My experience with Workbridge was very positive. I responded to a craigslist lob listing and got a phone call 10 minutes later from the regional manager at Workbridge's Boston office. He gave me a little background on the position I had responded to, and said they had a few other opportunites I might be a good fit for. They asked that I come in to their office to meet with several of their recruiters so they could get a sense of what my background was and what I was looking for. Making a trip into the city just for that was a little inconvenient for me, but I understood that the more they knew about who I am and what I want, the more likely it was for them to find something for me that I was going to be happy with. I met with three different people when I went in, and had very productive conversations with them. They told me about various positions they were trying to fill, and I was honest with them about which ones I felt I was and was not qualified for, and which I was and wasn't interested in. At the end of that meeting, I felt pretty confident that these guys were going to be the ones to find me a job. Over the next two weeks, they set me up for three phone interviews, two of which led to on-sites, one of which led to the job I'm starting today. The people at Workbridge were very "hands on" and very communicative, which some other reviewers seem to have read as "pushy". But here's the thing: I was looking for a job. I was glad to have someone keeping me in mind and trying to find opportunities for me. Maybe if they were sending me a bunch of leads i wasn't qualified for or wasn't interested in, I would have felt differently about it, but that wasn't the case. They did ask me to give them a call immediately after each interview to let them know how it went, which seemed like a bit much. The last thing I wanted to do after a four hour on-site was to get on the phone and talk to a recruiter, so I didn't. I emailed them that day and called them back the following day, and that seemed just fine. No one ever got bent out of shape about it. As others have mentioned, it was very useful to have them as a go-between for salary negotiations. They were able to give me a sense ahead of time what their client's expectations were, and I was honest with them about what my needs were with salary vs location. I ended up being in a position where one company was ready to make an offer, and I had another on-site in the works, so Phil asked me what it would take to get me in the door at the place that was interested, and so I ended up with an offer that was more than I was expecting, and more than I would have been comfortable asking for if I was doing it on my own. Overall a very positive experience. I'd definitely work with them again. read more

I've worked with recruiters in the past and while I would recommend some of them, if I ever work with another, they'll have a very high bar to meet. My first experience with JobSpring in Boston was actually when I gave a reference for a former coworker. I was pleasantly surprised that the person doing a reference check knew as much as she did about the technologies she was asking about. Several of the recruiter's I've worked with had very little technical understanding and that never seemed "weird" to me until that wasn't the case. And I think that's a key difference between JobSpring and others. They specialize in the field you're in, understand the culture and even some of the "culture wars". Because they understood, I felt that I was able to have an honest conversation about what I could do, what I couldn't do, and where I would like to land when I got a position. They took the time to explain how they make money, which is something that no other recruiter has *ever* done, and made me feel extremely comfortable. IT geeks aren't always the best at marketing themselves, sometimes, and I think JobSpring is the perfect bridge there. I found some of their advice on questions and negotiation (i.e. salary discussion) to be invaluable. I had the pleasure of working with Shane, Lindsey, and Adam most of the time. They were all quite professional, and their enthusiasm is both uplifting and overwhelming at times. And that's the one negative I can say about JobSpring - they're fanatical about communication. It's not a bad thing, but it sure is intense, so be prepared for it. When my job search started, I was presented with 8 possible opportunities. They touched on corporate culture, the size and locations of the teams, the technologies use, and their hiring history, in some cases. They wanted my opinion on each one, and were constantly sending emails or phone calls. The interviews started almost immediately after, and before and after each interview, they asked for feedback. The job opportunities never stopped coming, but they did get closer and closer to what I was looking for since they used my feedback to weed out bad fits. I think I must have considered 30 opportunities and had phone and in-person interviews with a dozen or so before I ended up at my favorite. Once I knew that was where I wanted to be, they shifted into negotiation mode and landed it for me with the added news that they'd exceeded my salary requirements. I highly recommend JobSpring. read more

