The Eastridge Group

This was mostly a horrible experience. A lady by the name of Kelly recruited me, she works in the health department. I had put an ad on craigslist and she contacted me. I have my Masters in Chinese Oriental Medicine and a licensed acupuncturist in every state except California (I needed a temp job while I studied for my California licensing exam). Kelly quickly got me an interview (which quickly turned into a job). She had said I would get paid $ 15/​hr. When she called to say I got the job she said I would get paid $ 13/​hr. Well my naïve, desperate self accepted. The temp agency gets paid a certain amount and THEY decide how much to pay you (which I later found out). I was BEYOND qualified for my job. Later someone was hired from the same agency for my exact same job. She was paid $ 14/​hr. She is 6 years younger than me and has much less experience. I am going to have my doctorate in two months. To be honest, this is why I quit my job because they do not deserve to get paid and since it was not going to be a permanent job, I had enough. One may think I shouldn’t complain about a dollar difference but over months of working, it adds up and especially after I just graduated from 27 years of going to school. I have student loans to pay back. My time and education is worth something.
I also have asthma. I had a severe asthma attack at work and was sent to the hospital. Everyone at the job was very compassionate and understanding and supportive. Kelly on the other hand, questioned why I didn’t tell her I had asthma during my initial interview with her. I’m not sure if she knows that’s ILLEGAL but it is. She often spoke down to me and belittled what I said. I would not recommend this company to anyone. The coworker I had mentioned earlier was switched to being paid $ 13/​hr without warning after a month of working. Kelly basically said «my bad» and she got back pay after several days of my coworker bitching and being upset about not getting paid the correct amount for several months. It was because I complained about my pay that she checked her pay checks. Horrible service. Just horrible.

Largely a waste of time.
The company seems extremely disorganized, for one. Each office operates completely independently to the point where different offices in San Diego don’t seem to even have each others phone numbers. One lady literally told me to Google the number for another office in her area.
Fortunately I have a job currently and was just looking to make a switch, otherwise I would be extremely frustrated. After going weeks without hearing anything, I had to track down my recruiter, who then told me she «didn’t have anything» and she «might not be the best person to assist me», basically telling me to shove off. You would probably have better luck just going to the company that you’re interested in directly and bypassing the atrocious and confusing Eastridge process.

One of the WORST agencies I have worked with in my life. None of the recruiters ever get back to you. They also tell you they will send you jobs and never follow up. Also they are too cheap to print out a resume for you, so you have to bring one in to the interview. I gave them two chances.
They seem to have an extremely high turnover rate. I have even spoken to others that interviewed with this place, and we all complain about the same thing. San Diego is a small place to be getting bad reviews.

They are horrible. .I sent my resume to a lady for a job and I followed up a few days later she did not return my calls she did not respond to my email after she told me she forwarded my email I think they just want to get you into their system$

Terrible service. I called, emailed, called again. Absolutely no follow up here. They didn’t even have the courtesy to call to notify me they received my information to help in my job search. I would suggest going to AppleOne right down the street. Very helpful, they called me the next day and got me into interviews that week. Heck I would even go to Goodwill before these people. Waste of time.

I have recently been doing a little job searching in hopes to get into a certain field of work. I replied to an ad on Craigslist which to my surprise ended up being a post from a staffing agency. I had never worked with an agency before so I had an open mind to it as the job is really what I wanted.
I woman called me (I will not say names) and spoke with me for about 20 minutes or so and asked me to come in the following morning for an «in person interview» because she supposedly could not send me to the actual job site for an interview with them until she met me in person. I drove to Mission Valley (about 15 minutes south from me) for what was literally a 5 minute conversation. Prior to meeting with her I had to fill out what was like a whole new application even though she had my resume and everything already. She then sent me directly to Del Mar (the job site) for an interview.
While waiting to hear back about that job she informed me that her particular company had an opening that was very close to my background and experience and I would just be PERFECT for it. So I agreed to an interview with that manager. The woman went on and on in an email about how I’d have to drive back down to Mission Valley for this interview, yet the forwarded message from the hiring manager for the position specifically stated an «on the phone» interview. I had to point that out. What if I had driven down there and the manager called me? It was just so unorganized and this woman paid very little attention to detail. That Friday the hiring manager called me 15 minutes late and asked me if she was calling at the right time due to her calendar having some confusion… ookkaayy can these people really not get it together?
The feedback that the hiring manager gave the woman I was working with did not describe me at all! I mean if it was that they wanted someone with more experience or whatever, that is fine, I know there are a lot of candidates looking for jobs right now. However, the feedback was just so ridiculous and is nothing I have ever been told in my personal life or professional life and left me VERY confused. I seriously think they are so unorganized that they were talking about a different person haha.
Needless to say I asked them to no longer look for jobs for me… I can do a better job myself!

I first applied to a position on craigslist and was contacted a couple days later by Maria. I was asked to come in for a pre-​interview to see if I would be a good fit for the position. Maria was very nice and felt I had strong qualifications she even gave my resume to another colleague to review for another position I could qualify for. I was really impressed. She told me she would contact me as soon as she heard back from the company. She updated me regularly and responded to my emails quickly. Two weeks later I interviewed at the company and was told I would hear back about the position very soon. I didn’t hear back from Maria until a month later saying the company wanted a second interview. I interviewed and was selected a couple days later. I didn’t end up taking the position as I received a better offer elsewhere the same day. Overall I had a good experience with this staffing agency and would definitely come back. Maria is the best!

