The Bachrach Group, Ltd

BACHRACH WILL FIND YOU A JOB.
The recruiter I worked with was Lauren. She’s very sweet and professional and listens to your needs. Every job she presented to me was in-​line with my skill set and salary requirements.
I registered with Bachrach around the holidays. As such, the only gigs coming in were temporary. When Jan hit, they started receiving more temp-​to-​perm and perm opportunities. By March I had a perm job! I am now employed at a great company in the entertainment industry, with full benefits. The staff is great, it’s in a hip part of the city and the role is a perfect fit for my lifestyle. The icing on the cake was when Bachrach successfully negotiated a higher salary than what the company initially offered.
When you register with Bachrach, ask for Lauren — she will get you a job.

I wasn’t looking for a new job but thank to Chris Papa’s persistence and persuasion ended-​up accepting an offer for a leadership roll in the real estate industry. This placement ended up being an ideal fit for both parties, which is the ultimate measure of success!

Experiences with staffing and recruiting agencies is very much dependent on several external factors — you’re background, your willingness to make yourself available for interviews, your open-​mindedness to new companies and/​or new industries and most importantly — your relationship with the recruiter.
Sure, recruiters don’t have the best reputation — however you try banging out cold-​calls all day and searching for companies who will solicit your assistance in filling their roles with someone who embodies 95% of a client’s requirements — all while several candidates are calling, emailing and coming in and each one wants to be treated like they are the most important person in the room.
A huge part of a recruiter’s annual salary usually involves commission and hustling hard on behalf of their client’s and candidates to jump through hoops in order to make a placement (ie. deal) and get that money (and ultimately keep their own jobs). Anyone who’s reviewed Bachrach Group and implied that their recruiters don’t work hard is SORELY mistaken…
I do not work here, I have never worked here and I’ve fortunately been able to secure my own jobs in the past 5+ years so I haven’t used Bachrach’s services from the candidate angle, but I have used their services from the client’s side and I’ve gotta say, they’ve been a godsend.
I’m a part of a really awesome company’s in-​house talent acquisition team and I lead all recruitment strategy and efforts for our tech and product departments. Prior to this I did the same with tech, product, editorial, ad operations, ad sales, media planners, digital marketing peeps, production, a sprinkle of finance… you get the idea.
With my supporting so many teams at my previous company, it wasn’t unheard of for me to have 40+ open roles on my plate and it makes it really hard to provide a fantastic experience to each hiring manager when you are juggling so much — in comes outside agencies and in my case Bachrach Group helped me out many times.
I’ve had the pleasure of working predominantly with Anthony, Andrea S. and Jenna and they have absolutely exceeded my expectations and gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide me with qualified and interested talent, made sure to not drop the ball in terms of communication and were very trustworthy in making sure that the messaging from my company was consistent and reliable when it came to sensitive topics such as salary negotiations or unfavorable feedback.
They worked very hard on behalf of their candidates and didn’t simply drop em’ if they received negative feedback after a client interview. Instead recruiters like Andrea would use that as an opportunity to provide mentoring and career advising to ensure that candidates knew the best was to present themselves and do something with that negative feedback so that they could improve for their next interview.
Of course jobs aren’t simply just hanging off of trees waiting to be taken, as with many things in life — recruiting agencies are best utilized using a «help me help you» mentality. If you don’t trust your recruiter is working hard for you and you’re not honest with the wins and challenges of your job search, then don’t expect favorable results from any agency.
I’ve known several people here for years and their tech recruiting team only employs people who understand the industry, keep their knowledge of tech relevant through social media and are skilled at sales — while not losing their souls in the process.
Bachrach has also over the years undergone lots of management changes. Anthony Fanzo now serves as the Managing Director for the tech recruiting team who staffs for everything tech from full-​time, contract all the way to temp to perm.
If you work hard and are hungry then Bachrach will be able to help you and before you roll your eyes, it takes work to find work so while you’re busy huffing, puffing and writing negative Unilocal reviews because recruiters can’t find you a job, think about what’s wrong with you because they’re working which means they must be doing something right and placing candidates that ARE doing all the right things.

I had a very positive experience with this agency. James Sammarco was extremely helpful and responsive throughout the process. James contacted me on Thursday night, the next day I had an interview and the following week, after couple more interviews, I saw that the position was the right fit. I couldn’t be happier about the match and the speed with which the process progressed. Also after the placement James regularly checked in about the progress at the new job and went above and beyond in helping you get acclimated in the new environment.

