I was employed by Nelson Staffing for a while. They tested my typing and Microsoft Office skills. I knew Excel better than I thought. They placed me in an office job where I spent part of the day doing data entry on Excel spreadsheets. They paid me on time. They spelled my name correctly. They checked with me to make sure I was comfortable at work. I will work with them again if I ever need to, and I recommend them to any job seeker. read more

June 24, 2025 I had gotten a text after a missed call from Nelson Connects, (NC) from previous voicemails to them. I was asked to send over my resume. I did, then I was told by Aimee that she handles the labor dept and Jaime handles the clerical part. I was told to answer my phone when she calls. July 8th I texted Aimee back that Jaime never called. No response until July 10th. Aimee sent a link for onboarding. I finished the onboarding July 11th, no other instruction. I texted again August 12th asking if I am to look for NC jobs or they tell me when there is one? With each step I've asked if I am not a good candidate or had advice to please let me know but no advice was given. The response was that they were slow and would be calling when there is a job. So today is August 24th and I haven't heard anything. read more

SCAM!!!!! Beware. I received an email from one of the recruiters at Nelson Staffing saying they had a position for me. We talked on the phone and everything seemed legit. They had me fill out a bunch of paperwork (w2 form) and requested my ssn. The recruiter explained that i would work for them and they would pay my paycheck. After asking many questions to make sure i understood what was going on i gave her all the info that was needed. 2 weeks later no pay and no work. When i asked the recruiter whats going on she denied everything she had said to me. DONT GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR TIME OR PERSONAL INFO!!!!!!!! read more

Nelson Staffing is a great agency to work with if you are in search for a job . I had the pleasure of working with Elkie. At the time I was about 18-19 and I was really unsure where I wanted to work or what I wanted to do . She was extremely helpful and really knowledgeable . My first time meeting her we got a lot done and she asked me a couple of a question and fortunately she found me a job within the next 2/4 days. If your are looking for any assistance and feel like your having trouble finding a job , 10 out of 10 , I recommend this place . :) read more

not good at all they discriminated against a person that doesn't knows how to read or write when the applied position is a job he has performed for several years of his Life . They should close this place the lady Maria not a quiet nice person the way she replies. So sad to know that this companies still are supported by people. It's 2021 people . read more

Nelson Staffing's Santa Rosa office is fantastic! The staffing crew is always thinking of me for assignments that fit my background. They keep me busier than ever! I truly enjoy working with the Nelson staffing recruiters. They are the Best! read more

This place is horrible I've been waiting for an hour and then don't seem to help they been asking me to send emails and there emails don't even work I don't recommenced coming here the ladies are so rude like for what ? read more

Horrible experience, I do not recommend their services! Extremely disappointed. As if it wasn't hard enough to look for a job the last thing you need is a recruiter that is not at all on your side. Let's get one thing straight here, you are the candidate, the person who generates the business to the staffing agency and that is how they make their living. In other words, they work for you, you are the boss, or at least, that's the way it should be. If you are not being represented by someone who is an advocate for your needs, you don't need them at all. In fact, in many cases now a days, the same job being offered by the staffing agency is also advertised with other agencies and in most of the more prominent job sites online. Heads up. They are also your competition. It's all about quotas. Know that you will be consider as just a number. A deal that needs closing. Adding insult to injury, my representative (not) took the liberty to make me feel bad about my skills, myself. She made me feel as if I was not up to par, less than adequate, obsolete, old. Why? She was the one who did not return my calls, treated me with neglect and God forbid if she ever had to apologize for anything whatsoever. People in perceived positions of power tend to think of them selves are better than others. The younger and less experience they are the more prevalent this abuse manifests itself. The fact of the matter is that they use you. They get you to try it first. Under the auspices of "let's see if you like it", or worse, "let's see if you are a good fit". When you have your feet wet sort of speak, they change the arrangement on you. Concessions need to be made, deadlines for hiring are extended and there may or may not be a contract for employment at the end of this embarrassing road. Let's be frank however, you don't get to be to be a recruiting manager if you are not a master in manipulation. I have taken the time to call and lodge a formal complain about the neglectful ways I was treated (too many to describe here) but we all know how this is going to fly, don't we? Nothing really changes, there is no accountability and most likely, there is a good degree of connivance within the organization. Mainly and sadly due to the simple fact that there is plenty of fish in the sea. Bottom line is you don't need them. Don't be subjected to their disservice. Specially during such a stressful time. Trust me though, you are better off on your own. I don't usually write reviews, much less negative ones, but know that you deserve better. read more

