Express Employment Professionals

These latest reviews seem to be true. They were good there for awhile though and i can’t knock ‘em for the streak of employment they had :/​try Pridestaff instead :)

i completed the paper work for shoe metro as they go through eep EMILY @ EEP WALKED ME THROUGH THE STEPS DURING THE hiring PROCESS. i worked at shoe metro for 3 weeks it is a shoe company e business, it is owned by an asian guy and the warehouses are supervised by adam a mexican guy who basically have all mexican leads. their names that i came in contact with are hector, francisco (paco) ayala, marcos, osmar, carlos and they speak spanish (mexican) all day everyday i was working and carlos tried to explain what was going on in spanish of course i did not understand and i just looked at him like he was crazy and he made no attempt to speack any kind of english. do not apply with eep their only concern is there clients like shoe metro you as a temp worker have no support no back up not sh&t. I RECIEVED A CALL AROUND 9 AM FROM EMILY TELLING THAT I DID NOT NEED TO GO INTO WORK NO EXPLAINATION NOT SH&T. NO ATTEPT WAS MADE TO ASK ME WHAT HAPPENED AT WORK OR ANYTHING, THIS COULD HAVE MADE ME DISLIKE OR EVEN HATE MEXICANS FOR THE TREATMENT I RECIEVED I CHOOSE TO LATE BS LIKE THAT STAY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE AND I BLAME THE OWNER AND THE SUPERVISOR AT SHOE METRO.

I feel the need to write a review but there is so much wrong mostly with their primary client 1^st Associates Loan Servicing, but since I can’t review their business, just working there I’ll write the review here, with the people who hired and fired me. I mainly want to ditto Donna M. I had the same issues as she, regarding the training was nil and no reviews to let you know how you’re doing, changing shifts at the drop of a hat. (ie: changing a 2pm-​9pm shift overnight to a 5am-​1pm shift) They are so arrogant, the Leads and mostly Management think their you know what doesn’t stink. The owner was down to earth and nice. Not even sure David knows how the others are. I thought Gabby liked me, but unfortunately she and the rest wanted to listen to the jealous co-​worker, whose girlfriend evidently got too friendly with me. Ugh! The girl was young enough to be my daughter, we were just co-​workers who got along! Anyway, stay clear of this job. And, as for KY, she is just a brown-​noser. (Sorry, but you know it’s true) I hope she gets on there permanent as she would fit right in. PS this was the second job ExPro got me, both presented to me as Customer Service Positions, when indeed, they were NOT!

I need to warn everybody that Express Employment and their primary client, 1^st Associates are not to be trusted and need to be avoided at all cost. This agency is extremely unprofessional-​they misrepresent the assignment, do not call you until you are supposed to start your shift to let you know that your assignment ended, call you to say that they have a check for you but then when you arrive will only THEN say that is was just mailed. I don’t know if it for lack of really caring or they are just incompetent but it is irrelevant really. The outcome is still the same-​you get the sticky end of the lollipop.
1^st Associates is a temp mill, pure and simple. Unless you are bilingual, you don’t have any long term value for them. I worked with Kim Y and due to their callous disregard to even the most productive temps, I wonder if she is still there as I write this. They don’t have any structure for training, the managers disappear with leaving any one in their place and yes, Justin, Gabby is very unprofessional. There is no feedback for improvement, they change your shift with no notice and frankly, their clients-​lenders with very inequitable terms of business practices-​are not ethical at all. I guess like attracts like.

