The Creative Group

It would appear some people have had bad experiences with The Creative Group — more precisely — a bad experience with Google Maps. Since the very first time they contacted me in the Spring of 2012, the Austin crew has been absolutely fantastic. Kristen is forthright and works tirelessly to find the perfect match for your experience. She’s even gone so far as to give helpful feedback on how to update my resume and which creative samples to show.
If you enjoy the freedom of working from home, want to test a company out and work contract-​to-​hire or just want a gig for a few months — I recommend TCG. They take the stress out of job hunting and get you an interview more often than not. Since Spring 2012, TCG Austin has gotten me in the door of four great companies for great contract work when I needed it.
Good people who are good at their jobs are a dying breed.
(I can vouch for the fact that they — in no way — engage in identity theft.)

I have to say, as far as my experience goes with The Creative Group, it’s been just about as good as it could be.
They were quick to respond anytime I had a question. They took time to let me know the status of any job that was available. They would call just about every other day, with opportunities, real gigs, not little things, but actual work until the big one came. And when the actual job I was wanting to go through came, they were able to leverage a better deal then I would’ve had I just gone at it alone.
I’ve nothing but amazingly high regard for everyone I worked with there. Jen, Kristen, Raquel and all the others, top shelf all the way.
If you are looking for work, and need a boost, reach out to them, they can help.

A «recruiter» contacted me saying she wanted to speak to me regarding a job placement, and insisted we needed to meet in person. She asked me to bring two forms of ID – Driver’s license, passport or social security card. I see no reason for a passport or social security card unless they intended to indulge in identity theft.
She claimed their office is at The Domain. I spent 30 minutes driving around The Domain searching for this place and can tell you that 1) there is no building 2 at The Domain, 2) the address she gave me was for The University of Phoenix Austin Campus which is not at The Domain, and 3) The phone number she gave me was for a company other than The Creative Group and it went straight to voice mail when I called.
I googled The Creative Group and the number 2 hit was «Creative Group Scam,» followed by a slew of other hits with some extremely bad reviews and press. The words «scam» and «fraud» appeared several times in my search, along with many stories of TCG losing time sheets and people having to fight to get paid.
After arriving back home frustrated but glad I hadn’t wasted my time meeting with this woman, she called my cell phone to ask where I was. When I told her what happened and the information I found, her only excuse was, «Well, staffing agencies get bad press and it all depends on the people you work with.» I told her I had worked far too hard and long to build my professional reputation and had no desire to align with an unscrupulous company with such a poor reputation in the industry.
Bottom line, do NOT work with The Creative Group. If you get a call from them, just do a simple search on google and read the bad press.