This is number 3 in my trilogy of Express Employment reviews. The Parsippany office rated 3 stars. I didn't get a job through them, but at least SOME effort was made on my behalf. The Fairfield office rated 1 star. I wasted a half tank of gas and an hour or 2 out of my life that I'll never get back. The Hackettstown office gets 2 stars (although that's me being overly generous; in actuality, they could've been a LOT better!) from me because there's good news and bad news. I'll start with the bad news first. Bad news-- I wasn't really familiar with Hackettstown at the time of my appointment, and I drove for a long time on Rt. 46 before I found their office on the 2nd floor of what appeared to be just another strip mall. Inside, the staff were having a going away party for the young man whose final job in NJ was to interview me. He was a nice enough guy and was vibrantly enthused about the new life he was going to pursue in the Midwest. He interviewed me in what seemed like a sincere enough manner, had me fill out the requisite paperwork, wished me well (as I did him), and that was that. Never heard from him (or them) again. Hopefully, the unemployment situation in the Midwest isn't too bad. Good news-- on my way home from my visit to Express Employment, on this fine spring day, I detoured through the town of Hackettstown. I stopped in the picturesque, historic Union Cemetery, shed my tie and coat, and casually walked awhile in the sunshine, alongside the babbling Musconetcong River that runs through the town (on warm summer days, you can see fishermen standing knee deep in the water fishing for the plentiful trout that populate the river), smelling the flowers and honeysuckle growing abundantly nearby, meditating on the distant blue-hued mountains, the cloudless sky above, the age old, sometimes majestic, sometimes humble monuments surrounding me. I was jobless, but I was alive and (relatively) healthy. Live in the moment, Buddha said, focus on the here and now. The past is gone; the future doesn't yet exist. Hackettstown made a definite impression on me, and I started coming here on a regular basis, to eat at its many quality restaurants, to shop in its many quirky and fascinating shops, to do my regular walking meditations in Union Cemetery and the pastoral environs of the region itself (Warren County has many parks and walking trails). It even has its own college, Centenary, which was attended by NJ native (and the object of many of my feverish adolescent dreams) Debbie Harry (she's also a fine singer as well and can even act!). And... who knows? Maybe someday I'll get my fishing license and gear and join the local fishermen as they while away their afternoons standing in the Musconetcong River, waiting for those trout to bite! Final consensus? Hackettstown: Yay! Express Employment Professionals: Nay! read more

Worst agency ever, there is many other that charge the employer not the employee more than 20% of your salary for 6 months. Don't believe a word they say.. everything is false, do your homework and find a real agency. Really don't understand how they are still in business read more

do not bother with this stupid no knowledge workers they take your info but never call you about jobs and when you call them suddenly they do not know who you are or why your calling the office really stupid people there OMG look else where read more

Classic bait and Switch. I applied for an internal recruiter position in the Hackettstown office. I was informed that all hiring for internal positions was done in the Parsippany office. I spent 3 hours and 15 minutes in Parsippany filling out online applications, assessments and "onboarding" forms. I had 1 breif interview with the "hiring manager"Colleen and a micro 5 minute interview with the manager of the Hackettstown office,Amy, who told me she wasn't aware I was coming in for an interview but after conferring with her Parsippany counterpart and seeing my online forms she wanted to have an in depth phone interview with me. She set up a date and time. She called 4 hours after the appointed time and said she needed to reschedule for the following day, she did call however it was 3 hours after the agreed time. We had a 30 minute phon call and details of the recruiter position were discussed, compensation, hours etc. She did say "in the interest of full disclosure the position was filled but would you be willing to accept a recruiter position in our Parsippany office?" I said yes although it was a bit of a daily commute(I live 4 miles from the Hackettstown office but as I only wanted an internal position with Employment Express. She told me If I did not hear from her or Colleen by that Friday morning, I should call the Parsippany office and ask for herself or Colleen. When I hadn't heard by 4 pm Friday I called and after being placed on a lengthy hold that Amy was in the Hackettstown office and she or Colleen would call me wither the next day or the following day ( Saturday and Sunday) When I hadn't heard by Monday I called the Hackettstown office and Amy answered. She was confused as to why I was calling and then she said I should not expect to hear from Parsippany because they were helping move an office to Bergen county? She then asked me if I had been to the Hackettstown office to fill out the online forms and assessments, and when I reminded her I had doe that in Parsippany she told me they have seperate data bases an in order for her to find me a job with one of their local clients I had to fill out the Hackettstown forms. I told Amy I was only interested n an internal position and she said the position had been filled before I applied bit she could place me elsewhere with a client. That Sunday I received a call from Colleen saying she was following up and had I spoken to Amy..I informed her of what had happened and she said Amy was hired for the position you applied for and I can place you as a recruiter with one of our clients. I again explained that I had only applied because it was an INTERNAL position and local and I had no interest in being on I not want a temp position.The original position is still active on their website. read more

Don't waste your time with this company. After interviewing with them, waited several weeks for a job (checking in with them weekly), was contacted to say they had a job, then 2 days before I was to report to the company the job fell through. Then nothing for weeks, and when they finally had something for me it was only a 3-hour assignment. The assignment was horribly miscommunicated to me and could have been a total disaster, but I was able to make it work out ok. After this nothing more for weeks, then finally was contacted to say they had a job for me; I even received a confirmation via email! Then that evening I received a mysterious email saying the job had been canceled. I received no further explanation; called the office the next business day and was told that they needed to confirm and would call me back, and I received no further communication from them. I continued to check in with the office in the hopes of finding a job, then had a voicemail one day saying they had a job for me - I called them back, and oops! "We thought we were calling someone else." Not to mention that I was never paid for the 3-hr assignment. I have received NO communication from this office in approximately a month. read more