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map-marker Dayton, Ohio

Jobspring tells lies and uses bully tactics

I applied for a job that I was qualified for. The recruiter told me he'd give me a list a of jobs for me to select from several times. This never happened, he instead used this broken promise as a way to get me to do what he wanted. I pointed out a major lie in the job posting I applied for (during an interview the recruiter verbally contradicted the written description) and after several months have passed they still have not fixed it . Therefore most likely all the jobs offered on the website are just made up and don't actually exist; so don't bother applying since you'll just waste your time. Before being allowed to interview with the employer I was given a test with a trick question on it, which has nothing to do with the real world (just shows incompetence or hostility on their part). The recruiters don't actually know what it takes to be a programmer and it shows. Don't use them, they used to be the boylston group and had to change their name for dishonest behavior like the above. The name changed but the reputation and practices have not. The company is rotten to the core since my attempts to correct their misdeeds were responded to by groupwide intimidation tactics.
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Guest

Yeah, they're a bunch of *** They even do mock interviews and even when the client likes you , they try to renegotiate the rate and then if you don't agree the will disappear. Probably tell the client some nasty things.

They're complete and utter phony and even setup mock interviews saying it's someone from client while some guys interview you from india. They've no ethics, especially in the San jose, silicon Valley area.

They also operate under the parent company name.

Guest

Jobspring, or rather their previous incarnation (MacArthur Partners or something), acually got me my previous job. Yes, I could have walked in, gave them my resume, and got the job, but I didn't know that opportunity existed. And being that it didn't cost me a penny, it was a positive experience... with one caveat... After I was hired, my boss told me they were a pain to deal with, and I was almost not hired because of it. My boss certainly won't use their services again.

I don't know if JobSpring is different now, but I did go back to them again after I was laid off. They did what I asked... my job preferences and such. I even got a couple of interviews. But ultimately nothing came of it and I found a job on my own.

So from the job seeker's perspective, I had no problems with them. But I don't know about how things are from the employer's side.

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I posted this on Yelp earlier today, but here's my response to that. As a hiring manager, Jobspring (who also does business under the name Workbridge Associates, and others) is absolutely blacklisted.

They're annoying as ***, they're deceptive, and I would never work with them.

Others at my company have reported similar experiences. Job applicants: this is not the kind of company you want representing you.

Guest

I know that test came from jobspring since for me to get access the recruiter told me he "had to check with his manager". And I told him directly in an email what I am saying here, nothing was done.

I sent a direct link to the recruiter for the faulty job ad (on jobspring's website not some third party job board) after we discussed it and nothing was done to correct the error.

Employers should use undercover candidates and see what they are paying for, once they do I think I will see a whole industry coming to a sudden and long overdue demise.

Guest

Hello

First off, we would like to apologize for your negative experience with one of our offices. Obviously is benefits our business to give a great experience to everyone that walks through our doors, and it seems like we may have dropped that ball with you. To address one of the issues, our company does not have tests we give to our candidates, however our clients sometimes give us tests to hand to our candidates for part of the process, so there's a good chance that test you took did not come from us, but one of our clients. Either way, we're not here to make excuses we just wanted to say we hear you, and we are truly sorry. If you would like to talk to our corporate Marketing Manager further about your experience please contact justin.miller@***.com

Thank You

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map-marker Dayton, Ohio

Integrity Staffing Solutions lacks Integrity in New Castle

I briefly worked for Integrity in a amazon.com warehouse in New Castle, Delaware. They have a policy of reporting any injury to them even as small as a paper cut. I heard this and thought it showed they cared a lot about the worker, when I learned the hard way it is actually evidence of paranoia on their part. I reported an injury to them like they said for me to do and this not only resulted in my being fired, but they also refused to give me a 'fit to work' form to have a doctor fill out to prove I could keep working. (which is probably illegal) The person in charge of safety is a paranoid hypocrite, she sounds like she has a gallon of flem from smoking yet I get let go from working for a minor injury where she gets to keep her job even though she clearly is not healthy, where I have healed; she will not. She tricked me into signing a form saying it was only a formality and it would just be used to give me time to recover, when instead it was used a proof that there was something permanently wrong with me and to exclude me from employment. She never gave me a copy of the form I signed so she knows what she did was illegal. They went as far as to say I lied on my application in an effort to keep me from working not only for them (she had the gall to think I had the injury when hired), but apparently any other paranoid employer who does background checks. They should be sued for wrongful termination. I attempted several times to get a fit to work form and they say they will return my calls but don't. Also the recruiter told me that there would only be more hours the 40 per week, never any less then 40 hours per week, this was not true the first week I barely scraped together 35 hours. Can you feel the integrity? I sure can't. Bottom line: never report injuries to them, it will only be used against you. -
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Oh, one last thing not giving me a form to prove I am okay again shows fear and paranoia since even the doctors are out to get you and you can't trust them either.

I wonder how long it will take before the company implodes from lack of trust.

Guest

I always have been a top performer when given a chance, I'm glad you noticed my excellence in such a short message.

Zero times and I hope to keep it that way, despite strong efforts by the company to push me into it by refusing to let me prove I'm okay. Only someone paranoid would jump to such a misguided conclusion.

Consider this; wouldn't someone after government benefits sign up for them as soon as they could? I never did, when I could have the day I was hired. God forbid someone has curiosity about how a company runs things, we all know that should be outlawed! Of course paranoid people would transform curiosity into something to fear, just like transforming safety into another cause for fear; last time I checked people don't die from paper cuts.

Guest

Wow! it sounds like you must of been a top performer.

How many times have you collected on worker's comp and unemployment? :upset

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