J Kent Staffing

I moved to Denver from Pennsylvania and could not find a job for the first 2 months I was here. I sent J Kent an application and interviewed with them a day later. They had me on a long term temp assignment within the field of work I wanted to work in for the last 8 months and recently the organization hired me full time. These gals got me a job! Kara was fantastic, the whole organization is first class A++

In a nutshell: J. Kent is a class act, as are the companies they work with.
I worked with J. Kent in 2014, and now have a permanent position after my first assignment with an organization I adore. It was invaluable to have the opportunity to temp and get know my employers, and vice versa. Bailey Toland was nothing short of professional, friendly and helpful. I have worked with other major staffing agencies in multiple cities and those guys can’t touch J.Kent. J. Kent really cares to have quality temps working with quality companies and organizations. You need to present your best to this agency — they will work hard for you, but you need to prove you are worth the time and standard that they offer. I’ve been to other agencies that applaud knowing how to file in alphabetical order — not in line with a long-​term job I would want.
Bailey was a pleasure to work with and always there when I needed her. She maintained clear and consistent communication with myself and the manager at my assignment. When I applied to J. Kent they responded within 2 weeks, and placed me in about a week (what I expected). All the negativity here about the interview and application process… If you can’t get past that, then save yourself the trouble and don’t temp — flexibility is mandatory.
If you have good experience, and are serious about finding quality work with quality Denver employers, do go with J. Kent.

These folks couldn’t place anyone for my home/​office, and the mere mention of a home/​office and they couldn’t wait to get me off the phone. No help what-​so-​ever.

I just completed my first work assignment from J Kent Staffing. I was referred to them by a friend who had a positive experience. I’m new to the area and have applied to other staffing agencies, but Bailey Toland at this firm got back to me within a week, and within a few days offered me a temporary assignment. The application*, interview and testing only took a couple of hours, I came in on a Tuesday and by the next Monday I was working in the legal department of an established oil & gas firm downtown. The whole process was efficient and, even if it was temporary, I was working at a great place. I did some Googling beforehand and found the pay is comparable to what temps average in the metro area.
Until or unless I find a full-​time position on my own I’m looking forward to my next assignment with J Kent!
*To all the haters complaining about the application system, I read all your nasty reviews beforehand and was prepared for the worst but it did not even take me that long to navigate the screens and complete the application. Maybe do yourself a favor, do some self-​evaluating and consider if you’re ready or able to do serious temp work if you can’t even handle this small part of the process. Sorry for answering negativity with negativity but I had to say something, I do not get people who write ESSAYS ripping apart a place over some little thing.

My recent experience with J Kent Staffing has been great. I would have to agree with Erica M, (the review below) if you have the skills, good experience and present yourself in a professional manner J Kent Staffing will try and find you a position.
I can only give a review on my experience which again is very close to Erica M’s review. I dealt with Kara, who was/​is an absolute pleasure to deal with. I submitted my resume for a position that J Kent Staffing had posted. Within about 5 days (and two days being Saturday and Sunday so technically three days) Kara called me to set up an interview and testing. I met with her the following day and had my interview. Kara is very friendly and easy to talk with. I felt like I was having a conversation with a friend and not just an interview, which was nice and took the edge off. She said that I was a great candidate for that position I applied for and she would be submitting my resume for the company’s review. She also mentioned that she would had the Friday and Monday off (my interview with Kara was on Thursday afternoon) but if she heard back from the company about wanting to set up an interview, either someone from the office would call me to set up an interview or she would call me from her personal cell, and listen to my messges in case I didn’t recognize the number and let it go to voicemail (which I’m certainly guilty of) :0) I didn’t think I would hear back so quickly but on Monday I got a call from Karen Booher, another associate at J Kent Staffing, informing me that their client called back and wanted to interview me. We set up a time and two days later I had my interview. About an hour after my interview Kara called to follow up and ask how the interview had gone. She also said that she would be in touch when she heard something back from the company. Well not long and Kara was calling and offering me a position.
I am shocked at how fast and great this experience with J Kent Staffing has been. I feel they truly do care about the people that they bring into the staffing agency and are trying to find them the best possible positions to excel in. I have been treated with nothing but professionalism and kindness from Kara and Karen at J Kent Staffing and would recommend anyone who is looking for a job to call them.

I have had both the unsuccessful and successful experiences with J. Kent. Not necessarily their responsibility on the first go around. My overall experience is that you have to be good, to be called back. And, it’s all about timing. If you interview for a position that they have an opening for, and you interview well, you’ll be called back. On the second go around, I interviewed for a specific role, they had a job opening for that role, I interviewed well, and I got the job. All of the follow-​ups were great and professional. Kara was my rep and she followed up with me every single time she said she would.

