The Creative Group

Can’t say enough great things about TCG in general and the Princeton office specifically. They have supplied me with the most work out of all the temp agencies I have dealt with in the South Jersey/​Philly area.
The reps there (Ashely S and Ashley K in particular) try their hardest to find jobs that fit my particular skill sets, and consistently keep in communication even if there’s nothing available at the time.
With some agencies, one gets the impression the reps submit your resume just to inflate their numbers for the client. You’re basically cannon fodder and are never really in the running for the job.
Not so with TCG. My experience has been they really are trying their hardest to match you up with the best job they can.

The Creative Group has helped me land positions that I would never had found out about otherwise.
And in two separate cases they’ve lead to full time positions.
They are a great job hunting resource for two HUGE reasons:
A. It’s been my experience that many larger companies do not post openings for entry/​mid-​level jobs. The Creative Group is in direct contact with these companies and can help connect you to these «unlisted» positions. A lot of these positions consist of contract or temporary positions, but I’ve also noticed that many companies use contract periods as a type of extended hiring process/​trial period instead of hiring straight from an interview. I figure it protects them from giving a job to someone who looks promising at an interview but performs less than expected.
B. You have someone looking out for you. Job searching can be a lot of work, so having the help of 1 or 2 people can get you more leads than if you just did the searching on your own.
My only knock against the system is that communication can get confusing. I don’t think that’s a knock against any specific party. Since you’re working both with The Creative Group and an assigned company, phone communications can get mixed. Sometimes I would get a message relayed from my assignment to The Creative Group to me. Other times the assignment would contact me directly. Miscommunication is bound to happen. When you get an assignment make sure to check in with your agent at TCG. On many occasions my agent needed to hear from me how things were going at my assignment.
In the end, it’s really about extending your network to help you find new opportunities. The Creative Group is a great way to extend that network and get those feelers out to find the jobs that you’re looking for.

When I first moved to New Jersey in 2010 I had a difficult time finding work.
That Autumn I learned of the Creative Group and was asked to come in for an interview at the Princeton office. It was an intensive and thorough interview and they went to great lengths to make sure they understood what my previous job functions and skills were.
I did not hear back from them as quickly as I thought I would so I followed up and found out the agent I interviewed with no longer worked there. I re-​established the connection and also contacted them when I saw listings that seemed appropriate for me. My first two assignments were through the Woodbridge office and my contact was Kristin Skolnick. One was for 2 weeks and one lasted over a year. Both were with great agencies and the job requirements matched my skill set very well.
It was nice to know that the various locations of the Creative Group work together.
When I was available for a new assignment I let both offices know and continued to request consideration for possible opportunities. My contact at the Princeton office, Ashley Kresky, told me about several opportunities which did not come to fruition but within 3 weeks of the end of my last assignment she placed me with an agency that was a perfect fit for me. I was there for 14 months as a temp and have recently started working directly for them.
The Creative Group was invaluable to building my career in New Jersey. Once I got started I had work for two and a half years with just a few weeks of down-​time in between assignments.
Now I have local experience, local contacts and a long-​term position.
I did earn a lower pay rate working through TCG compared to representing myself as a freelancer, but working with them opened up a world of opportunities that would not have been possible without them!
I found them to be thorough, professional and very responsive to any questions or concerns I had.
Working with the Creative Group has been a very positive experience and if I find myself without work in the future I will not hesitate to contact them again!!!