Faye and her team saw my potential and helped get me placed in a wonderful position. The team was…read morealways very responsive, professional, and thoughtful! I have worked for many agencies and Silverman McGovovern has the most personal touch by far.

Silverman McGovern Staffing is a fantastic agency to partner with in your job search. I have worked…read morewith a couple agencies in the past and they are the most responsive and committed to making sure you find what's best for you. Highly recommend this agency!

I haven't had a lot of experience with this staffing agency, but the times I did work with them…read morewent well. I moved back to Rhode Island in September looking for short-term work while finding the right permanent position. Scott gave me an assignment at the Rhode Island Convention Center for a few days that helped me pay a few bills. He wasn't the best at emailing back, but to be fair, I also could have been more aggressive in calling him asking about new opportunities. Everyone in the office was very pleasant. I'm open to more short-term assignments with them, even though I recently found a full-time permanent job.

From the owner: Since 1978, we have specialized in supplying temporary and permanent staffing to Rhode Island…read morecorporations of all types - including banks, hospitals, manufacturing firms, colleges, professional and legal firms, and governmental agencies.

Not impressed at all. At first this temp agency makes you feel welcomed and makes you feel like…read morethey're on your side to help you, and that's where all my good stuff ends. I had went into the office to speak with a staffing agent, we had an interview she got all my details and etc etc. She told me she would reach out and that never happened. So I assume okay she got busy, so I go to check in, now I get another person who assured me they would help me, and keep in contact. They do get paid to find work for us who are seeking work. Yet again another person missing in action. So I ask again what's the problem why do they go weeks without reaching out after they mention jobs they can get you and you don't hear from them. They don't really care to find you a job, and when they send you emails there's like 3 people CC'ed on it, and it always says " REPLY ALL" every single time. I think this is very unprofessional, I don't want to speak to several people constantly because that's how they can't keep up, and you have to repeat yourself and start from scratch. I've brought this up to them before telling them to please remain in contact or stop wasting my time and each time they assure they will stay in contact or contact you on " this day" and it never happens. This has been happening for months. I've never experienced this with any temp agency only this one. Unfortunately, I thought the place was promising but the professionalism is not there. Nice way to advocate for people who really need work.

This is a great place to come for work. They have jobs lined ip for you as soon as you walk in…read more They have all different types of jobs. Retail , warehouse , assembly. They got me a permanent job. A good one with 40 or more hours everh week. Talkto Des shes the best. And on top of that shes really cool.

The staff members are encouraging and can relate to what their clients are encountering. They know…read morehard it can be and how frustrating the journey and search can become.

I came here under the recommendation of a lawyer friend, after quitting a demeaning job of over 5…read moreyears that had no room for growth. First understand, this is not an easy process. I went in for an "interview" where I met with everyone from the receptionist to the owner. I was initially impressed at how warm and seemingly genuine everyone was. I clearly stated the fields I was interested in and the type of work I wanted. They told me they would revise my resume with a few jobs in mind, and I would hear back from them. They wanted to offer me a job with them which although was appealing for experience, was not something long term I wanted to get into and felt would interfere with my dream job. I applied to all available legal and admin jobs listed on their site. I even interviewed for a lawyers office that I thought went exceptionally well, especially considering how well prepared, dressed, and articulate I was compared to the girls much younger than myself that interviewed me (6 in total in 3 rounds). I was also offered a job that I had no interest in far away from where I live where traffic was horrendous and would take me over 2 hours round trip daily. Again, I stated these were not the positions I wanted unless they pertained to legal, admin, government or municipal employment. I had to email and call them over 2-4 times, which I have copies of. They were apologizing because they couldn't be bothered at the very least to call me and tell me if I was considered, employer wasn't interested in hiring, if they were still interviewing, etc. It's sad when you have an interview and don't hear back from them since you cannot directly deal with the employer-seems like they dropped the ball. For being out of work for almost 2 months, being more than well qualified for these jobs, and not hearing back after an interview for over one month since I had to send an e-mail asking what was going on.. I'm all set with dealing with such an unprofessional agency. I understand things happen, but I shouldn't have to hold your hand to request basic information. It makes me that much happier I didn't entertain an office assistant position with them, which seems to have a quick rotation in vacancy. I can't get a response after a month for an interview, but they want to call me last week about "another job opportunity." I've gotten this 4 times. Each time, it's either something I specifically don't want and no explanation as to what happened with the last job. For the resume they "edited" and I requested a copy of, they included NONE of my experience being self-employed, interning for a police department, or working for a senator, which seems to me would work well for legal jobs. I watched them right it down on a rough copy, which is interesting since it's nonexistent on the one they send out. Good luck to anyone that deals with them. I'm baffled by the 5 star reviews they have considering the lack of Linked-In traffic. I seriously doubt the credibility of this organization. I'd love to hear from anyone who has had success with other agencies if you could e-mail me :) To City Personnel...no need to respond to "You do everything you can..." in response to this review. You clearly do not. Good luck staying afloat!

