My experience with The Creative Group has been nothing but positive! I submitted my resume through LinkedIn, and was recruited by Elaine Buhler. We had a pleasant interview over FaceTime, where she asked me what my skills are and what kind of job I'm looking for. She used this information to help match me to the best types of jobs for me. I would receive emails from her outlining job descriptions with certain companies, and I got to decide whether or not I was interested in the position. If I was, The Creative Group would then begin to advocate for me. I had two interviews with two different companies. The second interview I had, I got the job! I was recruited by Elaine in mid-January, and by late February, I was employed. Talk about fast! I'd let Elaine know ahead of time that I was interested in a temp-to-hire position rather than in doing a bunch of temp work for different companies. She took this into consideration when choosing jobs for me, and now I've been officially hired as a permanent full-time employee at the company! If you, like me, are trying to break through into a career doing something you love and need extra help, I highly recommend you try out The Creative Group! They're there for you every step of the way, and are a totally safe and trustworthy company to work with. Never had an issue! If I ever needed help finding a job again, I would surely get back in touch with Elaine Buhler or Laura Volpe! Thanks to The Creative Group for pushing me to the next level. read more

I had the great pleasure of working with Elaine Buhler to find a new graphic design job. She was absolutely awesome. I appreciated her casual, supportive demeanor and consistent check-ins with me. If you're going to use TCG -- ask for her. You won't be disappointed. read more

When it comes down to it, any company, organization or entity is all about it's people. With that in mind, there is one particular person I would like to spotlight - and that is Elaine Buhler. She is one of the kindest, most caring and (important for candidates) HARD WORKING advocates for those seeking jobs. I have dealt with nearly 2 dozen recruiters, many of whom don't take the time to understand what roles are a good fit for my experience or desired career path. They kind of just throw things at you and when you let them know it's not a good fit or if you aren't contacted for an interview - they drop you like a sack of potatoes. Elaine on the other hand goes above and beyond. If I don't hear from her it's guaranteed there isn't a good role specific to my needs, because the second she hears something she contacts me and is very responsive. I'm sure alot of people know how hard it can be finding employment - it's tough out there and it's difficult to maintain a positive attitude. Elaine doesn't just help find you a job, she keeps you motivated and positive while going through he whole process - even when you are feeling at your lowest. She is beyond a recruiter, she is genuinely a good person who desires to help others (and in my case, sometimes a therapist too haha). Thank you Elaine! read more

I loved working with Will Lees and Lauren Fickling from The Creative Group They are professionals who are eager to place you in the right job that matches your personality and work ethic. They also got your back and give you constructive feedback on your resume and interview skills, it almost felt like I had an agent! Thank you!! read more

Maria Spears is the best!! Within a day she set up 3 interviews and in 2 days I got an offer at my asking salary. Definitely recommended. I shifted through companies for months and interviewed 2-3 times a week, then she came in out of nowhere and hooked me up with the perfect role in just 2 days!!! read more

Lauren and her team were such a pleasure to work with! TCG was a perfect way to get my foot in the door when I first moved to the area.

I've just started working with Melissa Haley recently, but just days after we connected she found me my first contract design opportunity! The job has been a great fit, and I really appreciate Melissa going to bat for me so quickly and represent me so well. Looking forward to many great opportunities through TCG and Melissa! read more

Huge "Thank You!" to The Creative Group for hookin' me up with an amazing contract role that recently turned into a full-time position! Shoutout to both Lauren (Fickling) Meyers and Maria Spears for never failing to check-in with me to see how things were and how my role was progressing and if there was anything that I needed. My happiness seemed very important to them and it never went unnoticed. I always felt like they've had my back and if I ever need to I will not hesitate to use TCG's for their services again. Thank you so much! read more

It has been a pleasure to work with Maria at The Creative Group. She has been very clear with communicating every step and diligent to get me connected with jobs quickly. She gets back to me very quickly and always makes sure that I understand what the next step is. Working with the creative group has been nothing but good and I'd recommend working with Maria. Thank you. read more

