I have had a great experience with Bayside. My recruiter, Anthony Hawkins, has been very professional and all around awesome. He found me on LI and contacted me about a remote contract position with Apple. Less than two weeks later I had two follow up interviews and was hired. My only complaint are the benefits are not very good at all so I will look for insurance elsewhere but everything else has been really good. read more

Anthony has been a huge help throughout the process, extremely transparent and always there for me if I have a question or concern. You can tell he cares about professionalism and exudes that in every conversation you have with him. read more

I ended up here because I got a cold call and was able to trace the number to this page. I don't usually answer calls from numbers that I don't recognize* but I have a couple of contacts in Pleasanton, so I picked up the phone and waited for a familiar voice. The recruiter on the other end didn't say anything either, and after a little while whoever it was hung up. (For the record, the professional thing to do is introduce yourself and explain why you are cold-calling this stranger.) I was a little surprised to get such a call from a local number, usually this kind of spam originates from places where the cost of doing business is very cheap. For those of you not familiar with the recruiting business, it is a lot like any other kind of sales. The barrier to entry is very low, and it's widespread practice to hire lots of inexperienced people in batches and fire the ones who don't perform "well enough" (generally the bottom half). They make hundreds of calls per week and are under intense pressure to make their numbers (usually they get a commission, not a salary). Talented/skilled recruiters who survive this process build their own networks and move on after a year or two. They do not work for this kind of employer. Anyhow, moral of the story is: don't expect get much in the way of help (or even to be remembered) by someone working under these conditions. You CAN get someone good, after all they make their commission when they make a placement and everyone - even the great ones - has to start somewhere. But it tends to be the exception rather than the rule. Also, when considering an agency, it is often useful to read their glassdoor reviews. Here is Bayside's: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bayside-Solutions-Reviews-E225540.htm Just noticed someone here mentioned they ask for references before bringing you in. This is a huge red flag. References (I mean personal references, not HR, they get paid to do this) are fragile and precious. People stop responding after the 2nd or 3rd request, so personal references should only be called once you're past the interviews and at the hiring decision. All professional recruiters understand and respect this. An agency that wants your reference information is not asking so they can get you a job. They're asking to get more numbers for their cold call list and to exploit your reputation/relationships in order to help make their sales quota. In other words, they are using you and possibly wrecking your reputation. RUN AWAY. *NEVER give your real number to DICE/Monster/etc, I made this mistake 4 years ago and while the spam calls have mostly tapered off, I still get a couple every week. read more

Was contacted by someone named Chelsea about a job opportunity. I called her back promptly. All throughout the conversation she was very curt and demeaning when she talked to me. I advised her of my work situation and she went on to tell me that I could not be hired because I did not have a reference from my last two Contract jobs because they were through another Agency. She scoffed at my answer and said Good luck and hung up on me. Run from this Agency. read more

I received a call from this company today and the caller left his name as Gabriel. He had the audacity to lie about his reason of calling stating that his purpose was legal documents I assume this was a plea to get a return call. This is absolutely unprofessional and totally ridiculous. I have not sought any assistance from this company nor would I ever work with such an establishment. read more

I remember going to this agency in early 2015 as they had a job opening that "fit my skill set". A week after the initial interview with the recruiter, I followed up to see if there was any news about the opening which he said "he would get back to me". I tried to get in touch with him 2-3 times over the next few weeks but kept getting his voicemail. I decided to just give up. read more

One of their "Senior" recruiters contacted me about a genuine opportunity. I sent my resume and went to some effort lining up references. This "Senior" guy didn't bother to follow up; didn't call my references, didn't return my calls or emails. Very unprofessional. read more

There are some reasons why Bayside is a reputable company, which some of the reviews on here may lead you to believe. It's very rare that they establish good rapport with someone, and when they do they ask for a positive review. There are more reasons NOT to work with them whether you are a candidate or a client. First, their internal turnover is exceptionally high because they have a volatile culture and poor management. Any recruiter there probably has 6 months to 1 year of experience max! If you're a candidate- the recruiter will tell you that you have to meet with them. It's more likely than not that they don't know what you do and won't be able to place you because they don't have any experience or training. You're probably wasting your time meeting the recruiter you're working with. Also, they will ask for your references. They will call your former managers and try to sell their staffing services to them- very little of the conversation will be a reference for you (the candidate), so don't give 'em up. If you're a client and you're receiving resumes of candidates that don't match what you're looking for or asking for it's probably because the "Account Executive" you're working with has a junior recruiter working on your position. Someone with less than 6 months of experience is working on your behalf and essentially wasting your time. Ask your AE how many years of experience the recruiter assigned to your requisition has and see if they answer you honestly! Look that person up on LinkedIn and see how long they've been with Bayside for. Also- from a client standpoint- Bayside is not large enough to self- insure so if you're hiring contractors through them you're probably paying extremely high insurance premiums and would save some money by taking the employee on yourself. They're not self- insured like Aerotek so they have a hard time competing with price. Overall, whether you're a client or a candidate this place is probably a waste of time for you. Until they get their shit together enough to retain employees that are good recruiters their services are probably not worth what you pay them. Look to a larger, more reputable firm for hiring or employment help. read more