If you're looking for a temp employment opportunities or if you're an employer looking for temp…read morework employees then I would highly recommend The Greysmith Companies. The office itself is located within a refurbished factory. you have to do quite a bit of walking once you get into the building as it is on the 2nd floor and the hallways are long and winding. great if you use a step counter but bad if you have mobility issues and/or have adaptive equipment. be sure to let them know in advance if you have trouble with stairs/walking long distances as the facility doesn't have public elevators. they'll make appropriation for you though as needed. They have some parking spots within close proximity to the building. the building is bus line accessible and is ride sharing friendly. Also, make sure you bring all the appropriate documents they requested prior to your first office visit so it eliminate multiple trips. I found the staff to be very professional and prompt. You'll be aligned great opportunities if you put forth the effort. My only criticism is that the career consultants could be a bit disorganized with the on boarding paperwork but that's to be expected when your mass hiring.

I one day received a random call on my cell phone and decided to answer it. A young man called me…read moreclaiming he found my resume on CareerBuilder, that I had an excellent resume, and he would like to have me come down to the office to meet with him one on one and fill out paper work. Since at the time I was still unemployed and I had nothing to do, I figured I'd give it a shot. I went down the the place, I filled out the paper work, and I noticed right away I pretty much was a zero match for any of the jobs or skills they were asking for. I have never done accounting, payroll, or anything administrative so I was a bit suspicious. I met the guy one on one and he was as polite as he could be, assured me he was able to find work for any client he had regardless of skills, and still insinuated I was a good match. I walked out of the interview feeling good, I even read reviews about this place on Google and most were positive. (although now I know some companies have fake positive reviews posted to make them look good). I never heard from him again. He wasted my time and I wasted my gas. Trust me when I say this that temp agencies most times are not worth anyone's time and that people would be better off doing internships if they need work experience. Recruiters make money based on how many people they can get to come down to their office and get a percentages of what that person makes from their assignments. I'll bet this guy was desperate for people and I took the bait. I'm sure for the people who are good matches for the jobs at this temp agency, they could have some success. But my advice to recruiters is to not waste people's time if they know ahead a time they aren't matched for any of their jobs. Don't have people come down to the office to fill out paper work UNTIL they get an assignment!

Anne and the staff are WARM and Excellent at what they do. Sometimes, due to the 'territory' they…read morehandle, CD's can be aloof. Not in Rhode Island, however. They handle many of the studio films that produce in the state--as well as competitive indies by local heavyweight film makers: of which there are several in the state. They seem to do a lot of local commercials as well. Working for them and with them is a snap. Thanks to their staff :)

I am on linkedin and facebook If any casting agency could use me, I…read morewould like to be your guy. Thank you for a chance.

I was told i would get paid for a day assignment, never got it that friday. i was told it would be…read morethe following week, which i don't believe as i was told i didnt have to do anything. But i keep receiving emails of a time request i was never informed about, Nor was goven a login. Also the recruiter that answered my question wont answer the phone either. so clearly i wont be receiving that pay. If i were you i would apply right to a company instead of dealing with Adecco. If you do go with a staffing agency i would go with essential logistics i had a job within a week.

Not sure why my review was deleted. Anyway, Im not going to get into it again. I just want you to…read moreknow to stay away from this place and the manager, Lee, with her bulldog sales approach. They put people in jobs by lying to them so they can collect the commission from the employer. Horrible place. I was out of work a couple of years ago and had the displeasure of using Adecco. Stay away. If I could give zero stars I would.

They have always come through for me over the many years even though I consider myself a niche…read moreskillset. They are also very professional and helpful with placements. Even under difficult situations they were able to work things out for me.

I interviewed with them and they filled me up with all this pep talk about how great I am, they…read morecan't believe how fast I type (105wpm) and all the skills I had attained. But they never once helped me or reached out to me in the past 2 years I've been with them. At first I thought, that's just the way Temp Agencies go, so I gave it another go and applied to one of their jobs through an online posting. And guess what? The SAME pep talk and "excited" recruiter told me that I'd be perfect for a job they had. Once I told them I was already with them, the conversation was sped up and she said she'd call me back. I've called back several different people from them and they never once call me back. After further research, I realized that the recruiters get paid to interview people and after that, you're at their disposal. I'm not telling you not to interview with them, but you have been warned. These people are professional when they meet you, but once they've been paid... They handle business like 8 year olds. Quick, unfinished and mean.