Express is the place to start when looking for a job. The office is very small, but everyone is…read morequite personable. Angela is the best and they actually care about finding a job that you'll like. I guess it'd be good to call in and make an appointment, but I've just walked in before and they've accomodated me. They hooked a sista up with an assignment within a few days and occasionally called me up to confirm my availability. Express definitely got their shit on lock.

I worked for Career Strategies for as a temporary Leasing and Property Management for about a year…read moreand a half. It was a fantastic experience and I learned a great deal about this industry and was the stepping stone I need for my next full time career. I would highly recommend CSI for: 1. People looking for professional and flexible temporary work 2. People looking to explore Leasing and Property Management as a potential career. There is the possibility of moving from temp to hire in many cases. CSI is a very professional and organized company. They provide great onboarding and support. I worked with Bertrell and have the highest regard for his professionalism, dedication and flexibility to work with my schedule.

Who could survive on $21 to $22 an hour. They send you to places where offices can't keep staff or…read moreit's a volital toxic environment. How would they like to make $22 an hour. When they call they act like there doing you a favor. Gas is close to $7 in the valley that money is not even worth starting your car for. No incentive to want to work.

Shannon has always been the go-to person for just about anything. If you want results, you put…read moreShannon in charge. It's that simple. Shannon has a talent for "cutting through the crap" and getting to the core of any problem or task and manages to quickly see the problem solved or the task completed. In my case specifically, Shannon helped me to target and focus my resume to get the most desired result--an interview.

I was frustrated with my job search, and constantly being told I'm "overqualified". I decided to…read morecontact an expert to help me create a new, functional-style resume. I found Shannon in the yellow pages. She contacted me write away, and was very professional over the phone. We met, and she is terrific! Very personable, humorous, and down-to-earth. She did an excellent job on my resume and cover letter, she also gave me some great advice and job tips. I am now getting more calls for actual, physical interviews, and very hopeful I will be working soon. I highly recommend Shannon. Her prices are great also!

I just recently signed up with Certified Employment Group earlier in 2019. This is following the…read morefact that I had signed up with a couple of different Temp Staffing Agency in both Oakland and SF. Very rarely, I felt like i was or would get any fair consideration for the many opportunities and jobs out there. UNTIL, I finally met with Kim. Kim took the proper time to interview me and go in to depth about my work experience and what I was looking for moving forward. We discussed my likes, strength, weaknesses and preferences. Since then, Kim has considered me for several assignments and has placed me at a couple of great locations. Kim is very professional and respects me as a highly skilled employee and appreciates any and all feedback I can provide back to her. Especially, about the work and my experience about the assignments I do accept. Certified has worked out great for me. They have been an amazing Employment Group and have been extremely beneficial in me returning back into the work place. There is a lot of paper work to fill out and submit and there are also some assessment test, but nothing too extreme like other agencies. I have been very fortunate to have given them a try and that chance has really been paying off. Thank you Kim!

Decent employment agency. I tried two different ones, and this one was more professional with a…read morenicer office. They got me a few different temp jobs. I never had any problems with them.

I got the job within a day of all three interviews. I worked with Victor, who was organized and…read morevery communicative with the potential employer and myself. He was great to work with and excited to start my new job next month. Thank you Victor and staff for you diligence in this matter.

Imagine wasting your time with jobs that you don't even ever call in or whatever , yes they help…read moreyou find jobs but their only temp jobs because they don't really care if you get laid off or not .

