a high level of professionalism and was personable throughout. The entire process took about a month and I'm grateful to have journeyed with her to successfully land a new career opportunity.

Had the very best experience with Dana! She is not only friendly and personable but she is very…read moresupportive throughout the entire process. I have had a few experiences in the past with other recruiters from different companies but Dana is truly the best.

They are conveniently located in Downtown Seattle and apparently most of the positions they offer…read moreare in that area. The employees I've encountered are friendly and last year I got a position through them that ended up lasting from November to the end of March. It seems the assignments they get vary from something that lasts several days to ones that last months. A couple of nice benefits are the option to do direct deposit and ability to fax in your time card. In the several months that I worked through them, my paycheck was always deposited on time.

MBT is a 21st Century capitalist dumpster fire for the working class! Beware of this agency!…read more After registering with MBT in 2021, [I was never offered work] out of nowhere, I was called for a call center position that was advertised as a fully remote FT temporary position. When I asked about the equipment set up, I was told it was a laptop, cell phone and monitor. When I went to pick up the equipment, it was twice as much as I expected and even worse; MBT and the client did not disclose that the equipment was not WIFI compatible! I was expected to hardwire into my router, or I could not work remotely. At no point during the initial job "pitch" from MBT, [or interview with the client], did anyone from MBT disclose the truth about having to physically hardwire into a router. It was only after I accepted the position that I found out the hardwire was required. This business should be closed immediately. It is unprofessional for any "owner" or recruiter to "bait and switch" candidates. The unethical and exploitative choice to purposely lie about the position was made at my expense and when I proved what I had been told through multiple emails, there was no accountability from anyone at MBT. Abusive business practices like MBT's directly harm working class people. When unethical employers like MBT waste the skills, experience, time, energy, money, and resources of the working class, they are taking legitimate job opportunities from the workers who need and deserve it the most. The working class depends on legitimate job opportunities to survive capitalism. Recruiters and "owners" who choose to lie about the conditions of employment, directly harm working class people and the choice to exploit workers during the fourth year of the pandemic is abusive , period. This business is corrupt, and, in my situation, the "owner" [one of three] allowed another "owner/recruiter" who caused this situation, to circumvent ALL accountability of having not disclosed that the position required a hardware set up. What job in 21st Century capitalism requires a hardwire set up from home?! Stay away from MBT.

I have worked with several employment agencies over the years, but I have never had an experience…read moresuch as I had today! I was treated as if I was their paying client! I did NOT meet with just one person, the assistant of the person who had contacted me. No. I was treated to a round table discussion with a team that would be working with me to find the right position! I learned things in that meeting that made it worthwhile regardless of any outcome. If you are looking for work, I highly recommend them!

I recently graduated with a bachelor's in accounting. Having no experience in the industry it has…read morebeen tough to break-in. I have worked with two other staffing agencies but neither of them have treated me as well as AppleOne. Just a couple of days after our first meeting Justin had gotten me an interview. He sent along a packet of information that really helped me to prep for the interview process. Turned out after making the drive from Everett into Ballard I wasn't as thrilled with the position and I just couldn't see myself doing that every day. Not their fault, I had told Justin that I was willing to work in that area, and I would be for the perfect position but this just wasn't it. I let Justin know that I was not interested in that position but he didn't stop working for me. I took it as a learning experience and I kept looking. A week later he had another interview for me in a position that seems like a perfect fit. I am going back for a second interview tomorrow and regardless if I get the position or not I cannot thank Justin enough for making it happen and for guiding me through the process.

InConsulting is a lightweight agency that helps companies recruit and hire terrific software…read moreengineering talents. Okay, I might be a bit biased about the quality of the software engineering talent because I'm one of them. My team at Microsoft hired InConsulting to take care of their contracting needs and I cannot be happier with their services. They have a really quick turnaround and I feel very well taken care of. From the time I started working with them, they've been very up front about timeline, cost structure and other things that I needed to know. They're a small firm, so there's a personal touch to everything, which I think makes all the difference. My Microsoft hiring team is also happy because of the quick turnaround time and the fact that they're only charging an 8% rate (as opposed to the 25-35% industry standard). If you're looking for engineering talents for short- and long-term needs, I'd definitely recommend checking out InConsulting.

I had the pleasure of working directly with Aparna on the website creation for my small business…read more Without her dedication and commitment to making my wishlist a reality, my website wouldn't be up and running as efficiently as it is today. She took the time to listen to what I needed without judgement or hesitation. Every bullet point was checked off, every email was answered. She also made herself available for Skype sessions when needed so we could chat over more complicated requests. I would highly recommend working with InConsulting. Terrific company with a terrific owner.