AppleOne employment service Glendale California

To start off, I titled my rebuttal what I did to point out that (pardon the pun), every bushel will have a few bad apples.

Regular people are hired by AppleOne to be Account Executives. Some people are adept at showing they are appropriate for a position at an interview, then become the complete opposite on the job site. The position is a customer service-oriented one, and a lot of people don't care enough to really do their job properly. So you ended up with one of the "bad apples" for your Account Exec.; someone who didn't really want to put forth an effort to do the work they are supposed to do.

I have been to several AppleOne offices around Southern and Central California, including the Glendale office, over the last 6-7 years. I have received phone calls from representatives on several job openings, and have been asked if I would like them to submit my resume for the positions. I have always been asked if the job sounds interesting, and for my permission to submit me.

One important thing to remember with this company and all other temporary employment agencies is that you need to keep yourself in your Account Executive's mind. They handle many accounts, and have a LOT of applicants sign up with their agency. Applications and resumes that have been on file with them for awhile can get pushed to the bottom of the stack. Often applicants are no longer available as they have found a position on their own or through another agency, but they don't let AppleOne know this. The representative often finds the "older" applicants to be less available, and so the newer people can get the call for the job if you don't keep in touch with your rep.

NOTE: This is not just at temp agencies, either; this is common in all hiring arenas. The newer resumes get put on the top of the stack, and the top of the stack is easier to pull from than the bottom. It's always to your advantage to call in at least weekly to an agency to let them know you're still available and willing to work, just as it's to your advantage to call a company you've applied to directly to be sure they received your resume. I was told to call at least weekly by not only AppleOne but other agencies I have been signed up with. It's standard procedure. (And the squeaky wheel gets the grease!)

And in case you are wondering my skill set, I hold a Bachelor's degree in Theatre, but have skills in the office/administration arena. I tested fairly high in all the Microsoft Office Suite programs. But I have not held an office support position at any one place for longer than a year, so I am not, that I can tell, exceptional in any way over the original poster. My getting called for positions was my newness to the branch office I was working out of, or my bugging them for a job. And my "bugging them" was not really in that manner; you call your rep., and you just tell them you're still available, and ask if anything has come across their desk that you'd be suitable for. You treat them with courtesy and respect, and try to become friends with them. Treat them the way you want them to treat you.

You can always ask for a different rep if you feel that yours is not working to your advantage, but if you want to switch, I suggest asking to speak to the branch manager to do it. (You may need to ask for an appointment in order to get to talk to them.) Let her or him know, in a calm and professional manner, why you want to change your rep. They need to know where to improve. Tell them that you are doing it not only for your best interest, but for their company's as well. Because you are!

From what I hear, they have a habit of putting up false job openings to get people to sign up for there services. After I signed up, they told me that the job was put on hold. I let them know the type of job that I was looking for and they said that the would get in touch with me. When they called me, I was offered a completely different job than what I requested and they even got pissed off that I refused it.

I also inquired about a specific type of job, their response: "We don't get those jobs". But to my surprise when I look through Monster.com, the job I inquired about and the same name of the person at AppleOne that told that they didn't have that type of job. Is this an employment service or a con?