This has to be one of the worst staffing agencies first of all they will secretly be on jobs with indeed or zip recruiter that will make it look like your application is going straight to the company but its actually attached to there agency so already off to a bad start i hate the way all agencys i have had many bad experiences and was tricked into this job for working for them after 13 years of not working for one in a long time for main reasons of them mistreating me and many worst the lack of professionalism and disrespect they will go to for no reason to claim that they will help ypur and will have your back they never do i worked a job for nelson and this joke of a man named bryan lopez lied to me many times and i caught him and still would avoid owning up to i made it clear to another disrespectful worker name Claudia who also isnt professional and lied to me many times told me this job is a for hiring position and the company was starting the hiring process and Bryan ans Claudia tried to sabotage my job on there own when finding out the company was going to hire me so they can send me to another location to work under them after telling them im not interested in working for this agency at all i had a meeting with the company manager of them saying everything Bryan and Claudia said about then getting a call after asking to leave from Bryan and getting into a very disrespectful conversation with him trying to claim im not a lair and the company im working for is the one that is lying we just want to help you work its so unbelievable i never in my life have experience something so unpleasantly unprofessional from any place i worked in my life honestly have to say this has to be the worst place to get work from already had a bad taste from the agency work with pirate staffing express staffing almost as bad as nelson just to name a couple but wow if you look ro be mistreated and never get to have a real job ask for bryan lopez, Claudia, luis, or erika they will ruin your life and especially your family they do not give A FUCK ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SOBE STORY LIED TO YOUR FACE AND THE COMPANY SO YOU FOR SURE WONT GET HIRED IF THE COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN HIRING YOU OR LIKES YOU THEY WILL CALL THEM AND RUIN YOUR CHANCES BEHIND YOUR BACK AND TELL YOU THE COMPANY IS THE ONE LYING THIS IS ALL TRUE SO PLEASE KNOW MY EXPERIENCE cause this is all not okay they need to be shut down or sued your better off getting a job on your own they will bug THE FUCK OUT OF YOU TILL YOU PICK UP YOUR PHONE never in my life have i had some one call me ao many times send me so many text and emails of pointless ass shit like your a fucking child really is overly excessive in the way they contact you cant express enough how bad this experience was working for them they pulled me out of the job i was at saying to me my boss mike wanted gone and ended my contract to only send me to another lower paying job just cause the other person stopped showing up to cover there ass and i talked to my old boss mike and told me i was never asked or told to pull you out of working for me bryan hasn't spoken to me or shown up to the work site is 2 months this is not okay i called out bryan and he said so many excuses and changed the subject to avoid admit he lied to me just one of the first few times i caught him in a lie that small time gone hurt my family me and my kids had no food for almost a week and didn't shower cause they cut off the water since i barley was able to only pay rent but did bryan or Claudia care no just claim how sorry and yes we care about your struggles and want to help you yes you helped me by taking away the money i make to feed and take care of my kids couldnt pay for my other bills that came the first week that month and it was new years day starting the year of 2022 so bad so please know this FUCk NELSON STAFFING FUCK BRYAN LOPEZ FUCK LUIS FUCK CLAUDIA FUCK ERIKA AND THE REST OF THE ONES I DELT WITH THERE IF IT HAPPEN TO ME I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS DELT WITH THE SAME AND YOU WILL TOO PLEASE REPORT THIS AGENCY IF YOU CAN thank you to the better business bureau i know i am after my horrible experience over the last 8 months read more

I was discriminated for wearing a mask to breathe due to medical disability. Just for wearing something on my nose and mouth!!!that doesn't bother anyone and allows me to breathe better. read more

