My experience with them was a little while ago, not particularly recent, but judging from the other…read morereview I read here (Justin G.), it wasn't unique. I can't remember the name of the young lady I interviewed with, but she was pleasant enough, seemed competent, spent a fair amount of time reviewing my qualifications, and I left with some expectation that the results would be positive. Ah...nope. All my dreams up in smoke. Never heard back. Nothing. Just the sound of crickets chirping from over in the direction of Edison. I get it that the job market out there can be tough...especially these days...and people come to these interviews with varying degrees of ability and experience, but why waste people's time if you really can't accomplish what you advertise? And don't have the common courtesy or decency to maybe reach out and let the "client" know...well...something? Anything? "Can't find any openings right now that match your qualifications, but...hey!...they're looking for apple pickers up in Chazy, NY! Beautiful scenery, outdoor work in the country air, bonding with your fellow apple pickers, maybe a free apple or 2 come lunchtime..." Or--- "Sorry, we can't help right now--- try again later maybe." Or--- "Sorry, you're a hopeless schmuck with a crummy attitude. Listen, there's a soup kitchen on the South Side of town..." Or--- "Hey, go f... yourself and get outa this office before I call security!" (Wonder how much they're paying security these days?)
I suspect I would have done better with them if I had been seeking only temporary work, something without any benefits or job security (although job security is a tenuous thing everywhere these days). I suspect a lot of these "employment agencies" exist only as mechanisms in the furtherance of exploitation. To be fair, I'm sure AppleOne isn't unique in this regard. But it was my first experience with an "employment agency"
and it left a bad taste. Real bad.
Thankfully, I was able to find another job on my own. A legitimate job with benefits, professional standards, and reasonable security. Have I the misfortune to ever find myself jobless again (it's a terrifying experience and I don't recommend it to anybody), I suppose I may, in desperation, have to turn to the services of some kind of employment agency. It won't be AppleOne.