These clowns have the gaul to tout themselves as employment agency. They hire morons from the display counters from Macy's or waiters how have only worked for 4 or 6 months. then try to pass them off as "recruiting" experts just because they can behave rude, snobbish and unprofessional. The both times I was contacted by their representatives a Sara Patrick and a Roger Bolton, neither of these clowns had any idea of what it really take to perform the jobs i was interviewing for , nor even took the time to really review a resume before they called and opened their mouths and demonstrated how ignorant they are; and had no clue of what true professionalism is. I strongly recommend both employers and contractors alike steer clear of this agency if you are serious about finding quality people to provide solutions to your staffing needs. read more

My recruiter is Janelle. I love her! She met up with me in San Jose for my interview, because the office in Pleasanton happened to be closed for remodeling. She is such a sweet personable Asian girl and I detect no BS from her at all when she tells me about recruiting. Very honest and down to earth. She writes a little blurb/cover letter for every applicant when sending resumes out to the large biotech companies she serves (with your permission to send the resume, of course). I am keeping in touch with her and hopefully it will be a relationship that serves us well. read more

Allison Goglovac is awesome! I've known her since early this year! She has always been super friendly & hardworking to find job opportunities that match with my BioTech background. Allison recently placed me in a Mt View company, wherein I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I've been here for almost a week, happy & appreciate my personal, professional relationship. I would work with Bayside now & then & in the future. Kudos to Allison! read more

I wish there was a 4.5 star rating. Anyway, I've been meaning to post this for a while. I didn't find a job through the team (yes, that is kind of their main point) - but I had to say the customer service was amazing! They really seemed to be on the ball behind the scenes, team members supported each other, helped each other out with their clients, etc. Cori was working with me and was a real gem - she was sincere, enthusiastic, prompt, professional, personable. read more

I have never met the agent so unprofessional and rude, the woman interviewed me on the phone blamed my voice is low and also blame I don't have passion about the position she recommended to me. How could you judge people by just talking on the phone by once? As a professional agent, you should not only respect your client but also respect your talented candidate. There are so many other agent company that people can work with, you won't be competitive at all! read more

Where do I start,.. This place is anything but professional and the most un relationship based recruiting around. I have been here for two years now, and like so many before me, I am looking to leave. At the end of the day it's all about being happy. We don't really care about anything but placing people, even if its not a good job for them. The biggest problem here is management, mainly the highly touted over compensated president and his sidekick. who they promoted while basically kicking everyone else out, including his wife who was more successful then him. The sidekick is basically there to be a rat, which is funny cause everyday the president is out, he leaves early to drive home to Stockton (beautiful). I can't tell you how fast I am starting to despise this guy as our recruiting manager, completely unprofessional and not a team player. When I 1st started they told me to ask questions, so i did, 1 question. On Friday I was called into the presidents office cause I wasn't getting everything apparently. Thanks for the help Azz ole. Instead just tells other people to help new hires out rather while he recruits, happened a few weeks ago, while I helped someone he called on my req... Trust me don't work here, everyone leaves after wasting two years. And all of our accounts are terrible, I talk to my friends who work with other staffing agencies and from what I hear, this place is a joke. read more