If I can rate this with no stars I would. Debra, a senior recruiter emailed me because she saw my resume and thought that my resume fits perfectly with a client that she is working with. She sent me the job description and although most of the skills are what I have done in the past there were some that I have never done because this positon was for a senior position. And I did let her know that I dont qualify for everything that they are looking for and asked her and she said she still would love to have a one on one interview. Now i dont have the best interview skills in the world because I have been in the same company for the past 13 yrs and the last time I had an interview I was in my late teens and I don't even think it was a formal interview. So, when she interviewed me I know she wasn't really impressed but she said she'll forward my resume anyway. Now, here's the reason for the one star. I understand me now qualifying for the job position but just the very unprofessional approach post interview. She viewed me as incompetant and never bothered to let me know whether I was even considered or not. I guess they only call if you qualify. So, I found by emailing her about a week later. Called her again afew weeks later if she happen to have any job opening and she replied with a simple "no". Also, be prepared to fill out tons of paperwork even before you get interviewed. I understand basic info but their paperwork is ridiculous. read more

After years of working with Nelson Staffing as an employer, when I needed a job, even part-time, I went back to Nelson Staffing. When I was laid off from a previous employer, Nelson helped me find a six day gig that turned into a 4 year new career. Pretty much a dream job with a dream company. So, naturally, after such an amazing placement, I returned several years later for help again. My rep, Dorothy, never ONCE reached out to me in 8 months with ANY leads. At all, ever. Period. Not sure what her deal was, but I strongly urge anyone looking for a new gig to AVOID Nelson Staffing. Thanks for nothing Nelson. read more

I'm not sure who works there... I went in looking for work stood there for 10 minutes without being acknowledged... I just saw a few people walking wound and a few people on their cell phones. So I left... read more

Waited an hour and half past the time the interview was scheduled to speak with someone. Cynthia called me for a job assignment, only to cancel it an hour later. Never heard from them again. read more

Jim and Joe were both fantastic to work with. My former boss had given Nelson my information after we were laid off, and they contacted me about a job opportunity. I had never worked with a staffing agency before but figured, why not? They were professional, honest and have a great reputation within all the companies I have worked for (all of them used Nelson). I got the job, love my job, and loved working with Nelson. I highly recommend them. I read all the other negative reviews on here and have to say this for some of them - you cannot "blame" a staffing agency for NOT getting you a job. It's up to you to be professional and interview well. It's not their choice to hire you, it's the employer's. I suggest you research or take classes on how to interview. You'll never get a job with or without a staffing agency if you don't have those skills. read more

My first experience with a staffing agency, and it was a delight. Kelly and Wendy are fantastic, and honestly care about the people they place. Always professional, but with a friendly touch, Nelson has earned a big-ass stamp of approval. read more

I was unsure at first about using a staffing agency but I was recently unemployed and needed a decent job to help along while I looked for a more permanent position. Debbie at Nelson was very helpful and personable. She found me a position at a local credit union that turned out to be a great place to work. Nelson has developed strong relationships with businesses with great reputations for treating their employees well, I never had an issue getting my paycheck and the online time care made logging my hours a snap. Why Nelson you may ask? Why not I say. You will be pleasantly surprised with your job placement! read more

I worked with Elke at Nelson, which is a very well-organized staffing agency. Elke has been amazingly responsive and very good at matching my skills to positions. Nelson, as a company, communicates well and their staff has always been professional and friendly. Nelson was careful when identifying my skill set and ensured positions met my expectations. I would recommend contacting Nelson if you need quality employment fast or are looking for a job with a specific skill set. read more

I've worked with Kelly for almost 10 years. I have had top quality candidates, with emphasis where I've asked for it to be. We've hired several to permanent positions and they're a positive for our company. Debra supports all calls, helped when Kelly was out...super folks. Perhaps their strongest point is finding the "right" person. They took the time to find out what our company was about in addition to the skills needed. Five Star rating earned from us with no hesitation! read more

All of my experiences with Nelson have been great. I used to work for Nelson over the summer break when I was home from college. I was able to do temporary reception work and Debbie kept me very busy. The pay was also great, it was much better than I could have done finding a typical summer job. Currently, I work through Nelson part-time while I'm going to school locally. They are able to work with my schedule and find fitting jobs for me. I've been working with Debbie Beardslee for over three years and she is easy to reach and lovely to work with. Since I've been working with Nelson for so long, I've had contact with many of the other staff members and they are all helpful and friendly. I highly recommend Nelson to all of my friends and family. read more

