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Outsourse is a job placement agency. So when I needed work I could call them up and within a day or two usually, I had work. The jobs I was placed on varied widely but generally I was installing cables and terminating them. There were a couple of times that I was put on long term projects and those were nice. Generally the people that I contracted for liked me so I was requested back often which was nice. While working for outsource, you are given a recruiter which is tasked with finding you work. For the first couple of years I had one recruiter and she was amazing, so on the ball. But she left the company and from then on it was musical chairs with recruiters because I would get one and then they would quit shortly after. this became really annoying because I would make it a point to meet each recruiter in person so that they could see who they were placing. I noticed that instead of it taking a day or two to find me jobs, it was now taking about a week or two. I feel like this is mainly because I had developed a good professional relationship with my first couple of recruiters but not with the eight or nine that followed and I just wasn't a priority with them. Anyways, Overall they did what they said they would and I was happy.

I worked here for about 11 months. You will learn recruitment agency basics and if you are a contract recruiter be prepared to have your phone ringing at all hours of the day and night. 

Pros are a nice office, its pleasing to the eye, good technology to work with, many tools provided. It's sales. You need thick skin, and be able to deal with candidates who need plenty of hand holding.

Saw some people who were really great and making amazing money at the top leave, so that says a lot ya know? Cons: base pay is lower than the market average, for the amount of things you have to deal with in my opinion it's just not enough.Raise it to attract and keep people longer. No worklife balance. Late hours during peak season (10-12 hr days)

If you are recruiting for Direct hire positions, those recruiters seem to have a bit less stress. I would shoot for one of those spots. Money does not come as fast but you have more balance in your daily hours and life. But if you are a sales person who thrives on the pace, rejection and chase etc, then you will probably be just fine.

There is no PTO/vacation for temps and you have to use sick time the very day you are sick or you're completely out of luck. Calling payroll won't help you, or even working your way up to the CEO, who will basically tell you it's your own fault.  Their recruiters are also very poorly trained in their company policies and won't be able to warn you about things like this.  Mine never even mentioned a schedule for me to work, but then payroll asked for my schedule and I just had to tell them it doesn't exist and I coordinated with my foreman.  If you have to work as a temp for them don't forget to use your sick time at the slightest sniffle, otherwise you won't get anything for the hours you've earned.  Also get a better job as soon as possible, the rates may look okay, but a lack of benefits and paid days off means they hardly have to pay anything for you at the end of the day and you'll be covering anything unexpected yourself.

This was a contracting position for Sprint Landline division as a PC Data Technician.  I excelled in the position, we were the original Geek Squad. I would get my jobs loaded to my laptop in the morning and go to customer homes or business and install or repair Sprint's DSL service.  This required installing router, modems, fixing customer PCs and laptop, getting rid of viruses or doing some sort of disaster recovery. I learned do not be afraid to make mistakes. This made me a better problem solver, I was able to learn from my mistakes and build upon my findings and eventually made suggestion to the Area Plant Supervisors on way to effective install and repair Sprints products.  Outsource Inc was the hiring company and the managers were very easy going, but with this being a contracting position, I was let go and brought back too many times for my liking.  I eventually moved on to something more stable

My recruiter sold me a different job than what the actual job is. After my first day, I would ask him about aspects of the job. He would tell me he doesn’t know, consistently. He left out pretty significant things that if I would’ve known, I never would have taken this job. I thought with contract work, recruiters are supposed to check on their workers and help when needed but that wasn’t true. We would unwind cable. The only thing that I did learn so far is that the team leads to not include new people when it comes to doing task at work. Communication doesn’t really happen. So we’re left confused with no direction. The hardest part about this job is honestly you’re not allowed to use the bathroom inside the building. If your are directly hired, then you’re good. Contract workers get treated like second class citizens. To be honest, the most enjoyable part of the job is that there’s free lunch provided. 

Overall this is a company run by one woman who listens to only a few people around her. The company thinks in a linear way on all matters. They have a suggestion box but don't dare make a suggestion, you will be ridiculed. This company is owned by a woman and hires women but plays on their lack of self-confidence. Sorry to say but unless you are a workhorse you will never do good enough, when you meet the numbers they want you to perform, they will up the numbers time and again. This is an office environment that is more like a sweatshop of years ago. They keep the temperature at 79 degrees in the summer. The other half of the women who are too warm they say, " get another job", and cater to the women who are cold?? Clearly this management team operates at a disadvantage.

Solid Hours. Usually 40, can be more if you have half decent work ethic and a job is in a pinch. Don't Work here if you are looking for advancement in a trade. The companies will not hire you regardless of worth from what I learned from my experience and others. Good for work if you need it. 

Two things on working as a temp (electrical in my experience) 
with Outsource. 1. never trust another temp trying to get you on with their company. Everyone that gets someone else hired gets a kickback. Everyone wants to get paid.  2.  In my experience, 8 out of 10 temps did poor work and had weak work ethic, therefore every new site you work on you are fighting  against that reputation starting out with. Its on you to show you're different.   

I will say the pay is competitive to other staffing agencies and the hours aren't bad. You do occasionally have to work after or before hours to take calls and to handle business which contributes to your pay. Where they fall short is the lack of training they give the managers. They receive no to little training on how to manage people so the way they talk to you and try to manage you is helter skelter. Their only goal is to make sure you fill jobs by any means possible with no consideration how they treat or talk to you. They only train on time management. not people management. The coworkers I worked with were great and the company supported team bonding which was a nice perk. The job is not hard, working with the untrained managers was the challenge.

As an electrician I was placed with various contractors.  Some contractors are good and some are at the bottom of the barrel.  If you show up to work everyday there won't be any problem.  They do what they say and they issue an affidavit of you're on the job training upon your request.  Daily work can be normal electrical to absurd hacks that barely pass inspection.  90% of the contractors you work for have a reason for hiring people from a staffing agency.  The reason is they just don't have it together enough to keep their employees in the trades.  Lots of bad attitudes and people that are hopelessly demoralized.

can't really provide an accurate view of the company because every day is different. I haven't had a chance to learn much here, because I knew the scope of work (SOW) before appearing on the scene. Management sucks. My coworkers are the best part of the deal with this company, because they're usually as hard-working as myself, so we coexist quite well. The hardest part of the job is having to work in an (un) air-conditioned 125deg building 10hrs a day. The most enjoyable part of the day is playing trivia crack with my coworkers during: our shuttle ride to and from work, and during lunch. Kinda interesting that all the guys get involved the way they do.

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