HB Staffing

If I could give a 0 I would. My assignment ended prematurely and I know they were told why. I was told by the employer in a lying fashion why my assignment ended. The human resources person at the employer told me the truth, not my direct supervisor. It is despicable I was not given any feedback from HB Staffing like it was a big secret. How can you learn from your mistakes without feedback? This is a useless agency, just out for themselves, not the candidate, as another reviewer wrote. I dare any of these recruiters to be laid off an assignment without feedback and be jobless!!! It’s a cruel world.

Don’t waste your time even sending in your resume to this company. I responded to a Craigslist ad for multiple admin positions, entry level or experienced. I received an email back for pre interview questions from Lauren which I took the time to answer in detail. Almost two weeks later, 3 phone calls to follow up with her and a promise Lauren will call me back still nothing! I thought Staffing companies were more on top of things? After all they make their money from companies hiring you so why wouldn’t they want an experienced person like me? I will utilize another company moving forward. What a frustrating experience.

Oh HB Staffing. I wanted to like you, I really did. I did what you asked and went above and beyond to show I’m educated, experienced, eager, articulate and professional … Big disappointment. Unilocal Reviews don’t lie. These are our real experiences. Now, months after the fact Jonathan P., your company’s representative in Unilocal has the nerve to comment on my review that he didn’t see me in his pool of candidates. That’s a shame considering I did everything you asked, had 2 extensive interviews and jumped through all your hoops and testing. Why would I make this experience up??? I don’t sit around writing fake Unilocal reviews. I’m trying to save the next broke 26 year old girl her time and hard earned money messing around with your sorry Staffing agency. This place was nothing but a horrible experience and now that comment is the cherry on top.
To a person who might be looking at Unilocal,considering attending an interview there: THIS PLACE SUCKS AND IS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I read Unilocal reviews before I came and didn’t listen. Don’t waste your time here!!! Find a job somewhere else

Unbelievably poor customer service.
I started my job search journey with an amazing agent/​employee-​Samantha– she went above and beyond, stayed in continual contact with me and updated my resume incredibly well. She got me a temp assignment within 1 week (which I left quickly because I was not comfortable with the job-​in the sex toy industry). She left on temporary sick leave (from what the agents say). Then they refer me to one of the worst agents I’ve ever spoke with. Chantel. She does not reply to emails or calls, and when you call her on it she says (in the most fake and high pitched voice ever) «oh gosh I never knew you tried to contact me». Spare the lies. Elaine-​the owner is awesome but super busy and unable to take calls that often. She should be a recruiter or hire better staff. I was told by Samantha to call in weekly saying I’m available. I do this often (not weekly but often enough). I continually get told «we’re not hiring for anything BUT warehouse work» yet if you look on
at any given time and search «HB staffing» miraculously tons of jobs pop up in all different fields. I left two messages yesterday to have an agent call me. They were shockingly un-​returned and when I called today the very kind receptionist put me through to the most arrogant and condescending woman I’ve ever dealt with. She did not give her name again when I asked but for some reason I think it’s Stacey or Stephanie? I could be wrong. She told me «if you don’t like our agency why not just look elsewhere?» And said «why are you grilling me about jobs if you aren’t being called obviously you aren’t qualified» Nice way to salvage your relationship with potential candidates. I’m sorry but I have two college degrees and over ten years of customer service experience so how am I not qualified to answer phone calls and file paperwork?!
I asked her to leave a message for Elaine to call, I’m certain it’ll end up in the trash. Long story short-​Samantha was awesome, sadly she’s gone, the receptionist is nice, so is Elaine but everyone else on staff is arrogant, negligent, rude, condescending, lacking common sense and all around HB staffing is poorly staffed. This agency is a joke and I see from the reviews I’m obviously not the only one who feels this way…

This staffing company is always looking out for their self interest. From the comment left below from the staffing agency, it is obvious they care more about their reputation and not the candidate. I know how staffing agencies work, and it is rare to find one that truly looks out for the candidate, especially now a days. You’re better off looking on indeed and going about the job search on your own. Just be aware of this agency.

I have worked with HB Staffing for almost 2 years and have only positive things to say! When I first came to HB Staffing, I was treated with nothing but kindness by all of the staff. They gave me the confidence I needed and gave me hope that I would find a great job where I could feel productive, enriched, and connected. I am very grateful to them for believing in me and recognizing my abilities. I have now found my dream job and I couldn’t be happier!
I can admit that, when it comes to finding the right job, it sometimes takes time, and everyone has a different road. There is also a bit of luck involved. My best advice is to have a positive attitude and to not give up. They stayed with me every step of the way, and I am proud to represent HB Staffing. I would recommend any of my family or friends to give them a chance like they gave me.

HB Staffing has been around quite some time.
They have placed many people in great jobs in HB and throughout the county.
I have found many great assignments through them over the years.
Elaine, the Manager, has been with them over 10 years or maybe more and she is warm and wonderful. I have always found the staff to be pleasant and great to work with. One time I lost my paycheck and they replaced it immediately. Other agencies make you wait 7 or more days. They do have high standards and cannot place everybody. My BIL who is a bit of a slacker tried to get work through them and was not successful. He did not have a good resume and he is major job hopper (can’t keep a job). If you are a quality candidate with a good resume and attitude, contact them. Some of the Recruiters are new and likely overwhelmed, due to the fast paced job market at this time. If you don’t get a call back, check in with Elaine Blum. She will take good care of you and make sure that you are assigned to a good Recruiter.

Pretty useless service. I sent a bunch of information to one of the representatives. I received no call back. Rude email communication. Basically they said don’t call us we’ll call you. Don’t waste your time

I agree with the other reviewers. I applied numerous times for a position on the HB staffing website only for someone to contact me via email asking me if I understood that the hours of the job were long as if I was not able to do the job. I responded right away and then heard nothing after that. This company seems like they do not care about helping others find employment except hooking their own up with jobs. I am very disappointed in this company.

Constant ads on Craigslist that promote their services as the «go to» temp providers for HB. Zero response when you take the time to send in resume and go through their process. Applied several times. No calls, no response, and no communication whatsoever. How about some corrective criticism or feedback on resumes if you don’t like them? HB Staffing are takers… not even bothering to give back to the residents of the city they claim they are number 1 in, The «go-​to staffing pros» of HB? What proof? I’m so tired of seeing their redundant bogus ads. DO NOT waste your time with this lazy business. Do not get your hopes up. They do not care. They do not go out of their way. They do not even expend the minimum effort they should expend to match potential employees with jobs for potential employers. If they do cover jobs and send people out on jobs… it must be the same people over and over again. If that is the case, I’d be interested in seeing if the people getting jobs and actually filling contacts for them are relatives and friends. Big on promises, absent on delivery of any kind.