It's not easy to locate a similar QA job after working as a QA Engineer in an embedded software company with a few but not thorough automation experience. After interviewed several companies through other recruiters or directly from company's HR, the ending result is either the recruiter say 'You are one of the top candidate, but they decided to hire the other one' or no response. Workbridge did the right job and located the right position in line with my skill set and what I like to pursue. When they first contacted me, I'm not sure if they are just like the other recruiters that I just mentioned earlier but I just try to give it a shot. I'm glad I did it. During the first call they contacted me, they asked me for permission to sent my resume to their client (the company who now offered me the position) and available time to be interview with their client at the Workbridge office in Boston the next day. During my first visit to their Boston office, they explained to me about the professional reference that I need to provide them will be contact once only, and if the 1st client interview doesn't go thru, subsequent client interview will use the same reference information without need to contact the same reference again. They also explained to me that there are six people in their team. Everyone of them is my recruiter but each one have their client company so I will be contact by one of them if they found position that they think I may be a good fit (which they did a couple times between my first and second interview with the company who offer me the position, and at least one of those I think is a pretty good match too even though I think the job that I get offer is more in line with what I am looking for). After the first successful interview, they gave me some idea what their client will ask and test during the second interview which lead to a major source of my successful job offer. I would like to specially thank Nurudeen Tijani who handled my overall interview process and gave me hint for material to review and study before the 2nd interview, Leah Chamberlin who handle the initial contact and then explanation of the company job search process, and Alexandra Hoge handled the interview rescheduling during the difficult hurricane Sandy period. read more

I'll preface the review with, "I got a job at my desired pay rate." That bumped up the rating to 4 stars as opposed to three. The Good: Energetic folks who do seem to care about your job search. They will touch base with you often enough for you to feel like they have not forgotten you. I felt that I got an appropriate amount of jobs brought to my attention. I was completely at ease speaking with various representatives. My career goals, and what I wanted in a job was taken seriously. The Bad: Although Workbridge does go to great lengths for their clients, that client is not necessarily you. Workbridge is as much invested in getting a company an employee as they are with getting you a job, maybe even more so. Other folks have made various statements regarding the questions they ask you. I have experienced these questions and I did often feel like my needs were being superseded by the needs of the companies they work with. All recruiters do this, but it was quite evident here. There is no "playing the field." If Workbridge thinks you have an opportunity at an organization, they would (strongly) prefer that you do not accept or look at any other jobs. If you are in a position where you can wait, this is a non issue. On the other hand you may want the security of having to choose from multiple offers. The UGLY: Everyone's time is valuable. It really bothered me that on two separate occasions (with two separate recruiters) I was told that I had phone interviews, and the company did not call me. I sent a message asking what happened, I was told they would look into it, and then nothing. Another opportunity would come with no indication of what went wrong previously. I'm fine being rejected for a bad interview, or because I do not look like I would fit a role based on my resume. I would even be ok with the company saying they forgot to call, but it was frustrating to the point of tears to not get any feedback. The Bottom Line: I would recommend Workbridge Associates to a friend. Even with the negative points, I still believe that the folks at Workbridge spent a great deal of time and energy trying to get me a job, and I was not just a number. read more

I started applying for jobs here and there online at the beginning of December. Unavoidably, you will eventually run into a headhunter agency who will then contact you and offer to send you several opportunities in your target line of work. I had some good experience with other headhunters in Boston two years back when I got my current position, and was looking for a change of scenery. When contacted my JobSpring, it was actually kind of a relief. I didn't have to hunt everywhere for jobs that I have no connection to and may have been filled months prior without taking the position down. What I didn't know, is just how good these guys are. JobSpring has a significant client base and thus lots of connections. I was looking for something in the sysadmin/webdev space and I was right up their alley. I had been contacted by another headhunter and the difference between them and JSP was like night and day: months of silent treatment on one side, and on the other side was JobSpring: I had so many interviews, both phone and in person, that I didn't know if I could continue to manage them all while working my current 9-6 job. I was, career wise, inbetween a rock and a hard place. My experience called for a Junior job somewhere, but I know my limits, and my limits aren't in the Junior arena. They're mid-tier. I was, at the time, working as Product Technical Support but itching to test my limits with Linux or web development. The number of interviews I received was surprising, but not as much as the quality of interviews. All but a few of the jobs seemed like really good matches for my skillset, and had really decent pay. I was told at another agency that at my current pay, I could not hope to hit 50k a year. Well, I've now exceeded that number :-) . JobSpring was awesome. They're responsive, skilled, have the right clientele and connections. and there's always pizza at the late night (6pm-8pm) interview sessions. Whether you're fed up, need a change of pace, or are looking for a lifestyle change, you can't go wrong with these guys. read more