One of the best, if not the best employment agencies in Orange County. Michelle, Andrea and staff work very hard to place you in the right environment suited for your personality. I enjoy working short term temp assignments and have been to many "employee" friendly companies. I recommend RHI/Office Team. read more

Excellent agency that really helps you find the perfect job for you! Becky Cote and Lauren Fickling are absolutely amazing! They work hard and strive for their clients! Thank you! read more

I've shared similar experiences with the other 1 star reviews. A good FaceTime interviewed followed by 0 presented opportunities (over the course of 6 months). In addition, check-in emails and follow up emails would go unanswered 90% of the time. I suggest trying KForce or Beacon Resources instead. read more

The OfficeTeam staff is not only helpful, but amazingly nice and sweet. They are so proactive for you and will try to find you a perfect job fit. read more

I loved working with Robert Half! They found me a job very quickly, and it was a perfect match! I love my job & im very thankful to Robert Half for making this transition so easy !!! They are a great company I would recommend to anyone looking for a job!! read more

Would like to give a huge thank you to Andrea and Matt! They have been so helpful throughout this process and have kept in constant communication with me. They found me a job in just a few weeks! I definitely look forward to working with them again in the future. read more

So, I had previously written a negative review of Office Team, which I deleted when I spoke with a member of Senior Management on the phone. He apologized for my negative experience with the agency, and not-so-timidly asked me to delete my bad review on here. I did because I felt that I had been heard by the company, and that was my goal writing the bad review in the first place. Now I know, after weeks of not being contacted by Office Team again (they said they wanted to work with me, place me, and provide good customer service as a form of apology) after that phone call, that it was all a ploy to get me to delete my negative review. Bad judgment, Office Team, and a real low way to try to rectify your Yelp page. I'm not sure if this agency thinks that they can coerce Yelpers into re-writing and deleting reviews effectively this way.. or if they are just a terrible company. Probably both. For the sake of speaking out and saying that I am definitely not okay with the way, from start to finish, that Office Team has treated me, I am going to re-write about my original experience. And sorry, Senior Management, this time I won't be scammed into deleting it. So no need to have one of your customer service agents re-message me. I originally contacted Office Team in the summer of this year after being laid off from my job. I spoke to several representatives of the company and came in for their standard interview. After a few weeks, they placed me with a company that only employed me for one month (which was disappointing, but still a good experience--at least I was working!), but gave the temp agency great reviews of me. Fast forward a few more weeks and I get a call from Shauna, one of Office Team's representatives, who tells me about a position starting the next morning. I accepted it, even though I did not interview at the company and had to be there on the fly the next morning. Shauna completed misrepresented the nature of the company and the position to me. The position made me feel very uncomfortable as I was working with the owner of the business in an isolated setting. I won't get into details, but I didn't feel comfortable staying there AT ALL. I called Shauna to tell her how I felt in the environment and she was totally uncaring, warning me that I had to finish out the day at least. I did, but then I called her yet again and told her that I could not go back to that work environment, laying out all the details for her so she knew exactly how it was unprofessional. All Shauna cared about was her "client"--the business she recklessly placed me at--not me, how I was treated, nor the tenets of the position that made me uncomfortable. She then proceeded to put me down, saying that the previous company I worked with through them gave me glowing reviews, but she guessed that didn't matter because I "couldn't hack it" at this job. Then, she told me that Office Team could no longer represent me because I violated their two week resignation policy. I know this is a load of B.S. because I kept getting emails even after the agency "terminated" me, telling me about positions that were available. I even got a call from Jordan, another representative there, with info. about a position. Confused, I explained that Shauna made it clear I was not "Office Team material", and asked them to stop contacting me. That is when I wrote my original review; when I realized that this company only cares about making money out of their candidates and at the same time does not coordinate nor communicate effectively between their departments. When I posted on Yelp, I soon got a message from Gretel, their customer service rep who asked if I would talk to management about my experience (at that time, I still needed work and was confused about whether or not I had Office Team representing me). I agreed and spoke to management, who gave me a lot of ring-around-the-rosy apologies and pompous defenses before saying they'd represent me still and oh hey! by the way, can you delete that bad review? I obliged, mistakenly thinking I'd been heard out. I stopped hearing from the agency all together after I deleted my original review. I now have full time work in my field, thankfully (which I got on my own--no help whatsoever from this sh*tty company), and no longer have to rely on corrupt, greedy agencies like this one. My advice is stay away from Robert Half Intl. Stay clear of Office Team, especially. This company doesn't care about you. They care about their "client" businesses, and if you complain, will feed you a line just to silence you. I'm truly surprised this agency has lasted as long as it has. It is companies like this that harm the American workforce because they protect their own interests and the BUSINESSES they represent. Never ever again. read more

