Robert HalfReviews of roberthalf.com

Eine der anstrengendsten Recruiting-Firmen, mit denen ich bisher zu tun hatte. Ich hatte schon vor Corona Kontakt mit ihnen. Bis heute kam dabei kein einziges Angebot heraus, bei dem ich dachte: Ja. Das ist wirklich interessant. Jedes Gespräch hinterließ eher das Gefühl, dass ich nicht Kandidat bin, sondern Statist in irgendeinem internen Aktivitätsnachweis. Ich habe schon mehrmals darum gebeten, aus der Datenbank gelöscht zu werden. Beim vorherigen Kontakt wurde mir Zeitarbeit angeboten. Mündlich wurden mir natürlich alle Vorteile erklärt. Flexibel. Interessant. Gute Chancen. Tolle Perspektive. Dann bat ich um ein Vertragsmuster. Antwort: Aus Datenschutzgründen sei das leider nicht möglich. Aha. Ein Mustervertrag darf ich also nicht sehen. Aber unterschreiben könnte ich sofort. Da fragt man sich schon: Ist das Datenschutz? Oder einfach nur eine sehr kreative Art, Transparenz zu vermeiden? Gestern nach 15 Uhr ruft dann der nächste Agent an. Kein: "Haben Sie gerade kurz Zeit?" oder "Passt es Ihnen?" Nicht einmal ein sauberer Einstieg. Er legt einfach los. Erzählt. Fragt ab. Arbeitet sein Programm runter. Ich war unterwegs und habe ihn irgendwann unterbrochen: Schicken Sie mir die Informationen bitte per Mail. Hat er gemacht. Nützliche Details? Kaum. Dafür Datenschutzerklärung und Fragebogen. Ich kam sehr spät nach Hause. Keine Kraft. Keine Lust. Kein Kopf mehr für so etwas. Und heute um 8 Uhr morgens kommt eine Erinnerung. Ernsthaft? Hat er mir wirklich manuell eine Erinnerung für 8 Uhr morgens gesetzt? Du hast gestern nach 15 Uhr zum ersten Mal mit mir gesprochen. Ich hatte noch nicht einmal 24 Stunden Zeit, mit deinem Fragebogen emotional zusammenzuwachsen. Das war’s. Endgültig. Robert Half Frankfurt und ich gehen ab jetzt getrennte Wege. Ohne Erinnerungsfunktion. Ohne Fragebogen. Und ohne Vertragsmuster aus Datenschutzgründen. ====================== Vielen Dank für das Angebot. Meine Erfahrungen dürften intern ausreichend nachvollziehbar sein. Im Moment interessiert mich weniger eine nachträgliche Prüfung meiner Frustration. Ich warte lieber auf die Bestätigung, dass meine Daten wie bereits angefordert aus Ihrer Datenbank gelöscht wurden.

I would personally not recommend working for Robert Half as an office temp. I was excited to be hired in January of this year. I planned to stay with Robert Half long-term as an office temp. I enjoyed my first placement, and was provided with 100% positive feedback for eight weeks. I was dependable, punctual, respectful, well-dressed, and a good communicator. I was cordial with staff, and did my work as instructed. There was never a dull moment in the role, and I enjoyed keeping busy with many daily tasks. On approx. March 18th, my agent called to again provide me with 100% positive feedback, and told to keep up the great work. The very next day, I finished my shift at the usual time, and before I could get my coat I received another phone call from my Robert Half agent. The agent stated that I was let go immediately, and the reason was that I, "had made too many mistakes". Again, I was never warned of any issues with my work, and if I did make a mistake they were small and I corrected them immediately. Not only was I let go without any constructive or negative feedback about my work, my agent treated me as someone to be thrown away; that I was not a quality employee. To say I was confused would be an understatement. I kindly asked for an in-person appointment so that my agent and I could discuss possible opportunities in the future, and was turned down. I was told by my agent that they would only meet with me virtually. A week later I had my virtual appointment, which could only be described as appalling. Not only did my agent make it very clear from the beginning that he had no interest in discussing future opportunities with me, he also became manipulative, and even argumentative before I told him thank you for the opportunity and that I appreciated his time, etc. I have never before or since had an interaction like this with any HR representative in my 30 yeas of working. I have since applied for approx. ten Robert Half temp positions with two different offices. I have been qualified for all of the roles but have not receive any response let alone an opportunity for even a phone interview. Based on this experience, I would suggest that if you're looking for a temp role, that Robert Half is not a trustworthy or dependable employer and to try elsewhere.

