A company that truly gives 5 star service. They are a small team who make a lot of effort to get…read morethings right. The recruitment agency specialise in permanent recruitment in anything from Management and Engineering to Human Resources. They really seem to care about the people that they are working with and seem to realise that without good candidates they would not have anything to sell to companies. Another good thing is that if you are no good for a job that you have applied for, they will tell you this and let you know exactly why rather than trying to fob you off like most agencies. Very honest people. The contact information above for this company is not correct but I couldn't figure out how to change it. It is: Petrie Recruitment, Oddfellows House, 19 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA. 02920 440 990.

I found the girls in this agency very helpful…read more I was looking for to change my job recently and decided to take a trip to Cardiff and register with all of the recruitment agencies. A couple were more helpful than others and this one in particular was very good. I walked in and was immediately met by a consultant who spoke to me at length about what sort of work I was looking for. I was only looking for a part time position and she explained she didn't have any available at that point but she took my CV and told me she would keep me on file. I was really happy with the service I received. Admittedly I have not heard from her since but I am sure that if something does come up that I am right for she will give me a call.... After all she will want her commission me thinks!

Whenever I've been to a recruitment agency, the people inside are generally pretty helpful. After…read moreall, they make money from finding you a job. I recently popped into Acorn because I was on my way back from a job interview in a place I didn't really want to work (I hate call centres) and figured as I was already suited, booted and looking generally employable, I would have a go. I was told there was nothing I could do in the branch and I have to search for vacancis myself online. That's not a problem obviously but in my previous dealings with agencies, the point of it was always that they did the searching for me, and then they pocketed an hourly rate from my employment. So went to a different agency where they actually did earn their money and do the searching on my behalf.

This employment agency is part of a big national chain. They have a good reputation in Cardiff and…read morehave secured several major temporary staff supply contracts. For example, the Welsh Assembly Government has an exclusive contract with Acorn and uses them for any temporary staff they need. In addition many of the local councils in South Wales use this branch of Acorn because they know that vetting procedures are strictly adhered to. The big attraction to a job seeker of registering with this agency is that it can provides access to some of the best employers in the area. Many workers, after working as a temp., find that they are considered favourably when a permanent vacancy with their host organisation occurs.

A dirty contaminated charles street job centres air con system on the 8th Sep singular appointment…read more- Caused me serious lower gut infection, Would advise use upwards N1 mask in and around the vicinity of the building..

This would be a very quick review if I just said the following. Charles street is full of useless…read morejobworths who constantly cocked up my payments leaving without money weeks at a time showing no care in leaving me in such dire problems as not having enough to eat. I've had some laughs here I must admit. One great instance was when a jobworth said he could not speak to the woman on the phone who requested his assistance as health and safety would not allow him to do so. And yes I did spend the next 10 minutes taking the mickey out of him. Seriously though, nothing is connected here and for the 2-3 months I was there I only signed on properly once, that was how many problems I had. Another time saw a woman who was offering me jobs in the North of Wales, wondering why I was saying no to them and then had the cheek to say she was having a bad day in her job. Her job that she was lucky enough to have after a recession and all. I was utterly sickened by this. She also gave me wrong advice on getting a driving license that I was only told upon leaving I was entitled too. However the woman I did get in the end was incredibly helpful and really did seem to care. She did everything she could for me before I left and really appreciated that there was at least one person that understood what it was like to sit on the other side of that table.

This agency is a joke, only they're not funny, their slogan is "the agency that cares" but nothing…read morecould be further from the truth. They don't give a damn about their staff and their bellbeing, if you've got a skin like a rhino, don't mind not getting paid for spending half the day travelling, getting dumped back outside their office in the early hours of the morning with no way of getting home, getting paid a pittance for the time you spend working your butt off to wherever they send you, very often get treated like dirt with no break, no drinks & nothing to eat - time 4 will do nothing about it cos they don't give a damn,( as long as they make the numbers up) and their attitude is if you don't do it, someone else will, then by all means go and work for them. BUT DON'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!! I only put one star in because it wouldn't let me write the review with none!