I was very skeptical about using a temp agency for the preschool that I am the director of. One time, for a mandatory parent meeting I thought i would try the agency out. ( in my mind, i thought, what could go wrong in two hours) To my very pleasant surprise I found myself on the receiving end of compliments from the parents about the wonderful teacher. Inspired by the positive feedback, I thought I would try hiemployment again, this time for a lead teacher who was out for a week. I walked into work and saw the sub surrounded by happy children, enjoying a song she was teaching them. I am now a regular user of hiemployment and i can say that they work so hard to fill vacancies, often with very short notice. Staff are well trained, well qualified, professional and eager to jump in help out. They have saved me so much time and trouble finding training and retaining qualified subs. read more

I went to meet with certain recruiters at HiEmployment before. I found them decent. I did like meeting Angela Parra. I thought she was fabulous. Even though nothing came to be, she gets a star. I liked Vanessa Perez. She spoke about my potential as a candidate. But she left after one year or so. She gets a star. When I spoke with Barbara Guss, she said she will contact a law firm in Hawaii on my behalf. But she called me two months after the fact. I already got a job on my own. Aside from those ladies, I rarely get calls from them. Even if I did, a recruiter from the education section referred me to a remote part of the island. I tell them again and again that I don't have a car. They don't listen. In certain cases, I felt like they set me up for failure. I felt like I wasted my time with them. Pass. read more

Great business...this employment agency is a place to go if you want help getting a perfect job for you or someone you know might need help getting a job. They help me find the job I love doing and just got me hired on as a permanent employee of that company. HiEmployment will do their best to help you get a permanent position on the job you're put on by the Agency. Highly recommended. read more

I've been working at HiEmployment at the Hawaii Convention Center since 2019, it's a great place to work at, the staff and management are great as well! I mainly work in food and beverage, however, HiEmployment has other departments they'll ask you to work as needed, and I'm happy to oblige when needed! All in all HiEmployment is an excellent company to work for and the pay is great as well, mahalo to the owner Sean Knox as well as he's a great and stand up guy, and often times rolls up his sleeve and works special events with his underlings as well! I mean what owner of a company does that? Not many if any! Mahalo once again HiEmployment for allowing me to work for you I plan on working with you many more years to come! read more

Never heard of this agency before but out of the blue I was contacted by Barbara Guss for a position, but later learned the position had been offered and filled weeks before my interview with HiEmployment. Her on island team member of John Kaiwi must have been out of the loop, because I was told during my interview a decision would be made in a couple days, but then I found out who the successful applicant was, and he'd been hired more than two weeks prior to my interview! HiEmployment clearly does not have their act together because when confronted with these facts, Guss repeatedly deflected by suggesting I was not a good fit for the position, instead of admitting to whatever sequence of errors lead up to this misunderstanding. That was neither here nor there. A waste of everyone's time. Bottom line, UNPROFESSIONAL. read more

Don was AMAZING!!! I got lost my first time there and he was so patient and kept in contact to make sure I was ok and helped me land an amazing job opportunity which I have been praying for thank you Don for going above and beyond to help me find me a great job. I wish you guys the best. Jah bless read more

A few years ago, I was referred to one of their clients for an assignment. position. The client recently called me to work on another project through HiEmployment. I wish to reiterate my former commendation for the way this staffing firm treats their employees. Excellent management on the part of my recruiter, Barbara Guss, and the rest of the HiEmployment team makes working with them a pleasurable experience. read more

How does this place have 5 stars? I went in with such high hopes and I was thoroughly disappointed. I have never worked with a staffing agency before and I have heard horror stories about it, but I thought I would give it a shot. I was working at a job I hated and I wasn't having much luck on my own. Met with Rufel who seemed super involved and dedicated to helping me find a job. She seemed to listen to what I wanted at first, but then set me up for an interview at a place that was out of the parameters I had told her. I declined the interview and asked her to stick within the parameters. I was still working while job hunting and she knew that, yet she would call me several times while I was working. I had so many voicemails from her asking if I got her last message. It felt like an overbearing boyfriend or something. So I would call her back and she would tell me about a great job opening and would claim to submit my application for it, but I would never hear anything further. Every time she called me, it was always about submitting an application to a different place, but never a follow up on previous applications. When I asked about it, she always had to "check up on it" and would have to get back to me later. At one point, she said she found me something perfect and asked me to do a phone interview. I let her know that I needed to be at work by a certain time and she assured me that it would be ok and to just wait because I would get a call within 30 minutes. I waited over an hour and was almost late to work. When I tried calling her on my way to work, all I got was her voicemail. I gave up at that point and said screw this place. Then after no contact for awhile, I get an email out of the blue saying that she will no longer be working for HI Employment. Go figure. No wonder she didn't care about finding me a job. I got another email from Ann (her supervisor) about job opportunities, but I had already decided to move with my husband to Washington so I let her know. She promised to remove me from her contact list. Flash forward 2 months and I get an email again, this time from a different person. I informed her that I moved and was told I would be removed from the list and she promised that this time I was permanently removed. Flash forward another 2 months and I get yet another email from yet another different person. I again told her to remove me and got no response whatsoever. Hopefully that means I've been permanently removed. We'll see what happens in another 2 months. read more

I was referred to one of the recruiters, Barbara Guss, at Hi-Employment through a recruiter that contacted me for another position. Barbara set up an appointment with me right away and had me take their assessment. She then met me after to that to talk about what I was looking for and what my goals were. She stayed into touch with me regularly until she found me a position. In January of 2011 I was placed into a temporary position which then turned into my regular full-time job. Since then I have been promoted. I am very happy with my current job. The experience I had with Hi-Employment was 10 times better than the other staffing agencies I tried to work with. I recommend anyone that is looking for a job to check them out! read more

I like working for this Temp agency, they pay way better than other ones.

