Volt Workforce Solutions

hard time getting paid lack of communication weekly and just a real hassle to deal with

One wrong address, they’re next to fremont bart now. they placed me b4 they met me and I LOVE my placement. However, they need to stop playing with my money. The first paycheck, I called to see what time it came in, and they said my boss never signed my time sheet. She faxed it 2ce because she forgot to sign the first one.
me «So why not call me?»
Them «I tried to call your boss»
Me «nobody thought to tell me I wasn’t getting paid»
Them «me well I need my money on time»
Them «we can give u 70% saturday, and the rest in your next check:
Me „I’m suppose to get 100%tomorrow not saturday“
Them“thats the best we can do»
Me «California law says u need to do better and I will be seeking legal action»
Them «do what u need to do»
2 hours later they call me.
Them so we can overnight all your money saturday“
Me, «ok that works»
Next week, they claimed they didn’t get my timesheet. It was in 2 people’s email they hadn’t checked.
Now they sent me a money network card I didn’t ask for, and gave them my incorrect birthday, so I can’t use my card.
You guys need training. You are disorganized, you don’t communicate with eachother, and that makes it hard on your clients.

From the customer perspective.
Volt uses misguidance and vague responses to hide there pricing model.
Example:
If you ask about the cost to hire a temp worker they will tell you what they pay their worker but do not directly tell you that they add their own fees to that wage. So a $ 15-​$ 18hr worker ends up being $ 25hr after they tack on their fees. When asked about the fees upfront they mislead you to believe that the cost is included but when you get the bill it’s there. Make sure that you have a quote in writing before you agree to anything. We asked a few times for a quote and they stated that it was not needed and that us signing the time card would agree to the negotiated terms. If you refuse to pay the marked up portion they send you to collections.
I will never use this company of it’s affiliates for anything and have made sure that friends, colleagues and family all know how this company does business.
Good luck if you use them.
The downside is the worker they sent was awesome.

This agency does not pay there employees in a timely manor I’ve been waiting to get paid for 2 weeks

I would never recommend Volt Workforce Solutions to anyone. The recruiters do not follow up with you, are rude, and incompetent. I was asked to do an interview by a recruiter in the Fremont, CA office with a company in South San Francisco, CA. The next business day another recruiter in the San Francisco, CA office called me to tell me I would have to go interview in Santa Clara, CA. I had to go all the way from San Francisco, CA to Santa Clara, CA even though the position was located in South San Francisco, CA. I called two recruiters back the next week to find out the status of the job. They never called me back. Finally, I had to call the area manager to get feedback about the interview to find out I did not get the job and came in second. I was told a recruiter would follow up with me the next day about jobs that I might be a fit for they are currently filling, but that never happened. I would definitely stay away from working with this company!

Volt was extremely helpful in finding me work. Very professional — great communication — wonderful service — seriously. If you’re looking for work, try them!

I was found by one of Volt’s recruiter via Monster jobs website and I have never worked with a job agency before, but although I have just started in my first assignment with this agency, I have nothing to complain about and can only give them praises. From the very beginning, Alex Reyes from the Newark office has been very courteous, detail-​oriented and has followed-​up with me in every step I had to take at my new job. I also got a phone call from a lady from the Volt office in San Jose and she was very friendly and helpful by reminding me about signing up for direct deposit of my payments. She even emailed me a detailed email with step-​by-​step tips on how to do it online!
I am enjoying my new work environment and can only pray that they will want to keep me as a permanent employee. But if they decide not to do so for whatever reason, I wouldn’t hesitate in using the help of Volt in finding me another job. I feel like they are very competent and trustworthy and I will suggest them to all my friends!

I am an administrative professional who have used many recruiting firms for many years in finding employment. After my recent experience with Volt Services (Santa Clara/​Newark office) I will NEVER use them again, nor refer others to them. — The recruiter I was connected with seemed quite wonderful in the beginning and placed me on a position that she said was a temp-​to-​hire for a 3 year project. I was glad to be working after 2 years unemployment.
Once on the job, however, I found the atmosphere was not what I had imagined: I was isolated in an 8×10 box with no co-​workers except a Project Manager & Engineer. They didn’t interact with me except to give me commands. I contacted my recruiter to tell her I didn’t think I was a good fit and asked if she could please look for another position for me. She gave me what would be her pad-​answer for the next 7 months…“Just do your best.“
So, I plugged away and did the job well. In fact, on my 3 month review, my boss who gave me a raving review informed me that their company never hires on admins permanently, and that this job would ONLY be a 3 year contract… meaning no PTO, no vacation, no benefits! I contacted my recruiter again and informed her. She said she had no other positions to put me into, so to…“just do my best.“
During this time, I was given tasks to do & projects to complete which involved interacting with other departments. When doing so, other departments were upset at my requests (which were part of my job), so my boss blamed me and said I was «pissing people off.» He therefore told me I could not email and had to send everything thru him. He kept putting limitations on what I could & couldn’t do within the scope of my work, changed my hours and then started verbally abusing me! — I contacted my recruiter who once again said, «Do your best.» OMG… are you kidding??? — It wasn’t my BEST that was the problem.
After doing research, I found out that there had been 4 other people in this same position… ALL thru Volt Santa Clara/​Newark, who all left because of the situation in that office. When I informed my recruiter that I had contacted a prior admin and she told me about the problems she had w/​the company, my recruiter (& the area manager) were angry at me for contacting her! (I was trying to find out how to make things work since I had nowhere else to go, and Volt was non-​supportive to say the least.)
I finally had to go all the way up to their corporate-​office in L.A. to talk to someone about a possible verbal-​harassment charge I was considering against my boss. My recruiter & area manager did not support me or help me move to a different position. They kept siding with the employer and told me I had to be different! I only stayed until the company finally decided to end my assignment (the day before Thanksgiving)!
When the recruiting manager walked me out, I told her that being as how they had put 5 people into this role within the period of 2 years, they may want to reconsider before putting someone out there again, and do exit interviews if they see things like this coming up on other assignments. She informed me that the company decided to not hire any more temps for this assignment and were placing an admin to that office from within.
In short, I feel Volt Services does not support the candidate, when push comes to shove.
The recruiter was in my opinion was quite unprofessional (actually in several ways, even from the beginning of my 8 month assignment) and seemingly unqualified to handle the types of developments and issues that transpired from working for a volatile boss. To me it was clear that Volt cares more for the wellbeing of the client & treated candidates (such as myself & quite possibly my 4 predecessors) as though we were dispensable.
I have worked for Volt in the past, and never had anything like this transpire. I will never work for them again. There are many other agencies that offer employment services, so all this being said, please do yourself a favor & stand clear of Volt. Some recruiters & managers may be OK, but you never know what you’re going to get until it’s possibly too late.