Taylor &amp; Associates

(7 reviews)

I have worked for CSI and referred people to Jacquee( let me spell her name correctly) lol. I am a…read moreCSI baby I have been to award celebrations during my time with CSI. Jacquee is not just a recruiter she is the mother, lawyer and adviser. My daughter needed a job she went to CSI and she not only coached her also placed her in great companies where she flourished. I appreciate CSI I recommend them to companies I say see Jacquee and Johanna! Great ladies and I still use them.

They answer pretty fast and get you going , all you have to do is complete all the steps in order…read moreto get hired

Certified Employment Group

(8 reviews)

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.

Lander International

(1 review)

Very courteous recruiters, will never send your resume out unless you give them your permission,…read moreprepares you for all your interviews, schedules your interivews and will do everything they can to find you a position. The catch- you must be in the audit profession- either IT audit or financial/operational audit.

Premier Talent Partners

3.7

(45 reviews)

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.

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!

The Bread Project

4.5

(6 reviews)

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OK, so there was this event in Jack London Square where they had all these bakeries and candy…read moremakers showing off their goodies, and you know what was off the hook? The chocolate bark with cranberries from the Bread Project. Turns out that they also have a little cafe in the school where they turn out some pretty awesome eats, that are freshly prepared. They purchase their produce in the area. In addition to being a classroom. If you are in the area, stop by, pick up a sandwich or some muffins or the fresh made soup. Also, they cater. Planning a wedding or birthday party? They make cupcakes for $1 each! Whooo whheeee, that's what I'm talking about. Sustainability Education Fresh Eats Easy on the wallet **Support your local nonprofit**

Bought a small summer fruit pie for $5 at their stand in the Emeryville Farmer's Market. First of…read moreall, I haven't seen a pie priced so reasonably for at least 10 years. Second, the crumble on top was sweet crunchy heaven, the crust was perfection and the fruit not overly sweet or loaded with slimy cornstarch. I also tried the generously portioned brownie which was straight from mom's kitchen: cakey, not fudgy. Yum, I'm hooked.

Express Employment Professionals

2.8

(10 reviews)

Awesome service! Lisa, Tracy,Peter and even Paty are so…read morenice and professionals. They find me a job quick

Bad service, the employees leave before 5. Don't give you time to pick up what you need they don't…read moredo their job right and are just sitting down on their phones.

Hire Source

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!

CFO Recruitment

Daniel was very thorough and articulate during all of our transactions. He has a wealth of…read moreknowledge in his field and his assistance was incredibly valuable. I will be working with him again. 10/10

Daniel was extremely knowledgeable about the staffing industry and current job market. He was very…read moreresponsive and was able to help us out with the fee on our first order.

Aerotek

3.8

(37 reviews)

I've heard about many different agencies out in the Bay Area but Aerotek has helped me and is such…read morea great company. They have a great atmosphere and it seems like many of the employee's enjoy it along with great benefits. Aerotek has helped me with my experience in the work field, as well as, my friend Vanessa Yurong who also happens to work for the company. She has spoken to me about numerous great things about the company and has been an awesome help especially going out of her way and providing great customer service. I would give her an A++++++++ if I could!! Thank you so much, Vanessa!!

Terrible "temp" agency. I called a few months ago after having my resume and cover letter…read moreprofessionally done. After being passed around on the phone to a variety of recruiters, I was finally able to speak with a woman named Annie. She basically told me that she couldn't help me find an entry level temp job because I was a "transition employee." Since I had been in a different industry for over the past decade she told me that I was better off looking for a job on my own and that they couldn't help me. Nice attitude for a company that is THEIR job to help employ people.