I had a very good experience working with Workbridge Associates. Phillip Perkins and Madeleine Popp were my main contacts and were instrumental in putting me in touch with multiple companies, helpfully guiding me through calls, on-sites, and pretty quickly job offers resulting in accepting my latest position. I had been searching for a few months on my own and gotten interviews but no offers before I started letting recruiting agencies know I was looking. I spoke with a few different agencies, most of them for just a phone call, and only one of them actually gave my resume to a company. Workbridge was a whole different experience. After the first call, they invited me down to their office to meet me, get to know me, hear exactly what I was looking for, and share a number of promising listings to find the ones they would put me in touch with in short order. Over the next couple of days I took calls they arranged with hiring managers, two of which resulted in on-site meetings the week after that. Both on-sites resulted in offers. The time from my first contact with Workbridge to accepting an offer was less than two weeks. To me, that's good work. I learned a lot from them and was impressed with how active and lively they were in gathering information about me and providing me their perspective on various companies and trends. They opened me up to listings that I had seen but hadn't considered before because my the specific technologies listed were not a close match for the ones I have professional experience with. They were able to help companies see that many skills are transferable from one language to another and that it is often worthwhile to find someone able and willing to learn quickly rather than spend more money and time holding out for an exact match. I would and have recommended others to work with WorkBridge Associates to find their next job. I will certainly be contacting them again myself the next time I'm looking for a job, unless they reach me first! read more

I am utterly impressed by the good people at Workbridge. I decided to come back to the tech world after a professional hiatus of around 11 years (I still did interesting, geeky things at home), so I put together my résumé, picked up a certification, and started applying to network engineering jobs around the area. Included in those jobs was one advertised by Workbridge. I sent off my résumé and got a call back from Derek at Workbridge within 30 minutes. The position I had applied for had been filled, but Derek et al. took a good look at my skillset, and told me that they would like to put me forward for a position at a company that was combining its network engineering and UNIX systems teams. I gave them the go-ahead, and a phone interview, six hours of in-person interviews, and a week and a half later, I had an offer that I couldn't reasonably refuse. Despite the speed with which this happened, I think that I got a really good sense of the exceptional qualities of Workbridge. First, I applied to a lot of positions, and a lot of them were through recruiters; Workbridge was one of only two recruiters that consistently kept in contact with me throughout the process. I really appreciate that. Second, even when Derek was out of the office for the day, I was able to call Workbridge and vice versa and was still able to have a meaningful conversation with whomever was on the other side of the phone. They really work well as a team. and Finally, I really, really appreciate the insight shown on the part of everyone at Workbridge. I would never have thought myself worthy of my new position and I would thus never have applied for it on my own. The people at Workbridge made the connection that I did not, and I cannot thank them enough for it. TL;DR: The folks at Workbridge are really very good at what they do, probably better than you are, and they'll hold your hand - as a team - while you work your way through the process. read more

