Winston Resources, LLC
Client Reviews on Winston Resources, LLC
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Unprofessional biased staff who picks and chooses whom they give assignments to as staff. They also practice retaliation against you if you dare question why others are given preferential treatment. Finally they do not offer competitive rates and will "lowball" you on your hourly rate. Worst company ever.
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I've only worked with one recruiter, her name is Rose. She has the worst attitude. She doesn't respond to emails and when you finally get her on the phone her tone says it all. I tried to get another recruiter but that didn't work. Apparently she's one of the top recruiters there. If you are assigned to her please request someone else. She is unapproachable. She will not work with you to get you a decent salary or anything. If you start an assignment make sure you get all the details upfront and in writing, like the pay, hours, etc. Once you start she will not even check in on you to see how you are doing. I get it recruiters are busy but this place only cares about placing people and getting there commission. They don't care about you credentials, that doesn't mean anything. I can't speak for all the recruiters but I do know for sure Rose has a nasty attitude.
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I have seen some really negative reviews, and while I cannot speak for anyone else's experience, it seems that all depends on the recruiter you get.I have had NOTHING but great experiences when I worked with Winston from 2015 to 2018. After I sent them my resume in April 2015, I immediately received a call, got tested, and was offered a position at Barnard College. After 6 months, that assignment ended, however, in 2 weeks, I was at another assignment. From November 2015 until March 2018 I worked at that company. I asked for and received raises, albeit small, every 6 months, and was grateful that my recruiter was open to getting me more money (salary went up by $5 per hour over that period of time). In March, I was finally hired permanently at the company, with a much higher rate, and I am still here today. I have to say, Winston really did well for me, and for everyone at my company who worked for them. Going with Winston was the best decision I made in my career so far.
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Called me and swore they had something for me. I told them I really didn’t want to use staffing agencies anymore because they bring you in, and then you never hear back. My recruiter promised it wouldn’t be a waste of time. And sure enough that’s exactly what it was. When I asked again in an email what the update was, they told me that now the position they had for me was filled. Would’ve been nice to know that ASAP.
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Winston Staffing is the only agency I work with. Astride Victor is THE BEST along with the front desk staff!! I'm an Xray Tech and they Know how to take care of business and they always have work available. Very professional and courteous as well.
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I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this company's ratings reflects poorly on them. I was contacted by Karen and did not think that a singular person should be representative of an entire company. However, I now see that her actions and apparent incompetence is a direct result of a poor company and she is most likely a direct product of her environment.Karen contacted me first; I never made any submission to Winston's website nor had I applied to any jobs that they were involved with. The job in question was with Stony Brook University. I have handfuls of family from both sides that have attended SBU, so I liked that a job role relevant to me was revealing itself. It helped that I have a positive history with SBU as well.The problem was that Karen failed to give me much details. I felt a bit like I was pulling teeth just to get an answer. My main concern was not having a job description. When I finally received one, most of it was redacted. I already wasn't feeling good about the situation but decided to wait to hear more.I was called after the weekend by Karen telling me I had the job. No interview necessary. I've never had this occur in the history of my job search, nor when I was on the hiring side of the table. So I called SBU using the phone numbers on their website. A recruiter there kindly explained some of the information to me.This prompted Karen to call me back and she was highly upset that I reached out to them. I apologized because I had never used a temp agency and therefore did not understand the process in full but she insisted that she told me "ALL" of that already. She didn't. Failure to communicate and there I was apologizing to be nice. I don't know how many times she needed me to say I was sorry but she continued to yammer on about it. I knew right then and there that I would not continue my business with her or Winston Staffing.I wish it ended there but it did not. I told her that I would "Get back to her" about it because I still had the paperwork on my laptop. I called around to recruiters in different companies that I was interested in working with and then finally sent Karen an email simply asking her to withdraw me from consideration for the role with SBU. Earlier, before my email, Karen told me she'd be in the office until 5pm that day. She began to pelt my phone with calls every 20-40 minutes and well past 5pm (I have the call logs on my phone) and she never left a voicemail nor replied to my email. I guess she finally got it through her head that I lost interest because it was close to 6pm on Monday before the calls stopped and it is now almost 1pm on Wednesday and she is radio silent. Finally.Overall I would not recommend anyone signing up for Winston Staffing nor do I think anybody should take their call if they solicit you. It seems like from thumbing quickly through the reviews that there are a lot of other recruiters here like Karen, and I cannot believe that they were even capable of earning what is currently a 2.8 out of 5 rating.
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Extremely unprofessional. I was criticized for 5 minutes straight that I didn't have a job already since graduation and that I should be working at McDonald's at this point. I was then told that I didn't have enough experience for the position I applied for and I was hung up on while I was still speaking. I've never experienced this much rudeness during my job search. Jeff Kliegman has no right having a career as a recruiter if this is the way he treats candidates. IT professionals should stay far away from here.
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I’ve had really great experiences with Winston Personnel, especially working with Fran Gellis. She does a great job and it show because her walls are covered in thank you notes from happy clients. She has landed me with really great freelance and full-time work; Fran is my go to when looking for Opportunities as well as quality candidates. She’s the best!
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I remember dealing with christina Vargas who was polite. I just wish I heard back in regards to job postings which I haven't.
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My recruiter Fran Gellis is by far the best person I have ever worked with in a job search. When I first came in to interview with her she was extremely kind and personable. After she took me under her wing, she was very quick in letting me know about existing opportunities and submitting my resume to companies.I work in fashion, which requires both a resume and portfolio for interviews. Fran is great about telling you what type of work the company is looking for and how to appeal to a potential interviewer. I have never met a recruiter so intent on finding me a job. She encouraged me to send her my work so she could give feedback and suggest changes before showing it to interviewers. Always quick to respond to emails and calls, Fran is truly committed to helping the candidates she works with. She feels like a friend you can always rely on and her constant support and advice helped me to quickly find a job after a year long search. I cannot say enough good things about my experience.
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