By the very nature of being a contractor, I hate recruitment agencies. I am going to try to keep my…read morereview as un-bias as possible and judge Hays on their conduct rather than their premise! I contacted Hays at the beginning of the year regarding a post I wanted to apply for. The response time was quick, so quick in fact that my interview was arranged the next day (obviously it helped that the client didn't hold things up). The interview went well and I was offered the job. Hays act as an employer as well as an agency so my payment is dealt with through them rather than the client. Payment is made weekly, which is always useful, and timesheets are submitted via an online system which is much more convenient than a traditional paper based one. The service I received from Hays was good - friendly and professional and they were able to answer my questions. This was one of the better experiences I have had with recruitment agencies!

In general recruitment agencies tend to annoy me more than being out of work. Having to do tests,…read moreany kind no matter how simple, puts me in into that state of panic normally reserved for exams. I am also not a big fan of having to go through my work history and basic skills. At least here the people seem to be really nice. The office is very unassuming from the outside but inside its warm and friendly, not decked out to look like a space age office. I didn't end up getting a job through them, purely because I found something else before hand. I tend to go to all the agencies I can in a couple of days and it just so happened that they got there first. When I am next in need of a job I will be sure to give them a visit.

Fantastic fish & chips! Oysters were awesome. Great atmosphere. Loved it! Lovely staff. Just a…read moresuper place and it's family friendly! I can't wait to go back!

One of my first experiences of job-hunting in Leeds was here, and I can say, it was not great. I…read morerealise this was a while ago now, but it really put me off recruitment agencies. When I walked in I was told that I'd do a type test, since their recruitment was based solely around administration work. Then I would fill out the forms with all the usual, job history and so on. I did reasonably on my type test, although certainly not to the dizzy heights of 220 wpm (words per minute). Thinking that this would be a great starting point for gaining employment experience I sat and waited for the lady to come back to me, only to be told when she did that I didn't have the kind of experience they were looking for. At the time I was a little too timid to mention that, since I had only just graduated, I had come to them to *gain* that experience and wasn't that the whole point of a recruitment agency - for them to find me work and therefore gain experience via employment? I don't know, maybe at the time my application seemed poor, despite having gained a 3rd level qualification, you know - I like to think that my degree surely counts for something. It just seemed like one of those never ending conundrums, a chicken egg nightmare of "I need experience to get employed, but, I can't get experience without being given a job..." and so on ad ifinitum. Perhaps they have changed since, which is why I've give 3 stars and not 2, but for me it was a total non-starter.

I haved used Office Angels in the past and would use them again. They do test you when you get…read morethere but this is to ensure that you are capable of what you say you can do and suitable for the jobs they send you to. Too many agencies are happy to accept "attachments" online, which could have been provided by someone else. I'm not a great typist but have experience in a range of general office work and call centres. They have found me suitable work when I have needed it in the past, including well paid permanent work. I have always been paid on time and never felt that turning down a job I wasn't interested in would put me at a disadvantage.

Let me start by saying that I've been working for over 20 years. I've dealt with a LOT of agencies…read moreover that time, some great, some not so great. Lucy Walker is the BEST! I went in to register last week because I applied for a specific role on Reed. The registration process itself was completely pain free, notbwalways the case I assure you, everyone was really lovely and Claire, who helped me, was absolutely brilliant. I secured an interview a week later, got tonnes of help to prepare me for the interview, and found out today that I have the job. Yay!!! I honestly could not fault these guys on anything. It's a temp job so I'll be dealing with them a lot more and I am 100% confident that I have the best team on my side. Thank you Claire and Lucy Walker Recruitment. You're amazing!

Very enthusiastic staff.Went into register with them.All went well.Got an interview within days.All…read morelooking good.Attended the interview but it wasn't what I had asked for.Then the consultant kept calling with various other unsuitable roles.When I politely declined these roles,the consultant got annoyed and never called me again.Surely,as an agency,they should be taking into consideration what you have asked for? Obviously not in this case.I would never use Lucy Walker again

Recently did a self employment course here and have to say after completing my course feeling much…read morebetter and more confident about working for myself.

One of the best around. I had been there for a short time and was offered a work placement at…read moreUniversity of Leeds, working there turned out to be one of the best jobs i've ever had or will ever have. The amount of help they give you at A4e with things such as CV's, cover letters and even starting up your own business is great. If you do get sent to A4e take advantage of the help you can receive from them.

A huge shout out to Matt Ensell and the team at Pertemps for all the personal assistance when…read moresearching for a new job. it has been over 17 years since I have had to start searching for new employment, which is pretty scary when you have been out the job hunting game for so long. From the minute I sent my CV to Perterms, Matt has shown great care and guidance on putting me on the road on getting new employment, which I can shout out has been successful, thank you. The experience provided by Matt and his team have been outstanding, from contacting me and providing all the work guidance I required, to revamping my CV, to calling me before attending an interview to ask how I was feeling and contacting me after to find out all had gone, and the it does not stop there! Matt even asked if I would need any assistance on attending a interview by offering to help with fuel costs or travel costs, which blew me out of the water, thank you. with this being my 1st attempt searching for work after 17 years the whole experience from beginning to end has been outstanding. Thank you Matt and all the team at Pertemps for making this job search experience so stress free and wonderful.