Lorelei Personnel

Went to Lorelei 15 years ago. Did super on the testing for administrative… No calls, no job offers, etc. Became downsized from large pharma company with solid experience, went in a suit, promised me awesome job at pharma they have coming on board. Went home, took the tests, did fine and 100% on data entry and then NO phone call re my tests or possible interviews… Sent a follow up email a week later and STILL NO response. Same agency, 15 years later and I wonder how they are still in business. Don’t waste your time.

One in an endless of chain of useless agencies. Went in for a placement interview. Came in dressed in a shirt and tie. While I was filling out the info, I saw some grungy looking guy in a t-​shirt and ripped pants. A staffing agent approached him and offered him a warehouse job for 35 hours per week. I figured if they offer a guy like that a job, I would have very little problem finding a one, especially with my education and professional attire.
Met with Lorelei directly. Looks at my resume and immediately assumes what I can only describe as a «shit-​eating grin.» She then tells me «I have trouble placing you.» Now, I do have varied employment that runs the gamut from «retail» to «education,» but I’ve been steadily employed for 15 years with no gaps. Then she proceeds to lecture me on my hair. At the time I sported a pony-​tail. While I understand how important physical appearance is to a job, she could have cut me a little slack, considering I just saw a bum in the lobby get placement.
She then refers me to one of her assistants. We talked about skills and possible jobs. After the whole hair lecture, I was feeling embarrassed and a little be downtrodden, but the interview with the assistant gave me a bit of hope.
Well, I don’t hear from this assistant for over a week. Turns out he went on vacation shortly after our interview. I get a very short e-​mail and a link to some call center job called «Mathmatica.» And that was all the contact I had from them. They didn’t offer to fix my resume. No calls with other job offers. Nothing. It was my understanding that a staffing agency’s interest is getting people a job so they can earn a cut of the profit. If I was totally unemployable I should have been notified, instead of being left hanging.
Completely unprofessional. This was a few years ago. The only reason I’m writing this is A) I found a contract job that I’m happy with and 2) I passed by Lorelei’s office on the way to the Comcast Service Center. I felt like flinging a bag of flaming dog shit at their doorstep. I’ll settle for flipping them off on Unilocal