Abacus Group

I agree with Kim V.‘s review as far as Jeff. I was contacted by Abacus’ employee Jeff stating I applied to one of their ads.
I scheduled an appt. to meet with him a week later and we discussed my employment preferences; and we seemed to be on the same page. he never mentioned the so-​called job posting I applied for!
I emailed the INCOMPETENT idiot a couple of days later to inform him of an update and he never responded.
Whats the point in providing a business card to potential clients if you don’t respond?
Jeff makes gives this company a bad reputation, and I advise anyone who gets a call from this company to STAY AWAY and DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!

I just recently started working with Abacus and they are professional and on top of their game. They send you emails with all the information for your jobs and not last minute. I would recommend Abacus if you are looking for Financial temporary jobs. They responded quickly to my application and an interview was made. If you are proactive and professional, you’ll get the same in return.

My first review of something non-​food-​related… Well, finding a job in NYC is not fun or easy. The whole process has been made so much better with the help of Abacus. The negative reviews of this agency really surprise me; the people, specifically my recruiter Kara, have really made me feel comfortable and important. She keeps in touch with me about any developments and opportunities but is never over-​bearing or annoying. I never feel rushed or overlooked, and that is saying something — in my experience, recruiters are usually all about the bottom line.
Above all, they make you feel respected and that really helps in regaining confidence when your job situation is on the rocks. If you work in accounting/​finance, this is THE place to go if you need professional aid with your career.

So this place is ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. I had a 10AM appt. with a recruiter, so I arrived about 15 minutes earlier, hoping to fill out any paperwork needed so my appt could go smoothly. I didn’t have too bad of an experience with the receptionist, except when I got to the office she was no where to be found. about 10 — 15 minutes later no apologies for being MIA. So at this point I thought the recruiter I was supposed to meet with probably thought I was late. Besides that, the receptionist was actually nice to me, so no real gripes there.
She sent me into a room to fill out some paperwork and about 15 minutes after a recruiter came in (not the one I made the original appt with), she was actually pretty nice and informed me that the recruiter I made an appt with, was held up with another job seeker and that she would be conducting my initial interview and he would be in later to speak with me (Didn’t think too much of it because hey, its NYC, the job market is still pretty shitty, & I’m sure they had a lot of applicants). We went over my info and we discussed what I was looking for and eventually wrapped up and she sent my original recruiter in. He was a nice guy as well we talked for about 5 to 10 minutes and he told me he would be in contact and for me to keep in contact with him.
Long story short I got a call about a temp to perm position which I was able to start the very next week. After being at the gig for 4 days, the person I reported to informed me they would only keep me until the following Wednesday, since it was very slow and they had no need for a temp anymore and that upon hiring they explained to Abacus that they weren’t sure if it would lead to a perm position. This left me confused as the position was explained to me as a guaranteed temp to perm position. So I called my recruiter and told him what they told me and asked if he could look out or try to find a new gig for me for the following week after the current gig ended… His response? «Thanks for the update, I will keep you posted». That was appropriate.
Gig ended no response after that first initial e-​mail. So I called, went straight to voice-​mail, left a voice-​mail, no call back. Sent another follow-​up e-​mail asking about any upcoming gigs… a simple 1 word e-​mail response of «Thanks». This was very disheartening and kinda a slap in the face as they really made me feel hopeful. The positive thinker in me is gonna assume that because it is summer, they might be a little slow with the amount of available jobs. But let’s see what happens, I’m going to keep trying with them and I’m going to keep sending my resume out to other recruiters.
So Abacus lost 2 stars simply because the receptionist was no where to be found when I first got there and gave no apology when she finally did appear. In addition to that, the lack of real communication between recruiter and job seeker.
So as I said initially it’s ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ they are a really nice company and I am sure they mean well, but they have to do a better job of dealing with their job seekers. But I’d advise that people to try them out and try their luck, it cant hurt, but just keep in mind that they should still contact other recruiters as well, since Abacus is really ⁵⁰⁄₅₀.

When I moved to NYC I asked my friend who is an office manager at a real estate management where she found her job, she said she used a recruiter at Abacus Group. She gave me Jeff’s contact info and I emailed him on a Friday and on the following Monday he gave me a call saying I should come in to meet with him. When I arrived the receptionist took a copy of my ID and then I filled out some paperwork. I met with Jeff for about 20 minutes and he got a sense of what I’m looking for. I was looking for a permanent position, but he called me later about a temp role he thought I was good for. I was unemployed, so I took it right away, and then that temp job eventually lead to a permanent role! I’ve been happily employed since!

I had the bad experience with this agency. One day a recruiter called me and introduced himself as John on the phone, I first realized the recruiter had a bad cold when he called me. He then scheduled me an one on one the next day and had arranged to go there to meet up the receptionist then he would speak to me for a few minutes supposedly then bring in an IT recruiter out. Well, I showed up dressing very professionally the next day, I met the receptionist, it is true what they said, she was kind of cold greeting me, I then told her I have an appointment with John then she sent me to the room there to wait for him before I went to the restroom down the hall to prepare myself. When I came back, I saw a lady there, the receptionist then said to the female recruiter, «Yeah, this him!!» The lady introduced herself to me, her name is Radha, she is very professional dressed and a good looking woman. She told me that John was out sick. We then spoke for a 15 minutes in the room about myself and she brought up what she had for me. She sounded to me very hopefully that I would get the job. After we finished speaking, she left the room and I asked her if I needed to fill up some paper works (which I should never do) the paper works were kindly lengthy but I just wrote down my name, my address, my number then opt out my previous employers contact. (Yes it’s none of their business) I gave to the receptionist which she was kind of rushing me on it when I was filling it out, I gave her my social security card and driver license to copy which I should never did, so stupid me. I left the office with another hope promise then I moved on to the next company recruiting agency scheduled that day which is another joke. It’s called Infinity Consultant Services or ICS. They just ALL gave me a hope promise disappointment.

Not the best agency. The receptionist was rude. Jeff the Recruiter seemed like he had just finished smoking a joint because he really didn’t seem to be «all there.» Jeff called me a few times and I agreed to have my resume sent, but the places he was sending my resume to were not a good fit because nothing on my resume matched the industry.