Randstad Technologies

Ten years ago, I did some work for Randstad when they had an office in Burlington, Massachusetts. It worked out well because I ended up getting a permanent job with the company they set me up with. Unfortunately, that company ended up closing a few years later, but that’s another story.
A couple of weeks ago, I updated my resume on their web site and applied for a position they had listed. They called me back and asked me to come in for a quick visit and to talk about the job further.
I went to their office in Woburn because they no longer have an office in Burlington. This was on a Thursday. I met with the «branch manager» whose desk was in a cubicle. I found it a bit strange that the manager did not have an office, but it’s not a big deal. She then proceeded to interview me at her cubicle with other workers around. I found this awkward. They had at least one conference room (that I saw) so I don’t know why she didn’t conduct the interview there as employment agencies usually do.
We talked about the job and she entered my information into her computer. She then said that she thought I would be a great fit for the job and that she would send their client my resume right away.
The next day (Friday), the branch manager called and asked me if I could interview with the client the following Monday. I answered yes and she said she would get back to me with the rest of the details. Around 5:00 PM, I did not yet hear back from her so I called her before they closed for the weekend. She informed me that the client decided they needed to reschedule. Luckily, I caught her before she left for the weekend; otherwise I would have shown up to the client’s office on Monday like a fool. She said she would follow up with me again on Monday.
Monday came and I received no phone calls or emails from Randstad. The entire week went by with still no communication.
The entire experience has been a complete waste of time. Once again, I feel like I’ve been «taken» by these employment agencies whose only goal seems to be getting potential employees into their office with no intention of finding them a job. I guess I’ll just stick to finding jobs on my own from now on.

Yet another amateur recruiting firm that pretends to be a big fish in a small pond. They were one of the most unprofessional, just-​out-​of-​college type firms I’ve encountered. I took a short-​term consulting gig with one of their biggest clients and all I can tell you is that I’d never work with Randstad again. Even their client couldn’t stand them. As usual, they’re all about the bottom dollar and the «talent manager”/point of contact was nowhere to be found anytime there was a question. Keep on looking unless you need work urgently.
On another note, are you ready for a story? Get the popcorn; I’ll wait… So, there I am walking out of a restaurant one cold winter’s eve when I see one of the phony, holier-​than-​tho Randstad account managers sucking face in the parking lot with one of the managers of the company I did the consulting for. Oh, wait — did I mention he was married with kids and wearing his wedding ring? I guess a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do to get some business these days. Talk about unprofessional. Even if I didn’t have such a bad experience with Randstad, seeing that display of trashiness would have made me never want to work with them again if that’s the caliber of their employees.