Yet another stereotypical staffing agency experience. Where do I start?…read more Well I got a call from Veronica at this location one morning regarding my resume that I have up on Monster. She had a position open that I had the skills for- plus the bonus skill of speaking Japanese which is what the company wanted. I told her I was interested so I did the ProveIt tests (as I've done so many times in the past already) and set up an interview for 8:30 the next morning to do paperwork. I went in and did the first set of paperwork which included some silly tests about filing and what not. Then I saw the agent, Veronica, to fill out more forms and do the interview. She grilled me on Japanese phrases but she didn't speak Japanese so I felt like I was just sitting there racking my brain for phrases I can't directly translate for nothing. Then I was ushered off to watch the TWO safety videos and finish my paperwork at the same time. I had to do tax forms and idiotic other forms that every temp agency has while watching two fake newscasters tell me common sense over the course of at least 40 minutes. But I've suffered through this all before so I decided to suck it up and do it since they actually had something for me. I finished the interview and left feeling confident, but still incredibly skeptical. I had reason to be as well. It took 4 weeks for me to get just an interview with the company for reasons I'm still unsure of. The company was apparently dragging their feet and not getting back to Snelling so I can't fault them on that. What I can fault them on is their lack of communication. Never once did I get an update that wasn't prompted by me emailing and asking what was going on. Even when there was an update I wasn't "kept posted". Finally I had the interview and all seemed well. I waited a week and then emailed Snelling, asking Veronica if they had said anything yet. Turned out the company hired on their own and Snelling knew it, but no one, not a single person, thought to contact me- the only person they had sent to this company. Granted they are a busy, busy place, but it's not unreasonable to have even the receptionist send out emails to candidates who didn't get a job. How are we supposed to know? If I emailed, I'd have to wait hours to get a response and calling them always resulted in talking to someone other than my agent. The only reason this location gets 2 stars is for Nancy. She is very, very nice and even called me the day of the interview to wish me luck. Other than that I cannot recommend this, or any other, agency. They have awards coating their walls, but I'm sure they're purely for number of people signed up versus people they successfully place in a job. So I shall close with the same thing I've said in my reviews for Apple One: I've noticed that this is standard practice from temp/staffing agencies. Unless the company already knows you and has committed to hiring you, don't bother. Every staffing agency will make you fill out form after form, a W-2, watch the stupidest safety videos, and go through an interview merely to completely ignore you. If you do manage to get an interview through them with a company, don't expect them to contact you if you didn't get the job. They'll never let you know.

I will begin by saying that when I needed a job, Snelling was there, I had left a good job at SFO…read morefor something local and Snelling accommodated me. I had been told from the beginning that the job was very demanding and unble to continue the assignment. I am on my 5th assignment and couldn't be more happy, the people are great, very helpful, and the job is just right for me. Victoria, Rolando, Dante, and Josie "Thank you".

Absolutely stellar!!!…read more I recently just re-entered the job market and stopped by to see what services were offered. They're actually partially run by Rubicon Programs, a non-profit that helps people with employment and a number of other services. When I came by I met the front desk staff who were very friendly and let me know that they don't have any veteran's rep, but can set up an appointment with the local East Bay one. I was impressed by how clean it was and also how organized! Usually these places can get hectic with the amount of people coming in and out but this was a great visit. Thank you friendly staff!

This is a free job center. I come here to get a free typing certificate. Most employers won't…read moreaccept online typing certificates. They also have computers, printers and fax machine for clients to use. In addition to these services they offer assistance with EDD. Not sure what sevices this is because applicants can do this themselves, but maybe if they don't have a telephone. When you first come in, there's a billboard with job listings. I have never seen any of interest to me. This time, they did have a listing for a dishwasher and I believe a plumber. Here's What I Think... If you are in the process of looking for a new position and need a typing certificate, access to the internet or need copies of something, take advantage of this free service.

Thank you Premier!!…read more I was struggling with employment recently and David helped me out with finding me with job offers relevant with my field! I've been working with my job for the last 2 months thanks to you guys!

Cheap and low grade recruiting. They advertise a job they are searching on, but it is just a…read moregimmick to capture candidate profiles. After filling out information and providing my resume, a recruiter contacts me to discuss how to best interact with their website. Like, let me do their job for them right? Lol When i asked her to discuss the job description for the search she was running, she admitted that she was not actually calling about a search. Obviously this is a total boiler room style agency with very little professionalism and value add. Total joke, time waster, stay away. If you want to work with a real recruiter i suggest you look elsewhere. Edit to add* I'm upgrading to two stars because the recruiter did actually call on time, and sent good follow up emails which is definitely better than other agencies out there.

Stopped by this place to get my typing certificate. This place is located in portable 9 near the…read moreback of Alameda College. They give you 3 minutes to practice and five minutes to complete the actual typing test. Nice lady says you can take one test per day, just in case you fail. The best thing about this place is that the typing test is FREE (you must register online at CalJobs). One place I called today charges $20 per test. No thanks!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place to get your FREE typing certificate! Receptionist Christie was very…read morepolite on the phone and in person. You get one free three minute practice and one five minute test. If you aren't happy with your score, you can come back again. You can only test once a day, but when it's free, and they let you come back, why not go here? Easy to find: Turn right on to West Campus Drive off of Atlantic. White portable on the right hand side, parking on the left. Thanks for your help today! Oh, PS: Snelling Services charges $40.00 for a certificate and you have to call to make an appt.