When I used to think of employment agencies, they were no more than just a resume forwarder connecting you with potential employers. At least that's the experience I had with most of employment agencies in the past. Well, not this time! From updating my resume to receiving an offer, it took me just 3 weeks. The high efficiency just blew away my mind given the fact that I am not a US citizen and require a H1 transfer. All of these couldn't not happen without the help of Workbridge Associates at Boston. Sally Leung is the person at WorkBridge that coordinated all my job searches, interviews, post-interview followups, offer negotiations, relocation supports, etc. She invited me to her office at Boston and conducted an interview with me. At first I thought it was overkill, but turned out it's very critical to let your coordinator learn everything about you. From day 1 to the very last day, she kept me posted with every single detail and offered me with her insights and experiences in job hunting. She is very patient and willing to answer any questions you have. Even after I received the offer, she still contacted at a daily basis to make sure everything is well arranged and met my expectation. The offer I got really exceeded my expectation and I accepted it without hesitation. 3 weeks are very short, yet quite a battle. For that intense 3 weeks, I talked with a few staffing companies (8-10). Among all of them, Sally and Workbridge showed the most professional skills that I never thought I would have experienced. Thank you Sally and Workbridge. This would not happen without your effort and expertise. I highly recommend Sally and Workbridge. As a matter of fact, I have already connected one of my friends with them. Working with them makes job hunting soooo much easier and relaxing! Good job Workbridge. Aaron read more

One of my contacts referred Nick at Jobspring to me after he reached out to her for a job that she thought would be a perfect fit for me. He contacted me right away to tell me about the position and submit my resume for it. Unfortunately, the employer decided to pull the job at the last minute. Nick told me and offered to connect me with his colleague, Ryan, for other positions where I may be a good fit. Ryan went over a few different job opportunities with one employer and submitted my resume for them. A little over a month and a few interviews later, I was offered a great position doing something that I am very passionate about and that will offer me an opportunity to grow and learn. What makes me happiest is that the position AND the work culture are a good fit. The approach the company has to the project I will manage is in line with how I would want to do it if I could create the position myself. I look forward to working with my new colleagues and to rolling up my sleeves to get the work done. What I like the most about my experience with Jobspring is that even though one position did not pan out, Nick was thoughtful enough to connect me with another colleague who had other options that may work. Even though Ryan found the position I ended up accepting, Nick made a point to meet with me in person both times I went into the office to meet with Ryan. Both Nick and Ryan were professional, friendly, and truly happy for me. I did not feel that they were trying to force me into something that I did not want just to meet a quota. I am very happy with my experience. read more

I was first contacted by Ryan Crimmins of Workbridge who asked me to go over to meet his team after seeing my resume on a job board. I met with Ryan, Dan McGuighan, Kyle Sluzer and Meaghan Early individually and they spent some time trying to get a feel for what I was looking for. Then each of them matched me up with a potential position that they had been handling. Within a few days I had telephone screens and following that, live interviews set-up. Within a few weeks I have signed up with a company thru Kyle. All of them were extremely professional. But what struck me about them was that they were very energetic and very much on the ball in terms of keeping in touch and following up, both with me and the companies that I interviewed with. They would pitch potential companies to me but never too aggressively and I got the feeling that they were not just interested in getting me a job and a worker for the companies, but to make a good match in terms of what was important for me (and I am sure for the company as well). More than once they spent considerable time and effort in helping me sort out my thoughts after the interview and in giving me feedback after my meetings. I had the feeling that I was in smart but safe hands. With the company I finally went with, Kyle was extremely aggressive in terms of closing the loop of communication. What could have potentially stretched for weeks got wrapped up in days and to everyone's satisfaction and without any hiccups. All in all a great team to work with. You cannot go wrong with Workbridge. read more

It is now my third week on the Software Engineering team at Avedro, and I am still speechless as to where I am now. After living the past half year in a deep rut of confusion and frustration in both my professional and personal lives, Workbridge came along and showed me the light at the end of the tunnel. For that, I would like to recognize Meghan Carroll and Sally Leung for initiating me with the Workbridge team and helping me revise my résumé. However, without the invaluable assistance I had from Kevin O'Brien and Holly Stewart, I am very certain I would still be stuck in my cave (almost literally). I credit each of them for landing me an amazing offer --i.e. two competitive offers on the same day! In the end I must admit that I am especially indebted to Holly for her untold competence and composure throughout my decision-making process: She impressed me with all the fine details she recalled from our past conversations, as well as her natural ability to seemingly effortlessly organize and interpret my scattered thoughts (perhaps even better than I myself could)... Thanks to Holly, I now have a job that makes me look forward to waking up early every morning, a position that is extremely relevant to my degree and positively fascinating in its context, a role that is career defining and introduces exhilarating future implications, and even a salary and location that are better than I had wished for! The next time I or anyone I know is looking to advance their technical career, Workbridge will most likely end up getting a call! read more

