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.

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.

Renoir Staffing is a great organization to work for whether you are looking for temporary…read moreemployment or temp to permanent employment. If you are unemployed or just looking for a change of career or job location the Alameda Renoir Staffing Team is a great place to start. I'm very thankful for Renoir Staffing. O.M.

I have been working with Renoir as a temp) for about four (4) months. It has been an amazing…read moreexperience! I love their staff and the companies I have had to opportunity to work with have been great! I would highly recommend this Agency if you are looking at a change in profession or employment - take a chance at the "temp" experience. Great pay, the scenery changes and the options are fantastic!

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

Got a job through Manpower. I had my interview 2 weeks ago. The office is nice. Parking is…read moreexpensive so if they advise you to take bart then do so! The receptionist (Zaza) was very nice and attentive. The interview: There were no real hard questions. Came in interested in the mail clerical position and the data entry position I found on Craigslist. The staffing specialist (Keely Walsh) just wanted to make sure that I was ok working in a production driven environment. I took a alphanumeric test and passed! I got the data entry position which pays better. I signed and reviewed the paperwork online. Background Check: A few days later I went to the location I would be working at and filled out some more paperwork and they live scanned me. Currently just waiting on the results so I can go in for the 3 day training. I will update this post once I get working into the job. Training: Training was easy. Manpower scheduled me for a 1 day security training in which I watched a PowerPoint slide and after that they scheduled me for on the job training which was only about 2 hours of actual training. Job: The job was one of the most funnest jobs I've ever had. My bosses were awesome! Thank you so much Manpower! I really did enjoy my time at that job.

I have no network in Oakland, and it feels like I've been throwing resumes into a black hole. So I…read morestarted looking in to staffing agencies. I saw a online post that this agency was having a job fair. It wasn't a job fair. A job fair is when employers all set up little tables in a shitty conference room. This was an open house where you could walk in and talk to their recruiters...something you could do any day of the week, I imagine. There were two recruiters sitting in one cubicle chatting. They told me to fill out the questionnaire on the table and pointed...sorta. So, I took the 1.5 minutes to fill out the crappy little questionnaire, and then I sat listening to them gossip for five minutes. Finally, I stood up and walked over and waited for one of them to acknowledge me. One was wearing Uggs... this should have been a sign to turn around and walk out. They literally both sighed and rolled their eyes and one of them said, "I'll take him." We sit down, and I hand her my resume. She pays no attention. She asks if I registered online, and I say yes. She pulls up my record and says, "I can't do anything with you until you finish your online profile." I tell her that I'm happy to finish the online profile and then I sketch out what I'm looking for in terms of employment. I ask if that's something her agency can work with. Impatiently, she says, "Sir, I can't look in to anything for you until you finish your online profile. I need to see your education history and work experience." I point out that my resume - which she has completely ignored - contains all of that information. I notice that she keeps fidgeting and looking over to the other side of her desk. I glance over - there is a fucking ice cream sandwich melting onto her desk! It's sitting in a stained Starbucks lid dripping onto the desktop. She sees me starring at the sandwich and then back at her. She mumbles something about how I'll need to be tested and provide a couple of forms of ID. "I can see that you're more interested in your snack than working with me, so I'll just go." She says that she can find me something, but that its my fault for not reading the post correctly. I get that often times, recruiters end up playing sort of case manager to folks with inconsistent employment history...and that's a tough job. But the attitude given to me by the recruiter indicated that she was unorganized, unprofessional and likely ineffective at her job. I don't want to work with an agency that makes people like her their first contact point.

Some of the employees at Mercy and Grace totally lack empathy and basic people skills. They play…read morepower games and lack respect. I've never been treated this badly and i would never recommend them to take care of loved ones.

I witnessed Incredibly rude actions from these employees recently. They are either totally inept…read moreat reaching working solutions, or exceptionally adept at power grabbing. Not at all what you would expect from people choosing staff to work among people, let alone older and handicapped ones. They are not kind hearted and will not be attentive to your needs. Stay away from this company.

I LOVE this place…read more The staff is very friendly and welcoming. They got me my dream job even if it is only a 6 month assignment. When I come pick up my check it's not just hi, bye. I actually like them and hang out to talk for a while. They are very friendly and on point. I say do not use them though, because I want them all for myself! Muahahahah

Please steer clear of this agency. The recruiters are very unprofessional…read more Engage at your own risk. They promise you things and then ghost you. lol. Unreal. In a time when ppl are looking for Work they will fail you.

There's so much good things I have to say about this employment agency!…read moreFor starters, they have such great staff! My recruiter was Cassandra Ulloa, and she helped me find a contractor position with Genentech (So. San Francisco). (She also works really fast to find you position that you're fit for). And after 6 months of working at Genentech, They offered me a FTE regular position with them! Cassandra was so helpful with the initial interview stage, and even helped prepare me by doing a mock interview (which helped alot - since Genentech actually asked the same questions surprisingly lol). My point-of-contact during my Contractor employment period was Lindsey Deering & Dericka Pradt. They were both so extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and ALWAYS available whenever I had a question. I could always call them or email them, and they always got back to me same-day. Very good attention to clients. Regarding the process of working through Aerotek, it is very easy hiring process, and they offer medical benefits + dental & vision as well. They also have online statements for your tax stubs and W2, which is convenient. Also, they offer HSA, which I really liked. They are so awesome! If I ever look for a new job again, I'll definitely be coming back to Aerotek for assistance. :)

Accel is staffed by very friendly agents who seem to take a personal interest in their "talent."…read more Upon interviewing with Accel I was called back within hours for a position that was both in a good location (Across from BART, bike-riding distance) and at a decent pay rate. My concern with Accel is, they're a farily small business with a small market-share, so I don't get very many calls when I'm available. They also contract a lot of work out beyond my range, and frequently mentioned that they had something, but it would be 45min-hour commute away. They're very professional, very nice, but I don't think they get as much business as I'd like my agency to.

My life has just changed for the better. I got laid off due to COVID and worked with this company…read moreto find a new job. I'm working now, and if there is a god: he/she is real because I'm blessed. Shoutout to their sourcer/recruiter, Brittney R. She was a little angle! She was persistent in finding me the right employer that met my career focus, salary and benefits. What I really liked is she asked me questions about my work style and how that matched with the culture at certain companies. I mean really, Brittney R? Yassss, thank you for considering this as my career and not just another job. She also walked me through the screening/onboarding process. I felt like she was my magical genie in a bottle, who was with me every step of the way and when I clocked into work on the first day, she was like, "my work here is done." LOL I'm not too sure about the company itself. But 5 stars for being smart enough to hire someone like Brittney R. who takes finding someone a career, very seriously.

Worse company ever. I've applied to over 5-10 positions and it's been weeks and I never heard back…read morefrom anyone. When I call I get transferred to a voicemail I leave over I don't know how many voicemail and still to this day I have not heard a peep from anyone.