I agree with SH O’s review. Mira Mesa Express Employment Professionals deserves off the charts 10 Stars! Why you ask? At one time I was with 10+ employment agencies simultaneously; the only work available was 1 day assignments & 1 month contracts (which dont look too good on your resume) where not even part or full time work was available. Over the years, Express Employment never came up in my Google searches but now it does & it is at the top of the list! I sure can see why! My Express experience started with an interview with the Oceanside office on 5÷28÷14, where I was now in the Express database with all local Express Offices!
It was that day that led me to Amy with the Mira Mesa Office. Amy found me in the database & calls me & tells me that she has availability in my area & we set up an interview for Friday 5÷30÷14. Trust me, I am well aware of the gas tax when job searching &/​or commuting from north county to home. $ 90/​wk in gas was out of the question this time. When I visited the Mira Mesa office, I was very impressed with how I was greeted by Marisol who checks you in. Filled out an application & took an assessment paper test. Never had one of those before, usually it is the dreaded 3 hr computer, Word, Excel testing, typing; etc. I met with Amy & by the end of the interview process — I felt right at home. It was clear that Amy’s & Express’s primary goal was & is to make sure I am happy & taken care of. She placed me with First Associates Loan Servicing in Carmel Mtn Ranch that coming Monday 6÷2÷14. She wanted me to get a feel for the place first & tell her my thoughts. First of all, my work is only 5 blocks from my home & the pay is more than I was expecting, plus advancement to higher paid positions.
My 1^st day at work, I was greeted with many friendly faces. The office is huge, there must be over 100 employees I would say. The training was done by the Manager Heather who was very nice. It was very comforting that I wasn’t alone; there were others also from Express whom I shared stories with & they helped to comfort the 1^st day jitters. All of the staff & Supervisors are welcoming, understanding & are easy to talk to. I have been with First Associates for 3 wks now & I am excited about where the company is headed & the many growth opportunities currently available with First Associates. I have met over 25 employees including those who started 1 wk ahead of me & they seem to really like working there too. Just about everyone working at 1^st Associates has moved-​up from where they started & since I have been there; the company’s staff & clients have nearly doubled in size. I would say that is a clear picture that this company is stable & headed in one direction… UP!
They have a gym, a rec room & a nice, clean & very accommodating breakroom. Its a very nice location & building with a ton of parking! The building is equipped with electronic key cards making me feel very secure while at work. The environment is professional, fun & stress-​free & b/​c it is such a huge office — there is always someone new to meet daily. I am so blessed to be working with Amy & Kristina at Express Mira Mesa Office. Not only have they saved me over $ 60/​wk in gas and landed me a stress-​free environment with a promising company (which speaks volumes in my book!) & generated a steady income for me; but both Amy & Kristine (who I haven’t met in person yet) are «going to bat for me» & constantly recommending me for permanent employment. I have learned that the key is constant communication & ambition, you have to find a way to stand out amongst the others & show them that you really want an opportunity NOT just to collect a paycheck. Mira Mesa Express I give you 10 stars! Words cannot express the depths of my gratitude. THANK YOU EXPRESS!

First of all, what is it with this place and Unilocal?I have to search like twenty different things to actually get here.
Looking for a job is the worst. We all hate it, we all want it to die. Staffing company’s offer opportunities that you might not find on your own. This place…
The location is nice, clean and small. Upstairs (which, I didn’t see an elevator so IDK if it was hidden or non existent). I got there on time and had my appt.
This company does like a quick written test as opposed to the long online ones. I thought I liked that, but now I am wondering if it limits your options as far as employers who are looking into a staffing company probably want the one who will give them the most information. A one sided piece of paper may not be as appealing to them as the other awful tests. But that is just a thought I had, having gone through a number of companies in my search.
The person I had my appt with took me back, and maybe I wasn’t clear in my answers but they kept asking the same questions? And I got the impression they weren’t too invested in me as far as well, anything. I felt like they kind of just wanted to get me out of there. But! There was a job that they had in mind for me like boom right away. Encouraging, right? So we finish and I leave all my info then get on my way.
I know they get really busy, but when I called to follow up, the person just seemed like bothered. Like obviously you didn’t get the job, leave me alone! Type of thing. But they told me to follow up so I wasn’t sure what I was doing wrong. This continued a couple of times and once again I never felt like they wanted to get to know me on a personal level, at best. At worst I was like this person hates me! Luckily, I was offered a position through another agency so we didn’t have to continue the uncomfortable dance we had going on.
Random story: So while I was taking my assessment, a girl came in late. I guess there was an accident and she had e-​mailed to her recruiter letting her know she was going to be late. Apparently, she sent the e-​mail 3 minutes after the scheduled time and the recruiter wouldn’t see her! Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand their time is valuable etc etc. But also, this conversation was all like via someone else. The person spoke to my recruiter, then my recruiter went back and forth giving her this information from her recruiter.
At first I thought maybe this is a good thing? Maybe this means that they mean business and I should be thankful they even took me on? But now I’m thinking the situation could have been handled better. Did her recruiter call her and offer to reschedule? Did she ever hear from them again? Pretty rough. Not my favorite.