David Aplin is a recruitment agency with offices throughout Canada, including one in downtown…read moreHalifax specializing in both short-term and long-term job placement. As a client of David Aplin's, I first went there just over a year ago to complete application forms and various skills tests. The way it works is, you give the agency an idea of the type of work you're interested in and your wage expectations. Then based on your skills tests, they notify you of positions as they become available to them, and you have the option of deciding whether or not you want David Aplin to put forth your name. Typically, many of the jobs pay less than if you were to find them on your own, but on the plus side, it's an easier way to get your foot in the door with what may potentially turn into a long-term great paying job. What I don't enjoy about the company is that they need to consider both the employee client and the employer client, and whereby the employer is the one paying the agency, David Aplin is most likely to put the needs and satisfaction of the employer, ahead of those of the employee.

Dear David Aplin, I…read morewould probably be homeless without you. Warmest Regards, Adam Basically, Aplin is a temp agency. You head down to their offices, fill out some skills profiles and they try to find work for you. It really is that simple. I can't say enough great thing about this placement agency. They always seem to come through when needed. For those of you in transition periods, wondering what your next move might be, Aplin is a great place to visit. They can keep you in the black while you figure out your next move. The jobs they tend to offer aren't the greatest paying, but they are enough to get you by and if you're lucky you'll meet some great people along the way. The assignments can range from a few days to a few months and even into permanent positions. It can be tough hunting down a job or finding a path to follow. David Aplin recruiting can definitely be a great resource for job seekers. Give them a call today!

One of the best Casting Agencies in the city for Film & Television…read more Filmworks is pretty much the only casting agency in Halifax for film and television so I suppose they win by default. But there are individual Casting Directors in the city that also do limited casting in these categories. So I'm not just giving them five stars for no reason. I have more than enough evidence as to why these five stars are so very much deserved. What is a Casting Agency or Casting Director? Simply put these are people who are hired by a production company to find Actors for the various character roles that the production company has in the script they are going to film. Some people get confused and think that Casting Director's or Casting Agencies represent Actors but that is not true. They do not represent or receive money from Actors. Those are Talent Agents. So if a production company needs Actors, they generally contact a Casting Director who will then contact the Actors Talent Agent (sometimes just referred to as Agent), who will then talk to the Actor and see if they want to audition for the production through the Casting Director or Casting Agency. Clear as mud? Good. Filmworks gets five stars for more reasons than I can count. First off they have been around for at least my entire career which is going on thirteen years. So they are one of the most experienced companies in Atlantic Canada for casting. Secondly, they have maintained a strong professionalism and consistency for being a professional and reliable Casting Agency in the Maritimes. The staff are of course the reason for this. They are very hard working and dedicated to helping Actors and Production Companies receive the highest quality of service possible Being and Actor and a Producer I know what its like working with good and bad Casting Directors. I must have auditioned for hundreds of jobs with Filmworks in the past thirteen years and can happily say I have landed quite a few roles through them. I never walk in, unsure as to what will happen. They make sure I have all the information I need for an audition and I am as prepared as possible. So for consistently doing great work, having amazing staff and being a local business that is so important to the local film industry, Filmworks gets five out of five stars!

I Think that Film works Casting was a pretty good Casting Company as it offered many actors and…read moreactress acting Opportunities as much as they possible could. It was at Film Works were really where my film making Career started back in April of 2009 when Sarah Dunsworth asked me if I could join them in being an extra in the re-make movie "Ice Castles" In the world of filmmaking and with in acting was and still is a great Opportunity to meet great new people. Today almost 6 years latter after when I first joined Film works I now work for my self as a Independent filmmaker and I'm starting to go throw the change over from a Independent filmmaker to a Casting Agency and Filmmaking company called "Metro Filming Cooperation" that really dose a bit of everything that help's to get inexperience actors and actress the experience that they will need to have and to get noticed a recruit place for new and young actors of all ages. But it was Film works where all this Originally all toke place And it could not have been run and operated by a much better person then Mr. John Dunsworth and I would like to see how much better they are going to operate at there new office location on Hollis Street in Halifax

I'm giving them a 2 just so that I can point out that their website is not working properly, and…read morethey really need to get an expert to do it rather than whatever it is that's going on there. I mean, I'm the job-hunter, but I can do better with regards to design and copywriting. Fix up that mess. You'll be surprised how much income that relatively small outlay will bring.

This place is awful. I went there in December 2013, met with the HR manager, Jennifer, explained…read morethat I needed temp work in the admin sector. She was very friendly and asked me to take a skills test at home. I did as she asked and was called in for an interview. She explained that I did extremely well on the Word/Excel testing, resume looked good, and that a position was likely coming in that would be perfect for me in the next couple of weeks. She took all of my personal information, photocopied my driver's license, and got me "set up in their system". This took a while, but I left with Jennifer's assurance that I would be set up with something very soon and she was just waiting for confirmation on the position. This was just before the winter holidays. I never heard back from Jennifer on that position. I emailed to follow up and ask about it with no reply. I left a phone message that was not returned. Eventually, I got someone else on the phone who told me that the position Jennifer had mentioned had come and gone. Jennifer never called or emailed to explain what happened and never found anything else for me. I even emailed about a simple data entry position that I found on Indeed.ca that was advertised by Strictly Staffing with Jennifer as the contact (and I tested at over 80 wpm) to see if I could have it - no surprise, no reply! This is a shady and dishonest operation and I am still amazed that I was "rejected" by a temp agency in such a misleading and mysterious fashion. I soon after found much better results with Supertemp and David Aplin Recruiting. My strong recommendation -- STAY AWAY from this highly incompetent and frustrating agency!

I have worked for Advantage Personnel for the past couple of months. The pay is always on time,…read morepayments every week. The office staff are very helpful, giving shifts and location of job sites. With a car I would how much more in the way of shifts. With a car I would never have to ask for shifts. Peter Sabourin

Utter waste of space and time…read more I got accepted and confirmed for a job, but wanted to schedule a meeting in advance. The employee who hired me had not seen my resume. I requested information on the placement, and they refused to provide it. At my meeting, they pushed my start date back a week (despite my original start date being two days after our meeting) for some reason. Flash forward to my new start date, the temp position is no longer available. The business had informed Talentworks that no more temps would be accepted. Despite a week's notice, Talentworks neglected to contact me, which caused me to reject two interviews due to the upcoming position. Upon reaching out to Talentworks, I was informed that my file included no phone number (Despite being interviewed over the phone), and a bad email address (Despite receiving a confirmation email just a week prior). No apology, admittance of guilt, or sympathy. Just "This was always just a possibility, you were never confirmed for the position". Bullshit. I have my confirmation. I quit my previous position to accept this one solely because I received confirmation. tl;dr, This place is the epitome of a shitty corporation, and it causes me physical pain to think that this business is profitable. I debated even writing a review, I've wasted enough of my time with this garbage. Looking for work? Look somewhere else.