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I would have believed Resource Staffing was a credible and professional agency. However, there are many reasons why this company will not succeed in finding the "right-fight". I heard of Resource Staffing through a family member who had an "experience", after curiosity I applied and interviewed as well and statements were true. Management is unprofessional. The business is ran by a whole family and their close friends. The executive team promise a position in the beginning to lure you in when you are down and after the "promise-time" comes for a temp to hire transition, they push back months and eventually push you to quit or fire you for any reason. I was never late, I never called out on a random day, I never received bad feedback from my work. This company is not a good fit for mature adults seeking professional opportunities. You spend your day being micro-managed by your lead all while dealing with your leads constant "life break-downs". It was a very distracting, hostile and pushy environment. Knowing I had to return day after day to deal with bad management was stressful. Rules only applied to you but fades away for family and friend co-workers working for Resource Staffing. The staff take everything personal rather than professional. It is a brother and sister ran environment they but heads and seek two different outcomes so just imagine your position when your employed. I honestly wish the best of luck to those offered the position because I know from experience it is an absolute waste of time and growth. I removed myself from applying to "actual" positions because of promise for stability and growth and I now realize it was a mistake. I have credible references and great work experience and I even as a professional could not take the unprofessionalism here. Best of luck to those searching for a position with Resource Staffing.

Here's my opinion on AurStaff:

1.) Management is terrible.
Typically at temp agency management is supposed to work with you, communicate, and in the event that you call out, inform the employer that you won't be there for the day. Management never did any of these things. 

2.) A typical day at work

On the rare, regular work day, you're using pallet jacks to load and unload trucks, sorting orders and occasionally checking inventory. However on the typical day you're working as a warehouse worker(again, at ESS) expect to spend AT LEAST 3-4 out of your 8 hour day looking for things to do. Expect to not have any clear idea of what to do 90% of the time and expect to be blind-sighted by last minute orders in the middle of the work you find to do.

 If for some reason you decide to call AurStaff management and request to be sent somewhere else to work or to stay at the same location part-time expect to be chastised and a unsolicited lecture on how "going from part-time to full-time won't make a difference".

Another thing I want to add is that if you are sent to work at ESS as a temp from AurStaff then expect to be weirdly looked down upon as inferior, unintelligent and a nuisance...despite being there to help them. ESS employees will consistently glare, yell and disrespect you to your face. In the best case scenario they will ignore your existence.

3.) Workplace culture

There is no culture. 

4.) Hardest part of the job

Finding work to do, Ignoring toxicity, keeping a positive attitude.

5.) Most enjoyable part of the job

Nice breeze from outside when the warehouse doors were open. Occasionally free food & donuts. Easy work when you're working.

This organization is not interested in you, the job seeker. Its loyalty lies with its paying clients. 1) Celebrity always knew my #1 priority was permanent, FT work. When I found interesting jobs on Celebrity's website, I was turned away when I inquired... because I was already on a current temp assignment. (Couldn't someone else have taken the temp assignment if I procured the direct-hire opp?) 2) I lost my health/dental insurance benefits twice because I wasn't working an average of 32 hours over a rolling 12-wk period. The first time, I didn't understand that this would happen... so THAT wasn't explained clearly to me! So that it wouldn't happen a second time, I made a conscious effort to keep my hours up. When I found myself in a 2-wk lull, with little or no work, I called Celebrity every day, making it clear that I had to get my hours up so that I would not lose my health insurance benefits. I didn't get the hours I begged for. Then I was the one who got the phone call from the Benefits dept warning ME that I needed to keep my hours up!!! Even when I got a temp position at 40 hrs/wk and got my hours built up, I had a 90-day waiting period before I was eligible for health ins... most of my temp assignments didn't last 90 days! Sure, I could have applied for COBRA in the meantime, but I worked $10.00/hr jobs and COBRA cost $511.00/mth. Unless you have a second income and don't need insurance benefits, STAY AWAY FROM CELEBRITY.

A typical day at work usually started before the sun was up, which is something I very much enjoyed. I was one of the few to clock in before the others, to ensure the lines were set up and ready for the day. While working at my assignment (Rogerwood Foods), I learned how important deadlines are. I was also one of the few in my line that was in charge of getting the work done in the best timing possible. As for the management, the man and woman who was in charge of me was very good at their  jobs, but the others at TRN could improve on there techniques in different areas. The employees were amazing, and very teem oriented. Most had the right idea that working as a teem was the way to get things done in a timely manner. Everyone was so nice, and very friendly. The hardest part of the job was working from sun up to 10:00PM or 11:00PM in the cold wet climate, and having the pain and numbness of your fingers, and then driving the distance to home, with lack of sleep and warmth of the heater making me even more tired. The most enjoyable part of my job were all the lovely faces everyday,and the joy of seeing everyone's hard work paying off and posted up the next day on the production percentage sheets.

There are a lot of moving parts when making a career shift. Time works against job seekers in a lot of ways. If you are employed and looking, it can be exhausting balancing out work and life AND searching for a job which can be a full time gig itself. If you are unemployed and trying to return to the work force work gaps can work against you and money becomes first priority.

