In December 2014, Scott Link of Right Resources reached out to me regarding a position available…read morewith a local company in my field. Scott took the time to understand my skills, experience and interests and offered to submit my resume for a job that appeared to be a good fit. The company agreed and offered to interview with me right away. As we stepped through the process Scott was very helpful in providing regular updates, expectations and information about the position and company. Throughout the course of interviewing and negotiations Scott was personable, available, and helpful. This was my first opportunity to work with a recruiter and I really appreciated his guidance and support. Ultimately I was offered and accepted a position with the company and I'm really looking forward joining their team next week. I would definitely recommend Scott and Right Resources to my colleagues.

I was most impressed with the lengths that Right Resources went to help me with my relocation to…read moreMaryland. After asking if he could help run my job search in Maryland, Mark paid to fly me into Baltimore and put me up downtown on a Thursday night. He personally introduced me to each of the 3 companies he had set up for me Friday, and by the time I got on the plane to head home Friday afternoon I had verbally accepted a job offer at my first choice company. Thanks to Mark and the Right Resources team!

Green Key LLC Staffing Professionals on Research Boulevard is a wonderful company. I have worked…read morewith several temp agencies and I was always made to feel like a number and just a paycheck to those who were placing me. I chose to stay with Green Key because of one of their employees names Erika Silvey. SHE IS THE BEST. She cares about you, talks to you like a friend and finds jobs that she believes will be a fit for you both skill and personality-wise. She has found me one job that went permanent do to an excellent placement. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to leave that job so I turned to Erika again for help. Now, I am at another job which I love and fit in real well. If you choose to go to Green Key, I highly recommend Erika Silvey. Her work number is 301-584-3194. PS...I NEVER write reviews...but I just had to spread the word about Green Key and Erika Silvey. Kimberly

Cross-posting my review because my recruiter deserves more than one 5-Star review:…read moreI came to Green Key Resources with 2 years prior experience as a temp. I had contacted 7 local temp agencies, 4 didn't reply at all, 1 called me in for an interview then never contacted me again, and one set up a phone interview and then stopped communicating altogether. My Green Key recruiter, Erika Silvey, called me in for an interview right away. The interview was quite long and very thorough and by the end I felt like she had gotten to know me and what I bring to the table as far as my skills/experience/personality. Right away she got me a temp job at a management consulting firm that I was able to walk to. Her communication was excellent, from the first day to the last I felt like I could contact her with any questions or concerns I might have. I found the Green Key app very easy to use, and I preferred entering/submitting the hours I had worked on my phone, rather than filling in a piece of paper, getting a manager to sign it, faxing it to the agency, etc. After that first job ended, she said "I know you're looking for something full-time, but for now would you be interested in another temporary position until we find something permanent?". I really appreciated the acknowledgement that I was not interested in being a temp for 2 years (again). She also provided me with very constructive feedback on my resume and what she expected as far as updating it as I ended one assignment and began another. Fast forward ~1 month, quite happy to be working again (and making 50% more than the last temp agency paid!), and after 1 job interview she set up that went well but ultimately was not for me (they were afraid my commute would be too long), Erika had me placed at a local financial institution that ended up hiring me. She gave me good, practical advice as far as negotiating my salary and other hurdles as a potential new hire. Pay, benefits, growth potential, fit, and just overall job satisfaction are the best I've ever had and I would not have this great new career were it not for Erika Silvey @ Green Key Resources. 10/10, have recommended this agency/recruiter to many friends/family.

I got a vague email about working in the game industry from careerbuilder I think? Normally I would…read morehave ignored it, because it seemed kind of, I don't know, spammy? On impulse I replied though. BEST decision of my life. It turns out they got me a job working technical support for literally my favorite game developer, who's arguably one of the top gaming/media companies on the planet. Every time I dealt with a Kelly Services Rep, they were super friendly, very professional, and an all around pleasure to work with. I'm hoping soon to get directly hired by the company, as a temp-to-hire, and couldn't be more pleased.

Well, it's been months now and I have yet to receive a call back from any of the five times they…read moresaid I would receive a call back. I'm looking for a bookkeeper and am having much better results on Craig's List. The staff is courteous enough but there is follow through with much prodding and then after all these months, I've yet to have one candidate sent to me for an interview. They said it's because candidates are looking for part-time hours or regular 9-5pm hours, and I can understand that, but why can't they return a call when they say they will? Needless to say, after many months of trying to go through them, I will stick with Craig's List. If they could say definitely that they cannot, then I would understand, but to never have my calls returned is rather disappointing.

Someone by the name of Gaby texted me out the blue saying that I attended an interview, which I am…read more200% certain that I didn't. I called for confirmation and she really tried to sell me on the fact that I interviewed with them. So like anyone who does not close doors on opportunities I asked for the job posting, and the rep could not provide one. She couldn't even recall my name. So why would you text me and ask for sensitive documents? I'm sure they are getting people employed, but imagine what the process is like if situations like this happen? If I was vulnerable I would have sent them all my sensitive documents with no job lined up.

This is the first time I used the Express Employment branch in Columbia, MD and this will also be…read morethe last time. I needed two temporary workers for a job fair event I was having at the BWI Four Points by Sheraton. I emailed the owner, Jim Craig, Wednesday evening to set someone up for the following Monday morning (5-days notice) The following morning at around 11am I contacted the office because I never heard back from anyone. Jim answered the phone and said "he was just about to send me an email" He told me Jessica is the person I want to speak with to set up the temps for Monday morning and that he'd forward my email to her so she'd have my information. The conversation with Jim was strange in that he seemed more concerned with making sure I have a billing account set up with Express rather than wondering what my needs were. Approximately 2pm, about 3 hours later, I called and spoke w/ Jessica. Jim had failed to send her the email so I forwarded her a copy. She said my temps would be no problem and asked if she could contact me the following morning to finalize. I said "yes." Friday afternoon came and I never heard back from Jessica so I called her. She said she "was just about to email me the temps info" and she would do it in 5 minutes. I ended up getting the email at 2:54pm, the end of the day Friday. Jessica had set up my two temp workers for Monday and emailed me their contact info so I could touch base with them. I called the first temp to confirm and was very unimpressed. He seemed completely void of social-functionality and I could barely hold a conversation with him regarding the logistics on Monday. The second person I tried calling didn't answer her phone, the call went to voicemail, which of course the voicemail box was full and I couldn't leave a message. I called her two times Friday afternoon / evening with no luck and also sent her a text. I emailed Jessica in hopes of having her help me get a hold of the temp with the full voicemail box. Jessica offered to try calling her from her phone. I asked Jessica for her personal cell phone # in case I have any emergency's with the temps over the weekend, ie...they cancel on me, etc...She did not reply to my email so I assume she doesn't want me to contact her. My event is on Monday morning and the workers need to be there at 10am. At this point I'm feeling extremely uncomfortable with the people that were chosen for my fair and uncomfortable with the fact that I'm not able to contact one of the workers, nor my Express Employment contact for that matter. My company hosts 16 job fairs per year in the Northeastern United States. I mainly use Express Employment for each of my job job fairs and have always had wonderful results with them, until now. In hindsight, I would have definitely chosen to go with a different staffing agency and saved myself the headache. My recommendation...skip past Express Employment in Columbia, MD and choose to contact a different staffing agency. I ended up calling OfficeTeam on Pratt Street in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon and they were able to help me with no problem! If you have any questions regarding my experience or would like a recommendation on other staffing agencies in the area, feel free to contact me directly. Steve Faulk steve@premiumjobfairs.com