It seems that every few years I end up in the job market again and inevitably headhunters find my resume and contact me with promises of getting me into an interview with potential employers. They never actually do. I've gotten to the point where I refuse to go in for an interview with the recruiters unless they have something they have an employer they're absolutely going to work to get me in front of, and even then they don't do squat. Except for Workbridge. To date Workbridge is the only recruitment agency that has gotten me so much as a phone interview, but they went beyond that and got me a job that is about as perfect a fit as you could hope for. They were constantly working, hunting down new jobs to run past me to see if I was interested, not pushing me to talk to places that I was only kinda right for, and definitely not sending out my resume without permission like some of the more disreputable places. When they did arrange a phone and then in-person interview they made sure to give me as much information as they could to prepare me. They're a might bit too eager to pick up the phone, but all of the calls are for the purpose of getting you a job, and if I end up looking for another job in a few years I'll definitely be giving them a call, and I recommend you do too. They are hungry, young, and seriously motivated. This particular team specializes in Java and .Net jobs although at the moment they seem to have a pile of Ruby jobs on their plate as well. Thanks guys, I am sooo appreciative. read more

I was referred to Jobspring by a former co-worker who also used them successfully to find a new job. This was my first time working with a recruiter, and I would not hesitate to go back to Jobspring again in the future. As others have noted, their process is heavy on communication. Starting out, Shane and his group sat down with me for about an hour in person and asked me questions about my skillset, preferences, and personality. They also gave me a few job reqs to look at so I could explain the pros and cons of each. Moving forward I was regularly asked to evaluate new opportunities, and in most cases someone on Shane's team had worked with the company previously and could offer insight on their hiring process, work environment, team makeup and culture. The team requested feedback after every phone screen and interview as far as how they went and how I thought the fit would be. My advice is to be honest during these calls - the more information they have, the better their recommendations become. In the end, my job search lasted about 6 weeks, and Jobspring found me a job that met literally all of my requirements. Jobspring handled the salary negotiation and got me the top of my salary range (plus bonus!). I've now been working with this new company for three months, and it's been an excellent fit. During that time, Shane has reached out to me multiple times to ask how I'm doing and how the fit has been, which is a nice touch. Highly recommended. read more

Laura reached out to me a day after I decided to post my resume on job the job boards. From the initial meeting with Shane and his team I knew this was going to be a very positive experience. Being at only one job for a long time outside of college, I was very intimidated with the job search. Shane and his team were all super friendly and always made themselves available to answer any questions I had. Meeting them the first time at their offices, they already had two potential positions for me, one of which I have subsequently interviewed with and accepted. The whole process from beginning to end was three weeks. I'm still amazed when I look back at it. The one thing that makes these guys stand out is that they truly care about making sure you go to a place where you will be happy. They follow up after EVERY interview to see how it went and if my gut told me it wouldn't be a good fit they had no problem accepting that moving on. They were of great help not only during the job search, but also contacting references, and keeping you focused on the main goals of your career path. Even AFTER I got hired and settled in they followed up to see how I was doing. I'm sending any of my friends looking for a tech job to these guys. In all honesty if you're looking for a tech job don't even bother with the job boards, reach out to Shane and his team first. read more

I'm a software developer and was out of work for a couple of months, before I started looking for a new job. Once I updated my resume on Linkedin and started applying, the recruiter calls came flooding in. This is a pretty frustrating experience, as anyone who's gone through this most likely knows. Recruiters will call you and offer you jobs you aren't qualified for, you don't want or have nothing to do with the field you're in, which usually is a result from lack of understanding the industry and shows they don't know what they're doing. Luckily, I found workbridge. I initially got a call from Holly and we had a brief chat where she asked me to come in for an in-person meeting. I thought that was a little weird since no other recruiter asks to do that, but whatever, I did. I met with her and a few other people and we went over my background and they talked to me about positions they have open and showed an understanding of what I was looking for. About a month and several interviews for positions I'd actually want later, I had a job at a really great place and I'm really happy. I'd definitely recommend them for any dev looking for a new spot. Carol was my main contact there and the one who put me in my current position and can't speak highly enough. She made the process of looking for a job and going through a recruiter an actual good one read more