I have had an awesome experience with this company. They employed me right away and as soon as a better opportunity arose, they placed me there. I really appreciate all they have done for me. Joanne and Darcy have be great and I work like to thank them so much. Through this experience, I was able to continue improving my skills while continuing to look for a permanent position. read more

This company has had my back from the day I started on November 1st 2014. I have worked for alot of places in my life, but Hi-employment is a company that thrives on great quality and excellence in the Hawaiian Islands. Not only do they handle each employee with care, but they care about the growth of the business cliental accounts. Ann Keolanui-Manabat is one of the brightest shining stars of their top notch managers. She is very detailed in finding the right fit for you and she is focused on the growth of each worker. Hi-employment is so lucky and she deserves a raise... (smile) please take good care of her. I will be referring people to Hi-employment for a very long time. The building they run out of always makes me feel like I stepped back into 1950s with a modern twist of beautiful marble floors and the suite area is well presented. Love the decal on the offices, everytime I visit the office I appreciate the bubbly receptionist, to the awards streamed along the walls. It let's me know when you work for H.I. your working for the best in Hawai'i no matter if your in Honolulu or Maui. Trust me their the best. Mahalo Hi-employment, Please continue let hawaiis unemployed know there is room for them, and for a brighter future in hawaii. Paul R. Holmes Jr. On assignment at Enterprise Kailua read more

HiEmployment - I love my new assignment in Kailua...thank you HI-EMPLOYMENT - Employment Agencies Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very quick and fast to find you a necessary job the pay is great for a start and good assistance from this company. I highly recommend signing up to find a job if you are serious about working. Hi employment does that for you. read more

Shout out to darcy for helping me get my job at PVT Land Company!!! Highly recommend going through them if your having a hard time finding a job they will do it for you and they do direct deposit...i only waited 3 days and i got a call to work!!! Mahalo darcy and mahalo HiEmployment!!! read more

I signd up with Hi-Emloyment and I had a job less then a week later. It tuned into full time, long term employment....couldn't be happier!

I had initially interviewed for an in- house recruiter position. I got a call a few days later from Ann letting my know I didn't get the job, but she had another great opportunity in mind for me. The next day she had set up an interview with the company and I got the job with her encouragement. It is a temp to hire position, great company, pay and location to where I live. I love it so far! I'm really impressed with Ann and Julie for keeping me in mind for this opportunity and guiding me through such a quick process ( I started the day after I interviewed). I would recommend this company to anyone looking for a great liaison to opportunities that you wouldn't find on your own. Very pleased! read more

Wow it has really been a treat. The convention center is so lovely and the type, style, and location of job can vary which makes it fun and interesting. It has been a pleasure. read more

Julie Henderson did an outstanding job! Excellent service and very professional. Kudo's to the entire staff that was invovled in process. Hi Employment found me the right company, at the right time. read more

If I could give this company a 0, I would. They are unprofessional and will talk about you when your not around. They don't communicate to each other and gave me wrong information about orientation. Mind you I parked in down town and it's not cheap. I'm sitting in the lobby for orientation and mind you nobody mentioned it starts at 9. I am here at 7:45 because I was told it started at 8:00. Darcy Reformina is talking loud to another agent about a email I sent here stating that I can't work on specific dates. The agent that she is talking to, tells her to shh.. she's in the lobby. They continue their conversation in a lower tone so I wouldn't be able to hear and they both walked out the office. Both of the agents couldn't even look at me. At that moment I felt embarrassed and upset. It is unprofessional to talk so loud about a email I sent you and if you had a issue with the times I said I can't work then she should of just emailed me back. I was so hurt and embarrassed because your sitting here talking about me. What if I wasn't in the office, the conversation would of just continued. The job she was talking about wasn't even what I signed up for to begin with. It was a pool attendant and I am looking for substitute teacher position. I was taking the opportunity because I needed money and she needed a worker. Plus my background check would of took about 2 weeks. We were both helping each other out. Darcy Reformina is a rude and unprofessional person. She will talk about you behind your back so everyone in the office can hear. I will not be back. Thanks for nothing. read more

Everyone at HiEmployment is very friendly and helpful. I have had a very positive experience overall. When I first came to Oahu, I searched for a reputable staffing agency to find work. After going through the entire interview process with another agency, it had been two months and I still did not have a job. So, I decided to interview with HiEmployment. Best decision EVER! After only one interview and a brief assessment, they contacted me with job opportunities within a week or so. My first temporary assignment lasted one month. Two weeks after, I was interviewing for the job I still have now. I couldn't be any happier with my current job placement. My recruiter (Julie) always checks in with me to make sure things are going well. They are very diligent in finding the right job for you and promoting your skills. They are always acquiring new clients and more job opportunities for prospective employees. They are adamant about finding their clients the best possible candidates for the job and offering you the right opportunities to fit your needs. read more