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Once upon a time, (a long, long time ago - 1988), there was a little girl (well...21 years old) who needed a job. She could type, and was pretty good with computers. She'd only just received her work permit, and so needed money quickly, so that she wouldn't be totally dependent on new husband. This little girl popped along to her local recruitment consultant - aka temp agency - aka Reed Employment. She spent a profitable few years working contracts for them, on and off and gained valuable experience. Since then, she has had 'real' jobs, and temp jobs, and worked for big agencies (and companies) and little ones. She's even done motherhood - but ...  Read the complete review

Interesting responses to this subject although maybe a tad predictable. As someone who's worked in recruitment for 12 years it's illuminating to see how much 'mystique' there still appears to be about recruitment agencies. Can't help but feel that this mystique is perpetuated by recruitment agencies themselves to justify their outrageous fee levels! Yes, I know, I'm in recruitment and yes, I really do believe that most agencies charge way too much for doing little more than acting as what can only be described as a 'CV Warehouse'. However I do accept those comments from other recruiters that specialise in niche markets that ...  Read the complete review

I currently work in a care recruitment agency and have often come across the opinion that agencies are the scum of the earth! If you are thinking of joining an agency, here's my advice- - The best way of finding a good agency is to ask around. Don't go for the ones with the biggest adverts or well known national branches. -Be confident that you have enough experience/qualifications. You could end up wasting your time applying to agencies who can't help you. -Find out about their recruitment procedure- better agencies will be thorough in checking you out(face to face interviews, references and checks) -Agencies offering ...  Read the complete review

A bit of a daft title you might think, but what it stands for is the good service I have received from a number of agencies I have been registered with over the years. From time to time I have found myself out of work (three of my last 4 jobs ended in redundancy) and with a wife, two kids and a mortgage to see to I didn't have the luxury of sitting back and waiting for a new opportunity. Also, in younger days when I wasn't sure the direction my life was taking, I did quite a bit of 'temping'. Therefore I have used up to about half a dozen employment agencies in the Leeds / Wakefield area, and I have to say, I was very impressed with ...  Read the complete review

As a student who has managed to amass a huge overdraft I have found it impossible to survive the summer holidays without earning myself some money. Call me a snob but however desperate I am - packing boxes would never enter the equation!! From typing my assignments etc I have become pretty much computer literate and so decided to get me a nice little office job. With no money to be loyal about the situation I enrolled in all the temping agencies in the Bradford area, and found that work came rolling in for the beginning of the next week. Horizon were the agency that came up trumps and have provided me with employment all through the summer- their moto ...  Read the complete review