Typical of agencies anywhere you go. Dealing w/ them is a PITA. About the only exception is if they've got a LARGE contract to fill, then the odds in one's favor increase a fair amount. But, how's an applicant to know that (unless they post it in their ad)? I applied to more than a few agencies over the course of the 'aughts', most of the assignments weren't more than 2-3 months and none were temp to hire. A couple of the better ones were long term; but even then, once the assignment's over, the agency's gotten their money's worth from you and you can't reasonably expect to get a second assignment, no matter how good your rep on the job was. My last temp assignment (in '08) was w/ Adecco, and I had a pretty good working experience w/ them & their client. However, I'm in San Diego, so that doesn't help in Denver; but one can hope their office(s) there are just as good. Most of the other big names (Like Appleone/Act1 & OfficeTeam/RHI) don't do shyte once you've actually applied w/ them, (at least, that's been my experience). Usually, smaller agencies & small businesses seem to do better for temp & perm jobs.
I applied to more than a few agencies over the course of the 'aughts', most of the assignments weren't more than 2-3 months and none were temp to hire. A couple of the better ones were long term; but even then, once the assignment's over, the agency's gotten their money's worth from you and you can't reasonably expect to get a second assignment, no matter how good your rep on the job was. My last temp assignment (in '08) was w/ Adecco, and I had a pretty good working experience w/ them & their client. However, I'm in San Diego, so that doesn't help in Denver; but one can hope their office(s) there are just as good. Most of the other big names (Like Appleone/Act1 & OfficeTeam/RHI) don't do shyte once you've actually applied w/ them, (at least, that's been my experience). Usually, smaller agencies & small businesses seem to do better for temp & perm jobs.
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