The Bachrach Group was referred to me through another colleague of mine they helped out. I met with a few of the tech recruiters (James & Evan) and within a day they had me set up for an interview. With the right introductions, things tend to move quickly. Before I knew it I was starting a new job in 2 weeks. It’s nice to work with people that KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING !!! They really separated themselves from the other agencies out there. I don’t understand all the negative reviews. My experience was awesome and will continue to refer everyone I know to them.

No!!! Run!!! Now!!! Before it’s too late!!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
I guess I should elaborate. They sent me to a horrible job in the middle of nowheresville Brooklyn then proceeded to screw up my paycheck. Unprofessional on EVERY level. Avoid!!!

As a former temp employee, I can give a first hand account of this agencies treatment of temps. They post of Craiglist poaching for new applicants, pick the best and the brightest from the resume pool, bring you in to their office, where you wait an eternity and are hyped up for a «great job.» Problem is, these people get the bottom of the barrel type of jobs — shady contractors, independent companies, horrid work conditions etc. I got the feeling the agency is not able to maintain great corporate clients so they pick up whatever shady clients they can get their grubby hands on. Thus, sending you, the highly qualified applicant to a dank, wretched office in the middle of nowhere’sville, Brooklyn with terrible bosses, god-​awful pay and sometimes co-​workers that may or may not have passed their GED or have been paroled in the last year. At one assignment, I saw the previous temp had earned a dollar more than my pay rate. Needless to say, these people are not the place to get a respectable job with decent money.
Another FYI for general temp agency job hunting — if the agency you are interviewing with has 1) LOADS OF FLAGGED REVIEWS, 2) is located in a squalid side street of Midtown with no lobby/​security officer, 3) the office space is smaller than 1000 square feet, the back office looks like it’s circa 1989 (grey cubicles and old, shoddy computers), 40 no after-​hours answering service and 5) the agent mentions only one job prospect (cause that’s all they got), RUN!

How much I really want to give staffing agencies more stars, but they just all sucks! You really just have to get lucky sometimes. Chances are with these agencies they are a waste of time. Anyways I met with Terri Beller, she is a terrible recruiter, she had me waiting for 30 minutes because she took a late lunch. Hello??? People got shit to do to alright! Anyways met with her, she ask a few questions about me and said update your resume and I’ll find you a job. What happens? No calls, no e-​mails. nothing.

Stay Away. I had been to them a long time ago. In spite of my qualifications being excellent and their claiming to have a position for me, I got the run around and realized it was all lies. But since their website looked a lot more professional than in the past, I sent my colleague, who was treated rudely, kept waiting, and again, they talked about positions I really don’t believe they have. I doubt any reputable company would ever deal with them.

I actually have to score Bachrach group a 5. I know everyone else has given it a 1, but I can only speak for my experience. A lot of it boils down to the recruiter you have, and I have to admit I have at Bachrach group one of the best recruiters I’ve met, Jessica. She rocks! Upfront, tells me how it is, and takes the time to check in and see how I’m doing and keep me in the loop.
Have found me work and everyone there has always been nice to deal with.
As with any agency, your mileage may very, but I’m very happy with the recruiter I have there.

The days of etiquette, respect, and professionalism are long gone! When requested to make an appointment, in a past life of adult times, for an in-​person meeting at 12 noon, I arrived fifteen minutes early yet the recruiter abandon all her appointments with candidates for lunch. Thus, I sat in the lobby waiting for an eternity of nearly an hour long haul with no apology in the end, just her giggling while I lash back with a straight yet annoyed profile look.
I DON’T need you Bachrach Group, I have chocolate!
«So long farewell, auf weidersehen goodnight
I leave and heave a sigh and say good bye — goodbye
I’m glad… to go… I cannot tell a lie
I fleet, I float, I fleetly flee I fly…
The RESPECTFUL TACT of etiquette, respect, and professionalism has gone to bed and so must I
So long, farewell, auf weidersehen goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye»

‘Ode’ to Job Agencies — The Sequel
I get it– a job agency’s goal is to place an employee somewhere to make that cheese. They have to filter through 1,000s of resumes, etc. …but must you be a b*tch about it???
If you want to work with ‘head-​hunters’ that have a catty feel to them– this is the place to go to.
If you want to work with someone who knows about professional ethics & will treat you with some common courtesy– STAY AWAY!!!