This is where Celebrity Staff can come in and help.

They are an additional resource on the search for employment. By submitting one application, and assessments you open up the door to working with a Recruiter whose job it is to search for opportunities that would match your skill set and "must haves". They are keeping their eyes and ears open 40 hours a week every week.  They get to know you, and your story and can even open doors to opportunities you had no idea you would be interested in. They offer pre-interview preparation to help get you set up for success with their clients and professional coaching in general to help you on the search. All for free- who wouldn't want to reach out just to have that as an option! 

They have it all. Temporary, and permanent and everything in between. 


Small offices to Fortune 500 organizations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, and Des Moines. 

I recommend the organization, reaching out, keeping an open mind, staying in active communication, and staying open to the opportunity out there!

Went in for a job that they advertised as an office job and they said in the add they had many. Got in and they admitted they rarely get office jobs for the hillsboro area. So they insisted I go to work for a Japanese company in the local area. Told me up front that i would never be hired on as a permanent person as that company does not hire permanent anylonger. But I needed a job so I took it. You will start at 9.60 and go to 10.90 after three months if you become a Tech II. You will never receive anymore money as that is all that they will pay. I make the same as three people that have been there three years. They are the only ones that have been there that long. You are fired at the drop of a hat. You really are not sure what will set they off as they do not do the same for everyone. Some people can miss work which you are only allowed three days per year and you are gone. If you are related to someone that is a big wig then you can miss and cause trouble and walk out daily scott free. They will work you to death on ten hour days and act mad if you do not work twelve. You have NO benefits of any kind. This is a job for people that are desperate and in this area after dhl pulled out that is what is here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The most valuable aspect of the role was the exposure to high volume recruiting and the ability to develop strong sourcing, client management, and time management skills under pressure.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most challenging part of the job was balancing recruiting responsibilities with business development requirements in a high volume environment with excessive internal meetings.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was small, close knit team that operated in a professional and collaborative setting. It was very hands on, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and collective effort to meet goals.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day consists of high-volume recruiting activities including sourcing and screening candidates, reviewing and branding resumes, submitting qualified talent to clients, and managing onboarding and drug screening processes. 

The role also includes business development responsibilities such as generating sales leads, bringing in new clients, and identifying most placeable candidates  to support overall recruiting and sales goals.

Don't normally write reviews but my experience was so terrible.

Ignore the supposed times of the job and use the mandatory overtime hours. They're pretty much going to always be in mandatory overtime. Except for people first there in the initial data entry position you'll likely be required to work at least Saturday as well and possibly Sunday.

I can pretty much promise you, you don't want to be doing data entry at 5:30 in the morning.

The working spaces are definitely not ergonomic. The chairs provided are cheap and of poor quality. The computer monitors are definitely on the small side, as well as positioned very far below eye level. You do not want to spend 8 hours a day in this environment, let alone the required 10 hours.

You'll be getting license plates and entering their numbers and state from EZTag camera photos. Can be difficult to read which will slow you down. They want a minimum of 650 images per hour. That's about 5.5 seconds per image. They will come around and point out how fast you're going multiple times a day. Whatever the intent, the truth is it just creates a toxic environment. 

If you're desperate for something short term, don't say you weren't warned.

staffing connections is a great company for a young person who dont have any kids. I was working there after being a full time student in college. The are really no set hours. Over time opportunities is almost always there but it's not really optional. It was very laid back. They provided tshirt and you could wear whatever color bottoms and shoes you wanted. Fridays & weekends was a fashion show lol. Fridays was team day. Management sucked! Very disorganized; Some days you never know what time you'll leave work or when you will have to stay over until it's about time to go. Most times we wouldnt know if we were working weekends until that Friday. They were always laying off. Chances to get hired on was very slim. I worked there 13 months and returned after layoff for 1 month and was fired after I missed one day. On my separation notice it stated "attendance" but somehow I was still rewarded my bonus that they were rewarding for people who weren't late and only could have one excused absence! There are always bonuses but the come with gags...Like that one lol...For example once we got a $250 bonus but we had to work 16-18 for 2 days and it wasn't optional. But more money! But being that I didn't have kids or responsibilities I would like the money just not my days being tied up that long

The Shorewood IL office is unbelievable!  Years ago i was supposed to start for them. It was an awful place with a constantly rotating  schedule for lousy pay.  And no shift differential. I did the professional thing and called them several days before i was scheduled to start and told them i changed my mind and was no longer interested in that position. So when i applied  for something else they had YEARS later they rudely informed me they wouldn't work with me. I demanded to know why. They said it was because i called and cancelled my start date so they considered me unreliable! i said thats ridiculous!  Unreliable would be not Calling days in advance and being a no call no show! Dont waste your time with them they do you dirty before you even work for them!
The really maddening part is i went to their office a few times in the past and gave them my name they had me sit there wasting hours of my time doing computer updates knowing they were not going to work with me!

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