A recruiter contacted me asking if I was still looking for work. She told me to send her jobs from Robert half (not her sending me positions). When I did, she wasn’t assigned to any. When I asked to be connected with another recruiter, first she said she was the only one, then said another job was assigned to a recruiter in Burnaby. Then ghosted. I think she was trying to make a quick sale but didn’t offer me any help or send job postings. Not impressed.

Please keep an eye out for incoming lawsuit from me.

BEWARE. RH has very low standards for their recruiters (and how they communicate) and clients they obtain work from. NO standards actually. Recruiters either will ask you to have 4 rounds of interview and a 4 hour unpaid “working interview” for a 20 hour a week low paying maternity coverage role (3 month). They will expect to fully “commit” to the temp role and remove all prior commitments during that timeframe before being officially given the assignment. Or they will place you at a roach and rat infested desk (OSHA violations) with a clearly drug addicted supervisor and say that they were not aware. But when you make them aware, they continue to place numerous temps at the same assignment after each doesn’t want to return after 2 days due to the conditions. Or they will reach out to you for a role that they can’t even answer questions about the most fundamental details and quickly become rude when you don’t just shut up and do what they tell you. RH doesn’t care at all- they are ok with employers doing all sorts of illegal things and their recruiters being nasty to candidates. So if you have a solid éducation and resume, don’t degrade the value of your human capital with this agency.

Very stern. Not flexible Did not feel a lot of enthusiasm or the passion I was hoping for

Greetings to you. As a contingent laborer, I want to start off by saying that Robert Half has some foundational positive attributes. Not all instances are bad. It appears to me that when there seems to be a 'golden ticket', you can't be showered enough. If anything, I mean anything dims that light, we will feel it's consequence. I am very disappointed in being the recipient of unanticipated scenarios. I am a very dedicated worker. I have built-in processes to where I will make sure that I respect the opportunity presented to me, and if afforded the job, I will represent, no matter if it is short-term or long-term. I will be at the job-site many times before the regular staff is there. I have worked through breaks, just to show my agility and flexibility, based on coming from an exempt role, and the expectations of being salaried. It is unfortunate that when an opportunity presents itself that the Recruiter is on fire more than you, and I will mention, will try to give pointers and mock interviews. In my experience with this last potential opportunity, the posting did not reflect the interview questions. I went solely off of being told that this position will focus more so on employee relations. Although HRIS software was mentioned, there was no particular system mentioned. When I was interviewed, I was asked about codes in SAPHR that I have not touched in over 15 years. Had this system been referenced, I could have easily re-acquainted myself to be exceptionally prepared. The interview seemed like sabotage at its best. I will accept being thrown off, basing my experience on what was shared by the recruiter. What I won't accept is feeling like I disappointed my parents when I was not equipped to put my best foot forward. I have reached out with concerns about my, then supervisor, who exhibited behaviors that were disheartening, with no immediate follow-up from the Account Manager. I have texted and called. I have yet to receive a response or any feedback. So, one is left to feel like since the interview didn't show favorable for their metrics, they have nothing for you. And, you are a non-factor to them. I will pick up the pieces and look for employment, myself. I do not appreciate the experience when things don't go as planned. It's as if they are not true to being there for you when you don't land the job. The true test of being genuine is when things don't go as planned and the same level of commitment is still there. I would hope that more training is offered for these Account Managers.

They have illegally obtained my personal information off of the web, created a fictitious account for me on their website and provide no options to delete or alter the account. I contacted them via email to various depts to simply delete my information and remove my account off their servers. Unfortunately their website does not allow a user to do this with their so called account. Finally after some needed pressure and this bad review a person from their privacy dept sent an email to confirm they deleted my info off their website and servers. In response to their response note: I should not have to jump through hoops to simply request my data to be removed from your website or my so called acct to be deleted. I have emailed the privacy email stated in your Privacy statement along with other emails for your company. They all give the generic response to reger to the Privacy webpage and follow the Instructions... which say email the Privacy depth and or fill in the form. An endless circle to keep people from being able to contact you and get something done in regards to their privacy requests.:-( I have also filled in the tucked away form on the Pricacy page and I get the message "Based on the information provided we are currently unable to accept your request " Valid online companies that show personal info about people allow them to update or delete a profile. You don't and therefore should be considered a company people should be warned against.