Ultimate Staffing Services

I have registered with many staffing agencies over the years due to lay offs, etc, but no staffing agency has been as spectacular as Ultimate Staffing in La Jolla. I was contacted by Casey after submitting my resume and went in for an interview with her. Let me just say, what a wonderful experience. She was professional and passionate about placing me in the «right» position vs. just sending me out to any job. She regularly touched base with me when opportunities came up that she thought could be potential matches. Ultimate staffing didn’t just file my resume away and say we’ll call you (as has been the case with many other staffing agencies I’ve worked with). They are truly passionate about finding their candidates jobs and in addition, they are concerned with your career growth and with finding the perfect fit for both employer and employee. I would give them 10 stars if I could. I have several years of experience and was getting calls from agencies for $ 10 – 12 hr jobs… basically entry level, but Casey at Ultimate knew I was worth more than that. Even when I was frustrated with my job search, Casey was my cheerleader/​coach and reassured me that I was a great candidate and the right job would come along. It did. I was sent on an interview and eventually hired on a temp to hire basis. I just started my position 2 weeks ago and I love it. I would not have found this job without the help and support of Ultimate Staffing. The entire office is warm, welcoming and professional. They know what they are doing and they take all things into consideration when looking for opportunities for candidates. They are not just about filling a job vacancy, they want to find a perfect match. I highly recommend Ultimate Staffing in La Jolla to any job seekers and employers who may need staffing assistance. These guys are a class act!

I was an ambassador (temp worker) with Ultimate for about three months. I had a middle of the road experience working for this company.
They were able to get me into temp jobs, from office work to event work. I always made good money and was grateful to have the work in a time when I as not fully employed.
Jobs never gave much notice, however. Sometimes I got calls to come in the next day. Again, I was happy to have extra money but I wondered why I sometimes got jobs at the last minute, even for events that are obviously planned in advance.
I also was cancelled off of jobs with no notice. It is not uncommon to be told you will work the next five days, and then get called after one or two days to be taken off the job. It wasn’t my performance, it was often over-​hiring in which many people were taken off the job with no notice. I know it was hard for many people who were relying on occasional temp jobs to get by.
I started a temp job that I grew into, and the office wanted to hire me on full time. The temp agency encouraged them to wait to hire me. It made me feel like my job security was being sacrificed for the extra money they were making to keep me as a temp worker.
After I was hired on full time, I never heard from Ultimate Staffing again. They did not send me a congratulations for being hired, or even a thank you for working with their company for many months.
I appreciate Ultimate because I truly would not have gotten my job without their assistance. The overall experience of working there, however, felt haphazard and at some moments inconsiderate of my needs.
Overall, if you’re looking for work, they are a good option. Just make sure they aren’t your only option.

Don’t waste your time, energy or gas! My expectations were defini rely not met. How is this organization in business?

Recently I was hit with the loss of my job and I was in the proverbial creek without a paddle. I had no idea where to start to find work. After hearing about this organization via referral I decided to submit my resume. In light speed I was contacted by Torrey (staffing manager) he was just the person I could expect in a staffing firm friendly, and respectful.

I have to say, I’ve dealt with every type of staffing company, and this one takes the cake for being the most unprofessional and disorganized I have ever come across. I first started with this company with Brittany in Oct. 2013. I completed all the testing and requirements. But, Brittany couldn’t seem to keep a hold of my resume and told me I needed to resend it twice. I did, and she still had me «pending» for six months. I called back after my last assignment and spoke to Sarah. she couldn’t find my resume. So, I sent it to her and she told me she would handle things and she was sorry everything went bad with Brittany. She told me I would need to come back in and interview again. I called today to schedule, and she blew me off with the «We will call you when something comes up». These people are clueless as to how to run this company. Maybe it’s just me and they don’t want me, which would be easier to handle if they just said so, but I am not alone in my complaint. I’m simply not going to call on them again as they are not a good resource at all.

If I could give this place any lower stars I would! The first time I got called by Grace she was interested in my resume. She had even given me information about where I would be working, how much, and what hours. She said to fill out the online application and get back to her. So I do so and her whole demeanor had changed! She was no longer interested in my resume! Even her voice had changed from the nice kind voice she had had from our first phone conversation! She said I had to have recent work experience. How are you supposed to have recent work experience when no one will give you a foot in the door? I have filled out COUNTLESS applications and NOTHING! This place is a pure waste of time! All they do is get your hopes up and crush you!

I wouldn’t waste your time with this staffing agency. Submitted a qualified application and didn’t get any kind of response, even a declination. Unprofessional! I would try other agencies before this one.

Being recently unemployed I had gone to several top employment agencies in San Diego to get registered with them figuring my chances were better the more agencies I signed up with right??? Wrong! Only one has come through with flying colors and that’s Ultimate Staffing agency, with Liz and Torey at the helm. Not only did they present me with several opportunities to interview with top notch companies they gave me the insight into each one, right now I am even working a temporary job they presented to me while we continue to look for the fit right. As far as I am concerned all the other agencies are worthless, they hardly ever called or followed up with me with any temporary or permanent positions or when they did, the job did not even fit my background or criteria… Hands down Ultimate Staffing rocks!