What a waste of time. Applied for a position on Craigslist and received an email from Eastridge about 3 weeks after. The woman said the position was still open and they were interested in meeting with me. It was an accounting position and the salary rate stated 40 — 50K.
When I arrived I was asked to fill out a partial employment application which basically was a way for them to obtain my ssn and driver’s license number.
I met with the woman and she told me that she found out the job was different than what she thought it was and in fact wasn’t even sure when it was available.
We spent about 10 minutes talking about what I was looking for (permanent full-​time work), which she said was her area of work. She told me to contact her if I hadn’t heard anything in two weeks (which I am quite sure I will not).
Buyer beware…

This staffing agency is basically a waste of time. I had applied online and was called in for an «interview». This was basically a 5 minute conversation with someone, they did not take their time… They just rush you out the door.
You fill out an application and they take your ID and SSN but they never follow up with you or call you back. You walk in and the receptionist is the one to have you fill out an application.
Really just seemed like an unprofessional disorganized data collection company. For all I know they could just be ID theives.
The «recruiter» I met with was Homa and she was kind of rude and made a dissrespectful comment to me during our 30 second interview.
Any staffing agency that rushes you and does not even ask you what you are seeking is probably just a joke.
Maybe you will have luck here, but I was not feeling it.
I went to another staffing agency the next day and they got me a job paying $ 16/​hr. which is pretty good for me.

Listen, working as a contractor/​temp is rarely a fun experience. However, when I was new to San Diego, this place got me several short term jobs in a row when no one wanted to hire me because I was new to the area (from out of state), with no local references or local job experience. Don’t expect them to hand you a job, and the job you are applying for could be filled before you make it to their office. All the positions I had were entry level and lower paying, I had very little professional experience at the time, and while that (the low pay and entry level positions) was annoying (at the time), looking back I understand that that was all I qualified for. Maybe you have to call them twice a day for a week to get a call back, and maybe that is what you need to do to stand out from the hundreds of other applicants. If they do not have a job for you, don’t expect them to call you back just to tell you that. Move on.

I have dealt with them on and off throughout my 20 year IT career in San Diego. For employers, expect low grade resources at a premium price. For job seekers, expect to fill out reams of paperwork and a waste of your time if you’re an experienced professional looking for a long-​term career opportunity. They specialize in staff-​level contractor openings. Count on being low-​balled. 1^st line recruiters are typically not knowledgeable about jobs they are recruiting for. One recently called me about a lower-​level closed position in my own company! FAIL.

I had the EXACT same experience as a previous reviewer. I answered a Craigslist ad and was contacted by a woman named Paula. She proceeded to set up an interview. I met with her, filled out paperwork and (per her request) followed up that afternoon with an email — to which she replied that she was submitting me for the position. I then mailed a thank you note to her because my mom brought me up right.
After 3 days and no news, I called and left Paula a voicemail and sent her an email inquiring as to the status of my application. I never heard back. If she didn’t like me or thought I wasn’t right for the position, why didn’t she either 1) tell me straight up or 2) politely lie and say the position was filled? Also, it’s a STAFFING AGENCY… if I wasn’t fit for that position, maybe she could have spoken to me about others.

Working for this staffing agency wasn’t a good experience for me. I’ll admit though, they helped me find a job but it wasn’t fit for me. But when I quit that job and contacted the staffing agent who helped me, I got no response. I guess word sure does travel in the office and I’m certain that I’m blacklisted from that company. I also contacted two other agents and they refused to reply. James W.‘s comment in regards with the e-​mail or phone call from them stating «Thank you, but no thank you» would’ve sufficed. Save yourself time and don’t bother with this company.

Absolutely the greatest temp agency I have ever worked with! The recruiters are friendly and genuine. Received a fantastic assigment, with great pay… and to top it off my boyfriend got hired through their Contractors & Builders division!

Paula was extremely helpful and friendly. She helped me get my foot in the door of a company I had wanted to work with for months. The rest is up to me, but Eastridge and Paula have done a great job.

Everything I have to say about Eastridge is all positive. They were able to find me my first corporate job at one of the leading global companies in the world! Working at this company is a dream come true for me because all the circumstances were perfect for me, personally, and most of all, the timing of the employment process was miraculously perfect every time, whether it was a phone call or scheduling for an appointment for an interview with the company. I would say Eastridge has led me to one of the best jobs I would ever have, or possibly «THE» company I would be with for my life-​long career before I retire. That’s how sure and satisfied I am with this job through the help of Eastridge. I especially want to recognize and thank sincerely Ray and Paula for helping me get this job and I also want to thank the receptionist, (sorry I forgot your name, Linda?) she was so so nice and kind to me when I first walked into that nice and professional looking office at Eastdridge. If you are looking for a job, stick with Eastridge!!!

Working with Eastridge has been a very pleasant experience thus far. I have been with the company for quite some time now, and have never considered another staffing agency. The office staff is extremely welcoming and more than willing to help. With the downturn in the economy and the current job market in the state that it is, Eastridge manages to still work hard to find an opportunity for everyone. I look forward to the continued success with Eastridge Staffing Agency.

My experience with Eastridge, while quite a long time ago (2000 – 2002) was very positive. Again, I know this was a while ago, but they were the first ones to always respond with job possibilities, even temporary, and they were usually good spots. And even not, at least it was temporary and a job.

Waste of time. Job which I applied for NEVER really existed… it was a ploy to get me into their database. Don’t recommend unless you have time to waste.

Very nice agency.
Application process was a bit drawn out for a simple call center job but hey I got the job so I can’t complain — even if I had to prove to them I could add.
Checks were always correct and they offered direct deposit immediately upon hire. Nice touch.
They sent me to a very nice company in Kearney Mesa to work so I can’t complain and the company has asked me back twice.
Highly recommended for a quick buck.
Parking is a pain here but I see they are building a new parking structure so it may be improving. Convenient curbside time card drop off slot off Northside Dr.