Temporary jobs

Hi, sorry it took me so long to reply,

Here’s my experience with Career Blazers. I called and spoke with a recruiter, who I won’t mention her name. You could tell over the phone she was very old. I told her I was in the market for temporary work. And she told me to send my resume to her in an e-mail. I specifically told here I was looking for temporary work for the summer. She scheduled an appointment with me. So I show up, my appointment was for 10 a.m. She kept me waiting for a half an hour. She finally came out and called my name. While I was waiting, there were only two other white women there. So my recruiter gives me this long stare as if she was expecting someone else. So she sits me down and asks me what am I looking for. I told her I would like some temporary assignments. She then tells me “Well, I can’t help you dear, I only deal with direct placement” WHAT? I told her I sent her my e-mail saying that I was only looking for temp work. Conveniently, her phone rings and she is on the call, in front of me for 20 minutes straight! She then hangs up and tells me I need to see someone else, and then talks down to me, stating that for future reference I should always ask what recruiter does what and what the company I interview for does, which has nothing to do with what was going on at that moment. She sends me to the temp division, and I over hear her telling the secretary she would never place me, because I didn’t appear to be smart. I have a Bachelor’s and graduated with a 3.5 average. I’m no Einstein, but you could tell she thought I wasn’t that smart because I wasn’t that white, if you know what I mean. So someone from the temp division comes out for me, and tells me that they can just e-mail me the test to take at home, and interviews me about my previous work history. I never got that e-mail! After that, I just left. Oh, I forgot to mention that one of the white women there got to meet the president of career blazers. I notice this while waiting for my recruiter to finish her 20-minute call. A few weeks later I signed with Atrium Staffing, which was more helpful and professional than Career Blazers. Hopes this helps you! But beware that most temp agencies (not all) have ulterior motives to please their clients more than you, the employee.