The first time I came to J Kent Staffing was in 2010 when the company I had been working for abruptly closed. Feeling a bit lost and distraught I searched online for temp agencies, found J Kent, submitted my resume online and Karen called me the following day. Karen found me a temporary position within a week! So, when I was looking for a new opportunity in 2013 I went back to them for help with temporary placement during my job search. It took a little longer for them to place me this time, but I feel like Karen and Bailey did an excellent job placing me in a long-​term temporary position that closely matches my experience, my education level (Master’s degree), and my interest. I LOVE the position I am currently in and could not be happier with the level of dedication and professionalism everyone at J Kent staffing exudes during all stages of the placement process.

If you’ve got the skills, dedication and passion for finding a great job you will be happy with, J. Kent is the way to find it. I’m thoroughly impressed by the staff’s dedication to placing you in the job you want and need. They haven’t just thrown job possibilities at me, they’ve taken their time and only told me about positions I would thrive at and that would help me improve my working life in general. Be patient, if you have the abilities they will find the right place for you. Best regards to Karen, Bailey, and Ms. Kent.

These other reviews are hilarious, and so true. I thought the computer system was a joke… but alas they are dead serious. The majority of the time in the office is spent writing your life’s memoir into that thing. And if you make a mistake or press one wrong button you have start all over again. Karen was nice enough, I did not find her to be condescending at all but nothing ever came of it. I was contacted by dozens of recruiters on LinkedIn and found something pretty easily through them. It was nice to be contacted by them but definitely a waste of time for serious job seekers.

Don’t waste your time. I spent 1 hour and 15 minutes typing my information into a computer that looks like it was made in the late eighties and then interviewed with one of their reps. They just want to fill their spots in and have no concern about you whatsoever. As soon as I told the lady that I wasn’t available right away, she tuned me out. When I finally was available to start right away, I left a message on her voicemail (as per her instruction)– still no response! Stay away from this group!

I am very, very please with J Kent. I was called for an interview days after submitting my resume. The interview went great — everybody was very kind, accommodating, and professional. My interview was on a Tuesday, and I was offered a 6 – 8 week assignment that Thursday with a wonderful, family run company.
If you have the skills, a good resume, and you present yourself very professionally, there is absolutely no reason that J Kent will jerk you around the way others have suggested. It’s in the best interest of the temp agency to place you and have you succeed. Before you listen to the advice of others and ignore this place as a possibility, take it with a grain of salt and keep in mind that some (like me!) have had a very successful experience with J Kent staffing. Kara, especially, is really great!

There’s plenty of temp agencies out there that are a waste of time. This one stuck out to me.
Like the reviewers before me mentioned, you have to fill out all of your information into an amazingly outdated database. It’s a kind of system you would maybe expect in 1990.
That’s not what stood out to me though. I met with them, discussed some positions that seemed like a good fit for me. The positions weren’t available at the time, so I would have to do some waiting. I called back a week later to check in and to express my continued interest in the positions we discussed. The lady was EXTREMELY rude. Telling me how I should not call in to check in and that THEY will let me know if something is available. It’s an extremely common practice for potential employees to check in every so often (say once a week). A lot of temp agencies will not keep you in consideration if you don’t check in from time to time. I just couldn’t believe how rude this lady was because of me following up with them.
Needless to say, I never heard back from them after that.

That’s 2 hours of my life I’ll never be able to get back! What an incredible waste of time!
The system of entering ALL of your life’s work and educational experience into a computer system that is as archaic as the game of PONG is purely pointless!
After enduring this extremely frustrating task the interviewer called me into her teeny, tiny office to be condescended to for 30 minutes. On her first question, she literally asked me, «There must be some other reason that you want this job, besides the money?» Is that really the kind of interview question you ask an educated professional? Her questions were all like that, ignorant and/​or condescending.
At the end of her questions I asked, «Do you know what kind of person they are looking for?» Her response, «YOUNGER.»
That’s how you do business?

Be prepared to spend some time in their office. After submitting all your info to them, you then have to enter it in their archaic system… everything, work experience, references, etc. I thought, well this must mean they are thorough. Then you take the standard Word, Excel and typing tests. Apparently your scores on those tests and past work experience do not factor in to the chance of them arranging work. I scored very well on all three and am far from an entry level employee and I haven’t heard a peep from my «recruiter».
Total waste of time, try another agency.