I love TCG, and Elaine Buhler is the best recruiter I've ever met! The first contract I ever worked was with TCG, and they quickly found me work, and followed up to make sure the job was going okay. As I've been looking for another contract, they are always proactive in looking for me! They are top notch! read more

This place is a scam. All the recruiter does is collect information through false job postings. Nader is his name; don't give out your information to them. When asked for a job description they'll blow over the question, which leads me to believe they don't have one. If you're not sure if a recruiter is trying to scam you than just go with your gut and say NO and see their reaction; a good recruiter would understand. You're better off with a smaller recruiting agency. read more

You're just better off looking for jobs on Monster or Careerbuilder.com than wasting your time with RHT. Had a couple of phone calls with them and a 20 skype interview with another person because my original recruiter was sick which was fine. They said they would follow up with information and Jobs i may be interested in and haven't heard back in almost a month. They may just take your personal information and sell it to marketers. Update 1/26/2015 so one of the staff members emailed me saying so how is the Job search going? Umm i don't know i thought the propose of your website and staff was to help candidates find a job! But i'm working and i had to do all the heavy lifting myself.. I would avoid.UPDATE so they sent me a job subscription of a job i really like 3/25/2015 and i replied with my resume and still nothing! It's like i'm sending my resume into a black hole.. They just tease you with jobs with no follow through.. What a bunch of FURU'S, SMH read more

It's been a long, arduous, and oftentimes stressful venture going into the job market as a twentysomething, but I am so grateful that TCG has helped me grow every step of the way! Elaine Buhler and Laura Volpe has been nothing but helpful and courteous when it came to pairing me with various assignments and made sure that each place suited my needs as well as developed my skills in the long run. I highly recommend anyone looking for work to pair up with TCG. read more

This is probably the worst temp agency I've ever come across... If I could give it a zero I would. I went through Office Team in Santa Barbara and they were very helpful and always kept in contact. When I moved to Orange County I was excited to find out that there was another location that would be close to me, but it seems I spoke too soon... I contacted the Irvine location in March. After my interview (and having to pay almost $5 dollars for parking because they were behind and don't have free parking...) I waited about a month with no response before I emailed them. They then said that they didn't know who I interviewed with, what I was looking for or how much I was trying to make. After giving them all the information I still heard nothing. I waited a few more weeks before calling them at which point another person said that my name was spelled incorrectly in their system and they had my information under my moms (what?...). By the time July came around I still had not heard from them about ANY job opportunities. Luckily I was able to find a job without their help... If you're looking for a temp agency that never calls you and doesn't really care about anything you have to say then this is the place for you, but if you actually want a temp agency that will help you find a job I would suggest looking elsewhere... read more

This year was the first time working with an agency and I'm so glad I got contacted by Lauren Meyers! She is an amazing recruiter and definitely cares about you and will fight for you. I got a temp position through TCG at a company I've been a fan of and she worked so hard to push for me to become a full time employee, and I now am! Definitely recommend TCG and definitely recommended Lauren as your recruiter! read more