Ultimate Staffing allowed me an opportunity to stay in San Diego when it was looking like I might have to return home. I had been in the city for 4 months and I wasn’t finding much. Then my friend told me about U.S. I had my first interview with Torey on a Wednesday, had my 2^nd interview with a company on Thursday and I had a job the following Monday. The process was very smooth and Torey and Liz are very friendly and easy to work with. Do you need a job? Are you a positive person? Do you have a strong work ethic? Yes, yes yes? Call Ultimate Staffing.

Since getting laid off from the first best job I’ve had in SD, I haven’t had much contact for anything substantial… I think they have good connections, but may not be as motivated as my initial impression.

I moved to San Diego in August of this year and I registered with all the major agencies here including Ultimate. I was greeted warmly by Christina and felt an honest connection with her and an honest intent on finding me the perfect job. I had high hopes. Then Liz joined the firm and I felt the same connection with her. I feel that I can trust them with the challenges of finding a job, ANY job, here in this economy with 159,000 San Diegans unemployed.
And when I am in the position again to use an agency as a Hiring Manager, as I once was, they will be the first agency I will call to find good people.
The Temp Agency market is driven by the Economy. And right now, it’s a buyer’s market. Candidates today are competing with at least 5 other people per job opening and companies have the option to be very selective with who they hire, how long it takes them to do so and how long, sometimes, it takes for them to get back to the Agency to let them know the status of open requisitions. And thus, sometimes the Recruiters won’t call you back unless they have information to give. That can be frustrating as some have said. I know how it feels.
For Christina and Liz, it’s also challenging trying to place good people in good jobs but I know from meeting with them and being in touch as often as I am with them, that they are marketing me everywhere they can, as I am myself, in hopes of getting that permanent job. And so I am VERY grateful for their efforts, their intent and their kindness in what has been a very frustrating and sometimes lonely road to becoming permanently employed again.
Thank You Christina & Liz :)

Ultimate staffing is a group of unprofessional people. They called me for an interview, I came from out of state and they had the guts to cancel my interview 1 hour before I was supposed to be there!
I say stay away from them unless you are desperate!

I registered with Ultimate Staffing in February 2010. I was placed within a week at a wonderful company in my neighborhood and area-​of-​interest to cover for someone while they were on maternity leave. While I worked for Ultimate, Debbie really looked out for me, answering any payroll questions I had and calling me promptly when they didn’t receive my timecard. Ultimately the company I was temping for offered me a wonderful full-​time position and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you Debbie, for the best temporary experience I ever hope to have!

Okay, so this was the first temp-​agency that I’ve ever worked for, and with any luck, it will be the only one. Anyhow, like the two other reviews stated, Grace is pretty cool and will work with you to find what you want — I got lucky and found what I wanted right away (even though it didn’t end up working out for me in the end — who knew working for a call center would be the most god-​awful thing I’ve ever done in my life?). Regardless, when I quit that job to move onto my current permanent job I got at least five calls from them asking why it didn’t work out and what they could have done to make my experience better — it was an awkward but good conversation.
The main problem with Ultimate Staffing is their payroll department. When I moved, they skipped a check of mine or it never got to me. I insisted to Grace that I never got it, and she insisted that I had and that it was cashed. Anyhow, two months later it came in the mail (I resisted the urge to email her and say «told you so!!»).
And again, more than a year after I stopped working for US, I got an email saying that they have a check for me there — but wait — the check expires after 180 days so they’ll have to re-​issue me a new one. Well, it’s been over a week and I haven’t received that one either. Oh well.

I registered with maybe 5 – 6 temp agencies when I moved to San Diego. Only three called me back and only two invited me in for an interview.
Ultimate Staffing lets you do the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Typing, Outlook, etc tests at home before you even get to the office, so they know your results. The office is really nice and they were very professional. Grace, the woman I talked to, was professional but I could tell she wanted to help me. This sounds cheesy, but she made me feel important — sometimes at temp agencies you just feel like another idiot secretary who can’t get a job. :)
Within a day or two she had an interview for me for a long-​term temp assignment. I interviewed and got the job. While they didn’t find any other shorter temp jobs for me until the longer one started, it was still nice they got me anything.

Yes, the thought keeps running through my head…“You’re seriously going to review a temp agency?” but I’ve seen weirder things reviewed on Unilocal and I might as well join the club.
I went to this agency right after moving to San Diego in January. The first one I went to was Appleone in Chula Vista (I’m not sure the word «ghetto» would even do it justice. Do not go here!) and I had a bad experience (i.e. my manager was an idiot and they didn’t find me a job, yet they kept trying to recruit me to work in their office and got mad when I said I wasn’t interested!). I wasn’t sure what to expect, but heck, I needed to buy food (clothes) and pay rent (more clothes and liquor).
First off, the office is in La Jolla, and it is very sleek. Yeah, it is just a temp agency, but they made me feel very important and were very encouraging. Also, my first manager, Grace, was so sweet, and she wouldn’t let me settle for a call center job, but wanted to find me something that I would like! She knew when I wasn’t feeling an assignment and wouldn’t make me feel guilty for being picky.
Long story short, within a week they had offered me about five different positions, one which I eventually accepted at a school, and I was just recently hired permanently. They really work with great companies and they have a good reputation. If you are looking for a great long-​term or short-​term position, go and see Grace or Dan!
My only problem was a glitch with my paycheck when I moved (but hey, when does that not happen?) and they didn’t offer very good health insurance (again, what temp agency does?) but I was over-​all happy with my experience.