Horrible!!! I don't know what happened to Nelson but my experience with them the last 2 times I "had" to deal with them....well it was very disappointing. Jim in the SR was just rude and nasty to me, period! The others I encountered, after he sent me to another office were not much better! My friend worked there for years and said that they have constant turnover at the branch level and have had a new CEO and EVP level managers every 2 years. She said the company has been in business over 30 years and has absolutely no training programs! She said that they hire people that are dog walkers, front desk people at spas and then have them recruiting accountants after 2 days (maybe they should hire business people?) In my particular case I was interviewing to be a internal manager and was sent to multiple offices and led to believe that an offer was coming ...then NOTHING. No call, no return email. I spent quite a bit of time, took off for work, paid downtown parking fees and to not even let me know that I did not get the job is just plain RUDE! SHAME ON YOU NELSON STAFFING -YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!! After multiple tries I gave up. Apparently, Gary Nelson (the founder) left the business to his "less than competent" sons who apparently are not involved in the business at all and it shows - Whoever is running the show over there the should get their act together. I went to Office Team/Robert Half, Talent Burst Starr Staffing and had the complete opposite experience. Nelson Staffing - never again! read more

I have NEVER once heard back from them after applying for jobs that I am completely qualified for. They post jobs often, but I'm starting to wonder if the jobs even exist. read more

I highly recommend Nelson if you want a great staffing agency! I have never been shown the level of attention I received here from any other staffing agency. Elke is such a great human and she has a wonderful bubbly personality. She found me so many great job opportunities that all had good wages. I had the luxury of choosing my best fit, and I am so excited. She will fight hard for you to get the best wage possible and she has great energy. I've worked with many different agencies and the majority of the time I just felt like an afterthought or if I did hear from the other agencies it was for lackluster positions. That is not the case here! They are very responsive to your emails and calls and walk you through each step of the process and set you up for success! Elke gave me great advice for interviews and really everything job related. You can tell she loves her job and she's fantastic at it. I can't say enough good things about Nelson and Elke. If you are ready for work but need help finding a job, Elke and her team will work hard to find you not only a good job, but one that is tailored to your strengths and weaknesses. Thank you so much to Elke and her team! read more

Nelson Staffing is the greatest company that I had to work with. The staff members are really helpful with getting the right job placement in the area of your expertise.They go above and beyond their job requirements. I especially would like to thank Wendy Luna; wendy made it possible to find me a job and the offer the company proposed to me was to my approval. I started working with the new company as a direct hire a few days later. Thank you Wendy for all your help. Try Nelson Staffing, I promise you, you will not regret the effort this agency puts themselves through just to help motivated individuals that are in need of a job. Thanks Nelson Staffing! Alex read more

I have used many temp agency's through the last 32 years and I must say this location is the best. Esmeralda at the front desk especially made me feel very welcome. She is efficient at her job and very caring. I am excited to have joined such a great team!!!! Within 2 hours of interviewing with Elke I was places in my new job!!! Elke went above and beyond to place me in the exact thing I asked for. So efficient, friendly and professional. Such an easy seamless process and in state my new gig the day after I interviewed!!! Amazing! read more

I applied for a position through indeed.com. About 2 1/2 hours later I received a voice message from Dorothy Jensen. I immediately returned her call and left a message telling her what time and day I would be available. I sat around for four hours waiting to hear from her. Thanks Dorothy. It's not like I had anything to do today...oh except finish a huge project for a very patience client. Ironically I applied for a position in the Customer Service field. I put my customer on hold for four hours which is unacceptable considering Dorothy never called. Had she called, I could have justified the 4 hours. Maybe Dorothy and Nelson Staffing need to learn a bit more about customer service before they start recruiting for that field. read more

Ok so my experience with staffing agencies is pretty limited but these folks are awesome! I met with a couple of different ladies and they were all very professional and helpful. They found me a job- which is pretty much as good as it gets in the staffing world!! I think they are the largest staffing company in the area so that shows you that they know their stuff, especially in this economy! So thanks Debbie and Jennifer for all of your hard work in getting me a job!! read more