This was a very weird experience for me since the OfficeTeam in Downtown LA helped me out so much. I moved down to Orange County and my team in LA transferred my file over to the Irvine office and set me up with an initial interview almost immediately. I met with Erin Bergan initially and had a great first meeting. She told me of 2 opportunities that she had available that she would love to submit me for. Both positions were great and sounded really interesting and from my experience with the other office in LA, it's usually a sure thing, so I was excited to get a call confirming my assignment. However, that call never came. I interviewed in the middle of July and not ONCE did anyone from the Irvine office call me to set up an assignment for me. I see myself as a great candidate having just graduated from a reputable university and have a hard time believing that there is nothing that I qualify for or no assignments available which makes me find fault with the office. I had hoped I would've received as great a service as I did in LA but that never happened. I still haven't received a call and do not anticipate getting one again. I would NOT recommend this office. Find another placement agency. This office will not place you anywhere and will not communicate with you. read more

I am a "benefit-of-the-doubt" type of guy, but the more I (attempt to) deal with TCG/Robert Half the more perplexed and disheartened I become! I am a designer with 20+ years of experience yet each time I correspond with TCG/RH I get zero response! The final confirmation that something was not quite right was when I started corresponding with recruiters via LinkedIn. The beauty of LinkedIn is that you can SEE if your email has been read. In each and every case I was completely ignored by every TCG recruiter I reached out to! I don't expect to be a perfect fit for every agency or position, but to be blatantly disregarded without even the decency to fire off a "thank you but no thank you" email is unforgivable! I don't typically throw around the race card....but I call a spade a spade (pun fully intended)! Sincerely, Invisible colored dude read more

Robert Half is one of the best agencies to work for. What sets Robert Half from other agencies is the regard and consideration it has for its employees. In my case, my recruiter--Melanie K. has always been careful about matching my skill set to long term temp assignments. Of course, this approach works well for her clients, Robert Half, and me. My assignments have been between two months and 13 months long -- to the satisfaction of all involved. Melanie understands how important a good fit is. She listens to my preferences and has never pushed me toward a position that I would not want. Consequently, I have been placed a law firms where I was likely to do a good job for the client. Of course, any agency wants to please the client first. This is understandable. But Robert Half (and especially Melanie K.) seeks to make sure that I am placed on assignments that I am likely to find interesting and enjoyable. Yes, enjoyable. This is rare. I have two "back-up" agencies which I have not had to use. There have been instances where Melanie K. has given me a choice of several available temp assignments. My back-up agencies have never come close to the level of considerateness and professionalism that I consistently experience at Robert Half. Melanie works hard for her candidates, and is considerate of our well being. I highly recommend Robert Half Legal to any skilled legal assistant who is looking for temporary employment. Finally, I recently turned down an offer for a permanent position, which in itself shows how great it is to be on staff for Robert Half Legal. read more

I have had issues with recruiters in the past. They call you for a job, bring you down, take all of your information, and then you never hear back from them. Well Mark Nelson at RH called me up and left me a message. I called him back and left him a message...three times, without getting a call back. A simple thanks, but no thanks would have been good. read more

I want to give a HUGE thank you to Andrea who helped me find THE PERFECT company! I always wanted to be part of a great marketing team and Andrea made sure I would be matched with just that. I am forever grateful for her help and motivation. Not easy finding people who are willing to help and make sure you are matched with the best of the best. read more

Had a recruiter call me after applying, and told me I had lots to offer with my degree and expertise. I asked if she had a position in mind for me, she said there was at least 4 or 5 HR jobs that were in my area that I would be a good fit for. Paid $8.75 to park, not fun when you're unemployed. Also, I have interviewed here twice in the past year and have been told my recruiter just entered a meeting and to meet with somebody else. They gave me a VERY basic and generic interview, it was obvious she didn't have a position in mind for me. I asked about the HR jobs that I had talked on the phone about, she said she wasn't aware of them. This recruiting office is obviously too big to work for the candidate, just the client. read more