Albany Library

3.9

(46 reviews)

Located after the main drag, which makes parking easier and they do have parking in the back offers…read morewhat most libraries do and then some. It has an interesting history. It used to be a hospital back in the day, so it's space was planned out perfectly. The city and people of Albany are able to use the rooms within there to do a lot of different activities not just as a library, but as a service to the community itself. The last time I went in for one of these, not looking for a book was when we had the Medicare. Meeting where they explained how Medicare works and all the different parts of it to anybody who's headed to that age that needs to be educated on how it works. People hung onto every word of it right there. They usually side rooms for wonderful things like that it's very informative. The library itself isn't huge like some public libraries in big cities, but it offers everything that everyone would need for a small community surrounding it. And I like the people that work there they're very courteous and helpful. It's always clean and there's plenty of space and I see all the tables are occupied by kids students and adults all working side-by-side together going through their books writing their papers all the different activities that are found in the library. It's a very modern design of a building and it offers so much to anybody that comes in there. Check their schedule of events there might be something for you.

Great staff, interesting collection. They have been very helpful in finding interesting series on…read moreDVDs for adults. Hopefully they will add to their collection.

Get Down To Business Consulting

I highly recommend Cathy's "Get down to business consulting."…read moreThank you for navigating me through the details of marketing my private practice and development. With your help from your "Starting your private practice- Nuts and Bolts," I feel very confident.

I had the pleasure of taking Cathy's workshop on how to build a private practice. For anyone…read moreinterested in going into private practice, I cannot recommend this class enough. You will leave with a solid understanding of what is needed to start a successful business, tons of resources, and even a comprehensive checklist. Cathy is a super warm, funny, authentic, and knowledgeable instructor. She also graciously answered every one of my 3,000+ questions. She is available for 1:1 consulting which I imagine would be quite beneficial for any provider that needs support with marketing and web design.

Remoteface

(7 reviews)

Zeeshan was very professional and easy to work with. He had excellent advice for me as a first-time…read morewebsite maker. I am looking forward to working with him in the future. I strongly recommend Remoteface for there excellent service and reasonable prices.

We are SO GRATEFUL for Zeeshan! We signed up with RemoteFace a few months ago, and our experience…read morehas been consistently awesome. Here are the highlights: - He can do ANYTHING. We are SO impressed with his skills! No matter how complicated a request sounds, he finds a way to achieve what we want or need, and gets it done fast. Better yet, it works! - He's lightning-fast, especially if we mark a request "urgent." Even for non-urgent requests, we've never waited more than a couple of days. If he's going to need more time, he takes the initiative to sends updates. We never have to wonder if he's forgotten us, or is on task. He's reliably ON IT! - He's dedicated to getting things done. No request gets pushed to the side; we don't have to track what we've asked for, because he comes through, consistently. He works VERY hard, and often very late -- sometimes we see a test purchase come through after midnight on a holiday weekend, for instance. - His communication skills are fantastic. Not only does he get back to us within minutes or at most a couple of hours, he's always exceptionally courteous and professional. He always treats us like a top priority, even though we know he has much bigger clients. - His work holds together! When some of our previous developers told us something was fixed, we had to check for ourselves, and almost always discovered remaining (or worse, additional) problems. This was VERY frustrating and took tons of our time. When Zeeshan fixes something, he explains what was wrong, how he fixed it, and he tests it. He uses terms and screenshots that make everything easy to understand. And once he fixes something, it stays fixed. And he always creates backups! - His rates are very reasonable. Previous developers charged us much more, for work that came undone and cost us more time and money. Zeeshan accomplishes more for less, and gets it right the first time, and in a fraction of the time. - He takes the load off us - automatically does plugin updates, proactively ASKED us to forward any warning emails, and completely handles everything without even being asked. - He's extraordinarily easy to work with. We drove up to Fremont to meet him, after he'd helped us perfectly with several tasks, but before we signed up with him - we were thinking maybe he was too good to be true. But one meeting and we knew he was just what he seemed by e-mail: one of those rare people truly dedicated to customer service, with all the skills to come through. We're 100% thrilled to be on board with RemoteFace!

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