line cook

hvac technician

Furststaffing

i filled out an application with them in october. for the first couple of a weeks, i called everyday. all they ever did was update my information, and put down that i was available for work. in 5 months i recieved no call, no email.the last time i called them they told that there just havent been any open positions. youre telling me that in 5 months there were no open positions in any of the places that they service? applying with "the top local employment agency" was an extremely un-productive, un helpful, waste of time. now i understand that this is hard time for employment seekers, especially entry level workers, but 5 months and not even one opportunity? i busted my butt to get the best grades that i could, and now youre telling me that because i chose to be a good student, and cant find a job? high school dropouts get employment over me because they have the experience? so basically my diploma means nothing. that is a little off topic, but it still somewhat ties into this review. in conclusion, this was a complete waste of time. all i see are good reviews on this site, so ill be surprised if this even makes it to your vision, but this is my honest opinion. maybe youll have a better experience than i have. maybe. good luck to all future applicants.

I had to wash my hands and wear protective gloves because I  was working with food. In this case it was chewing gum. I had to feed sticks of gum into a machine to be packaged. I learned how to assemble boxes. Also palletized and shrink wrapped finished product. I worked there at Mondelez International for about two weeks before I contacted Covid-19. That was the hardest part of working there. While I  worked there management and the workplace culture was good to me. No complaints. 

I first worked "open enrollment" at Clarcor in Rockford. I was told they would offer me a permanent job, but it had just been announced that the company would moving its HR department out of state.

I then had a "temp" assignment at Invensys in Loves Park for two years. At that job, I assisted the HR department with mailings and open enrollment and I also worked with the hiring specialist. I reviewed resumes, contacted selected candidates and arranged their travel needs. I also arranged the interview schedule and contacted the engineers and department head needed for the interviews.

its a good job for part-time work. a typical day at work would be 8 hours, two breaks. I learned how to do a new job working with glass. we would stack glass on pallets and wrap them up. The management there were reasonable people they send you to a job that fit your job description and check on you periodically to see if the job is to hard or a good fit for you. the workplace culture I worked in was a factory, it was clean and organized. The hardest part of the job is learning how to operate new machinery in a short amount of time. The most enjoyable part of the job is after you learn the job everything else is easy.

takes forever for them to find you a job. Then when you do get placed you get paid hardly anything typically minimum wage - $12.  While all the full-time regular employees are making double to 2.5x what you are for doing the same job. and then most of the time because of temp worker culture and reputation you get treated poorly to boot. all while the temp agency is making just as much off you if not more as you are for doing nothing after the initial "finding you the job" but yet they feel the need to collect off your hard work every week.

I was placed on an assignment at Rosecrance as a Medical Collector.  The trainer/supervisor I reported to was very rude, unprofessional, unorganized and lacked integrity. I reported her behavior to my staffing manager who then reported it to Rosecrance HR dept. The next day I was retaliated on by the supervisor and received a call that I was let go from my assignment without an investigation.  The VP of Furst staffing took my statement and has never followed up with me.

Never had to wait more then 2 days for a phone call involving more work whenever my time would run out at a designated factory. Furst Staffing values all who are willing to put in an effort in the work place and respectable attitudes. This made my experience enjoyable and if I should ever need to go back to work for this company, I will do so knowing with confidence that they will find a place for me and be welcomed back at any moment.

Marci thinks everyone her kid and talks to you with no respect. it's favoritism thier and if they know you need a job they will hold out on you if they got a personal issue with you. It's just sad for example I worked with someone out at kolb Lena and they missed 4 days in a role and never worked furst staffing still called him to come back and the whole 2nd shift got caught smoking weed and still got a call back too come to work I miss 2 days then they fire me

The pay and flexibility are poor compared to most staffing services these days. There was ample training and depending where you worked you were busy. I didn't realize how much catching up they had to do until I left. No paid maternity/paternity. No remote work option, not a lot of advancement since it's a staffing service. Family owned. Conservative. 

Furst helped me get my first job. They are professional and will work with you to find a good fit. I know they do temp to hire, but some positions are only temporary and your assignment ends after a year, BUT if you need, they will set you up for your next assignment. Really grateful to the ladies at Furst Staffing on-site at General Mills, they helped make my first work experience a good one! 

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