When I came to Workbridge I was seriously skeptical, maybe not even that, given that I expected nothing but a waste of time from a bunch of recruiters. I had had plenty of B.S. experiences like anybody else. But, eventually Taylor and Felipe began bringing me opportunities, good ones. I found myself struggling to decide and taking plenty of time to commit to a position. And despite my reluctance, Taylor and Felipe not only showed me patience, yet they encouraged further introspection to ensure that I was, in fact, making the right choice. It's a good thing that they did, one of the jobs they presented to me was "work from home", which is exactly what I was out to find, except that, it wasn't. In reality I was looking for the right team, I was looking for the people at Bedrock Data. It wasn't a "work from home" scenario, and it meant commuting 2 hours a day, each way. But this is absolutely the right place for me, without a doubt. But I would have easily jumped at something less fortuitous if these incredibly well seasoned and professional "recruiters" hadn't challenged me to admit what I found to be most important. But wait, there's more... They got me *more* of a salary than I had been asking. All said and done, this is the deal of my career! Thanks Taylor and Felipe! :D - Ryan T. Graff Senior UI Software Engineer Bedrock Data Boston read more

My experience with Jobspring could not be better. I was contacted by Shane Tomlinson about opportunity that perfectly fit my background. Shane was really nice to talk to me and to get me an interview within a week. Most recruiters don't even follow up but Shane not only followed up all the time but he was sending me reminders about the coming interview and also wanted my feedback after each round of interviews. I haven't see anything like this before, it is amazing to see that someone truly cares about you and want you to succeed. In addition, Shane was giving me feedback on how I performed during the interview, this inside information was really helpful as I was not just sitting and waiting with the hope to get another round of interview but I was actually preparing as I knew there will be one. Another thing that was really impressive was the when I called the office once and asked for Shane, I gave my name received exceptional customer service. The people in the office knew about me and which position I am calling about and offered me help if I needed one immediately. Honestly I couldn't even dream about better recruiters The personal approach I received from Shane and the office people made me feel special. After all I accepted the job and now i feel I need to say a BIG THANK YOU SHANE !!! read more

WorkBridge is a great team to have on your side when you are in the market looking for technology position. I had a really great experience working with Darren and Jack from the Workbridge team. They are consummate professionals and put in a lot of effort in understanding my strengths and preferences for the new role. They have great contacts in the technology sector and were able to find positions which were not usually listed in the job sites. They always keep my interest while narrowing the Job offerings and genuinely tried to find the best fit for the expertise, experience and growth expectations. I would definitely recommend them for any Software Developer/Architect who is looking for a new position/role. Darren specifically was a great career coach, helping me in every step of the job search process. He made the whole exercise easy to navigate and helped me arrive at the right fit. He always had a knack to ask the right questions and make sure I am considering all factors while making decisions in narrowing the options and helped me prepare for the interviews with getting enough details from the companies. He was very persistent and diligent and made sure I landed a position I liked and was off the market read more

Workbridge Associates contacted me via linked in (the standard) with an opportunity with one of their clients. While the company wasn't a match for what I was looking for, they presented me with another opportunity, to which they suggested coming in with for an in-person meeting with the Workbridge team. There office, located in the heart of Boston had a very professional feel. They're staff welcomed me with a great attitude and provided hot/cold beverages in the lobby. They're approach to the in-person interview, may feel like a interview, but it helped flush out any questions that may come up during their conversations with the clients. What is really great is you don't just talk about the initial opportunity, but you meet all members of the team and they each present you with an opportunity that fits your next role. During the entire process, my main point of contact Carole Sagliano kept in contact before and after every phone screen, interview(s). This helped me feel like I was important to Workbridge and not just another body to them. Overall I am very please with the entire process and would both recommend Carole Sagliano and return to Workbridge Associates in the future. read more