When I was out of work Nelson Staffing found me a position which was well suited to my personality and skills. Debra Beardsley was helpful to me, even when I left, and I continue to be grateful for her positive recommendations. read more

I absolutely love Nelson! Debbie Beardslee has been so awesome and she knows what assignment would be a great fit for me! She is always hard at work finding great jobs and if I need her she's always there for me. I would totally recommend any friend or anyone to Debbie and Nelson! They have a great reputation and I'm so honored to represent not only Nelson but Debbie too. I'm so happy to have Debbie by my side. She rocks! read more

We have used Nelson for 6 years to provide staffing for a regional data center for a large national nonprofit. From our first request, we have been provided with bright, talented, pleasant, and well-qualified people who have blended very well with our organization. Most reviews here are from the employee's point of view, of course, but they make it SO easy when you are the employer. Debra Beardslee can clearly work "both side of the desk", helping qualified employees get matched with appropriate employers. We have great respect for their work and are committed to working with them. read more

After providing a resume and two pieces of identification I was told that with my experience would interviewing within a week. I have not heard from recruiter Elke Konig anyone else from Nelson staffing. I'm now suspicious as to what they are doing with my personnel identification. Nelson places ads for jobs on multiple recruiting websites for jobs at don't seem to be real. I've called the recruiting office 3-4 times only to the receptionist put me to office mail. Going to me checking with the California Attorney General office for complaints and abuses. Be careful about giving them your personal information. read more

Nelson helped me find a great job in a very short time. The experience I had with Debra Beardslee was excellent. She was very informative and friendly. I would definitely recommend them to others and go back to them in the future. read more

Nelson Staffing works with you and for you. Debbie Beardslee worked with me as a recent graduate. I purposefully asked for temporary positions for a few months to figure out where I would fit best in an office setting. A position opened up at one of the places I had temped at and I took the job. I've been happy there for almost 9 months. Nelson is connected with great companies. Every place I temped at was very welcoming and patient. I would highly suggest finding a job through Nelson Staffing. read more

Debra Beardslee was so awesome and helpful in my job search. I felt like she was really invested in finding me work that I would excel at and be happy doing. She found me a temp to hire job that I ended up really enjoing and a couple months later they offered me a permanent position. I couldn't have asked for anything more, Debbie did it all read more

Put in my paperwork, and was promised work never called for anything, not even when the casino was opening, my other black friend never called either. read more

I've worked with both them and Apple one in petaluma and i have to say apple one has been far more attentive. nelson has sent me one position that wasn't appealing to me and apple one has sent me multiple every week. if they don't have anything at least they check in with me which i appreciate. Nelson seems like they just forgot about me and moved on. read more

They lead you on, making you believe you can get a job when they have NO INTEREST in finding you anything. Oh yeah they have lots of jobs. But NOTHING for anyone who has been unemployed over six months. And you and I both know that is a LOT of us folks out there. Despite having tons of experience and interviewing well I never received a SINGLE JOB OFFER from ANYONE in this office. When I tried to talk to someone about it, they were rude, unprofessional and let it slip out that I had 'been unemployed too long'. Then I was told I am a 'overtalker' and my customer service skills were lacking! She felt she had to INSULT me! Unfortunately, it is an employer's market these days and they know they can get away with treating people like this, and so it persists. Very very unprofessional. I am willing to bet they do not treat the employers that way! Save yourself the aggravation and insult and go elsewhere! read more

Debra Beardslee is has been extremely helpful and has placed me at a couple of different opportunities over the past three years. I highly recommend her those looking for temporary or temp-to-hire positions. She also has been very responsive to my questions and concerns during my work assignments. Nelson is very professional and I consider them to be a standout amongst the different employment agencies. read more

Filled out the paperwork, had the interview, and the lady said with my experience and knowledge it would be easy t find a job and they would call me . Never heard back. read more

Have worked with Nelson for over 10 years both as an employer and a job seeker. I have never dealt with a better group of professionals. Kelly Jordan is wonderful to work with and helps to make your experience with Nelson a success. I was able to fill several positions through the agency over the years and enjoyed working with several different recruiters. read more