I was dissatisfied that the creative group would not answer my calls after they contacted me in the first place. My review was answered by Gretl M, who told me that some management levels would get back to me within 3 business days. This did not happen. Very unprofessional organization, and I'd steer clear of these hucksters if I were you. Probably the least competent arm of Robert Half. read more

These people never return emails nor phone calls. A waste of your time... When you do get a hold of anyone, typically all you get is attitude and no action. read more

Nothing but positive things to say about the technology team in Irvine! They're all very knowledgable, professional and friendly. I definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking for a new job! read more

Gretel, I did! And was surprised that there was no follow through at all, except for a LinkedIn request for connection. Really, that's all I get? I think that helps you more than it helps me. I've given you guys several chances to make it right. Unfortunately TCG blew it! read more

Talk to Michelle Tran Nguyen. She found me a position as a production artist at a company that is better than the one I was working at before and she placed me within a week of getting laid off from my previous position. Michelle is easy to talk to and I sincerely believe had my best interests in mind throughout the whole process. I am so very grateful to Michelle for reaching out to me and working with me to find my next new chapter in life. You will not regret working with her or The Creative Group, very high level professionals. Thank you, Michelle! read more

This agency is very unprofessional. Also, They discriminate by age and race. They took away an assignment from a friend of mine when they found out how old she is. They kept calling me for jobs bellow my qualifications. One time they called me around 4pm and said that there is an opportunity for me to start a job next day which was in another city for $12 /hr.! I am collage graduate, why do you think that I work for $12 /hr? besides, I had to just pay about that much for gas to drive back and forth. Who would want to do that. ? after a few job offers like that, I stopped dealing with them. If you look at their reviews here, it is either one star or 5 stars. I bet the 5 stars are their own staff. read more

TGG is an incredible resource which has had a profoundly positive effect on my life. I am extremely thankful for Lauren Meyers; she is an exceptional recruiter. She is responsive, insightful and affective at matching professionals. Through her efforts I obtained a position at a company which I adore. TGG's website is also very easy to use. read more

Lauren has been an absolutely amazing recruiter! She's found multiple positions for me in the pay range and locations I asked for. I always get fast responses from her anytime I have a question or concern. Ask for Lauren!! read more

I'm very impressed with The Creative Group. Michelle is amazing. She called me almost daily to run possible positions by me and quickly found me a great position. She gave great advice about what to say at interviews and what could be better on my resume. She has a great attitude, and her diligence is inspiring. I'd worked with multiple placement agencies for months looking for a job, but The Creative Group landed me a great role in just a few weeks. I can't say enough good stuff about them. read more

I would like to say that my experience with Robert Half Technology in Irvine has been a great. I am glad we connected. Nader Ali has been extremely helpful in my job pursuit. He is hard working and committed every day at finding me employment. Robert Half Technology has made my life easier and less stressful the job market. A million thanks to Robert Half for hiring a dedicated staff read more

Do yourself a favor and find any other staffing agency besides this one. The people who work here, namely Holden and Matt pretend to be your best friend. They tell you they'll find you jobs and when it comes time for them to deliver they never do! I have been waiting since the beginning of July for Matt to get back to me and he never does. I'm diverted to Holden and he gets on the phone telling me what I want to hear. And then once that call is over with I'm back at square one. Unless you want a lot of nothing then come to Office Team. But if you actually want real employment, go elsewhere. read more

Landed my dream job with the help of the Creative Group team! I was in search for a job after moving back to California and reached out to Elizabeth at the Creative Group who put me in contact with Lauren (my recruiter)! Lauren was SO helpful and followed up with me constantly. In less then 1 week I have landed my dream job and start Monday morning! I could not be happier with how helpful and accommodating everyone was! read more