If I could give this joke of an agency lower than one star, believe me I would! DO NOT...and I repeat...DO NOT waste your time and money going on an interview for a supposed position through this company and let me tell you why. A few weeks ago I applied for a position and received a call back from one of their recruiters who went on to say how great of a fit for the position I was and then proceeded to schedule an interview with me. What should have tipped me off was that the recruiter did not really go into details with me about the position. Anyway, we scheduled a date and time for the interview. The day of the interview came and I decided to cancel because I am very leery of employment agencies. I have had some really negative experiences with agencies in terms of them wasting my time and money going to interview with them for particular positions and then all of a sudden they don't have any jobs. So, I cancelled the interview and the recruiter told me that she could not submit me for the position because she needed to meet me first. I told her okay, then forget it. Mind you, I was going to have to travel from SF all the way to Pleasanton via BART. This is nearly $20 bucks in travel fees and almost an hour of my time. A week or so goes by and I get an email from the same recruiter following up with me and I just ignore the email. A few days later the recruiter is calling me about another opportunity and this time it is urgent and they need someone to start in a few days. She also starts talking to me about the previous position that I had initially applied to. I ended up telling her about my experiences with employment agencies and why I was leery about traveling all the way out there and spending money. She assured me that she and Bayside Solutions really have those jobs and that she wouldn't do that to someone and that she had heard of that happening before, blah blah blah. I figured that I would go ahead and schedule an interview after I was reassured by the recruiter that they were legit and not just candidate collecting. I get to the interview early and wait for the recruiter to come meet with me. We go into an interview room and the first thing she says is, "Now, this is just a meet and greet session to get to know you." I just sat there like, WTF?? She presents me with a job description, but it was not for the new opportunity, but for the old one. The one she told me that she could not submit me for because he already had candidates interviewing and could not just submit me unless the client did not like any of those candidates. She never ever gave me details of this new opportunity that was supposed to start in a few days. In fact she told me that her account manager was still working out the details of the position. I was like, huh??? Here is was Monday and they wanted someone to start on Thursday and they still didn't have the details of the position worked out?? Really?? The interview ended and the recruiter told me she would call me later that afternoon, which did not happen. I get an email from the recruiter two days later telling me that the position was filled by another candidate on Monday and that it was an urgent need. How is that possible when I interviewed with the recruiter on Monday and she didn't even have the details of the job?? I ask her this and she says that she had a candidate interview with her on Friday and then the client on Monday and the client just went with the first candidate that interviewed. Really??? Then why schedule me for an interview for the position knowing that and then tell me in the interview that you don't have all the details for the position and are waiting for the account manager to get back to you on it??? Makes no sense whatsoever! Don't bother with this agency, because all they are doing is candidate collecting and you will get a run around from them. Shame on them and the recruiter! read more

I met with them a few years ago. I was not a fit for the position they offered. I ended up finding something somewhere else and now that my contract ended I emailed my contact to see if they may have something and no answer. I was going to contact them again but I ended up on yelp and thought I would look up their reviews. Thanks everyone I won't be calling them back. read more

I was referred to this place by a friend, interviewed and was hired onto a certain project. The group of girls I was working with were very clique-y. I was fired after a week without even being told what I did wrong, and I heard from multiple people I am not the first this has happened to. I wouldn't waste my time on Bayside. They may have a sweet breakroom but that's about all they have going for them. read more

I've had nothing but horrible interactions with this agency. I was contacted by one of their recruiters who left in the middle of my application and interview process. Then the recruiter taking over my profile never kept me updated appropriately and didn't return my calls or emails. waste of time. And they are the lowest paying agency around. read more

I have been working through Bayside Solutions for almost 4 years now in the same position they landed for me since the beginning. Always had good service, fair treatment, fair increases, and would recommend them if you are looking for someone to represent you. I have been through a few different account reps here, but Mark S. as well as Bob K. have taken the best care of me overall. read more

Went to Livermore to interview with this company for a position in Concord. Interviewed with said company in Concord on Friday. Monday they wanted a company application filled out. OK so far. Tuesday no word. OK no problem. Wednesday I get call saying I was selected for the position. Friday still no word on pay or start date or even if I really have a position. Sounds very fishy to me and they want to explain to me. What that a job really does not exist at the rate of pay you expressed and I expressed. I would say FAIL!!! read more

A representative from Bayside Solutions named Brian Azevedo called and sent an email to me expressing opportunities internally and externally. These messages were on June 12th in the afternoon. I called Brian within a half hour to get his voice mail. Subsequently I left voice messages 3 days in a row for Brian expressing an interest in talking to him regarding employment opportunities. After not hearing back I sent a detailed email on the 4th day and left a 4th voice message to no avail. Brain Azevedo is 100% completely unprofessional for not returning calls or an email to me and would would never ever recommend this company because of Brian's incompetence. What a joke read more

Just a bunch of kids playing with matches....!

I had 3 agencies call me with roughly the same job descriptions and promises of long term contracts at major pharmaceutical companies. Bayside (Hannah) was the only person to provide an actual explicit job description from the employer and the name of the hiring manager. She set up a phone interview for Monday, I flew up for a face-to-face interview on Thursday and was offered the position by Friday morning. Too bad for the other two agencies. I'm very happy in this position. read more

After 6 months of applying to jobs and going to disheartening interviews I luckily received a phone call from Kimberley with Bayside Solutions. She said she had found my resume on career builder and wanted to know if I was interested in a accounting position in concord. I told her yes. So within a few days I came in to meet with Kim and by the next week I not only had a job, but a job that was a great fit for me. They seem happy to work with people who have career goals, which is great compared to other temp agencies I've worked with. Most temp agencies just tried to place in a short term position that ends up not going to far.But the best part is that everyone there is really nice and seems to actually care about what they do and the people they help find work. I been working with Bayside for 4 months now and I'm really excited. They make you feel welcome and always work around to meet your needs getting things done asap. This is one far the best agencies I have worked for and I will continue to work for. Kim is a really great person. I'm very pleased :) read more