Manpower

They helped me find a job very quickly. The staff is very friendly also! I’ve been on two assignments within three weeks. Back to back which is great because I really need to have a job! Would definitely recommend :) Bridgette helped me.

I’ve actually never been to the San Jose office but I have spoken to the Staffing Specialist Salina Kovacich who is a sweetheart. She really cares and tries to place me on an assignment as soon as she the agency gets one.

Zero star

I was sent an email telling me to come to an open house interview the next day. The email said the interview was for a position I had applied for on their website. When I arrived I was told that I would not be considered for the position based on my resume. They should have told me that all they wanted to do was meet me and fill out my profile. I could have scheduled a time that worked for me instead of dropping all of my plans because I thought I had a chance at a job.

I started working with this company of manpower two months this agencies is a good people to work with

I would not recommend people to come to this place. I used to come here like years ago to get help for the employment. I had to go through the whole orientation which I didnt mind and I thought they would help me to get something, but no. Then I came back here again after two years or so, I spoke to the receptionist lady saying that I need help finding a job and she told me to email my resume. I was like what the heck? after that time, I never want to come back. It seems like the workers there are lazy and very unhelpful.

I always work with Mark, and the staff at the Sunnyvale/​Stevens Creek Office! I get assignments as they become available. Jobs are VERY tough right now, but they do their best, based on your qualifications to keep you working as much as they can! I know there are many obstacles now as far as backgrounds checks, etc. that have to be done, so it’s not a walk in the park anywhere, unless you have you own business, and even then, there are still issues. So we’ll just keep praying, and be patient!

Three words for you. WASTE OF TIME. I moved back to the San Jose area in the summer of 2011 and met with Aj**i and discussed jobs at Apple, Linked In, and Google. Now, I never expected to get a job with any of those top notch companies but she really led me to believeshe was working hard on my behalf. I called constantly and it went nowhere. I realize it’s a competition and they have thousands of candidates, but they never returned my calls. They continually said the same thing to me in person: ‘You would be SOOOO good for this job. Google will LOVE you! You are going to get it”. That is when I knew this agency was just not the right one for me. They must have a training protocol where they need to say certain things to their applicants (ie, me) to make them believe they’ll get hired. They are not professional and are one of the worst agencies I’ve dealt with – in the South Bay and San Francisco. One of the worst things they did was continually tell me they would call me once a week and update me. Days went by. That turned into weeks. I finally got proactive and called every day. No progress, and no work on my behalf. A recruiter is there to help get you work; they cannot guarantee it – but their job is to get you a job and get your resume out there. ManPower is a huge disappointment and now that I’ve moved again, I’m not going to bother.

I’ve been actively using Manpower for the past three years and every time I call for work, I get it. The staff is friendly; the office ios easy to find, and they are pretty cheerful. They get you in and out as soon as possibe.
Thank you, Manpower-​Steven Creek!

Manpower really holds true to the negative stereotype about employment agencies. I just needed temporary employment as I was conducting a full time job search on my own, and they did absolutely nothing for me. I filled out 2 hours of paperwork (much of which asking the same questions repeatedly) to have an unprofessional little twit named Troy, sit down with me for 3 minutes and tell me that they would call me back in a week, all the while, referring to me as «boss» or «chief».
2 Weeks went by and I received no call. I called to speak with Troy and he told me to come in to complete the paperwork. I did that, requested to speak with him, and was completely ignored for an hour while he skipped around the office, making lame jokes, and pretending to be Ari Gold. So I walked out.
Manpower might «not care about anyone but the hiring companies they work with», as another reviewer stated, but I am an extremely hard working person, that associates a strong level of pride with assignments given that are attached to my name. I have an excellent work record, and graduated college with honors. I believe that most reputable employers would find value in a candidate such as myself, unfortunately for those that use Manpower as a search agent, none of those companies will ever have me work for them.
I have no respect for Manpower, and will never waste my time with them again.

I registered with this place several weeks back.
I was told by one of the representatives, Jonathan, that ‘things were heating’ up.
Everyday I call for my availability, the receptionist seems to be very eager to get my employee number then hang up the phone. (Of course, I’m still not placed anywhere).
Judging by some of the other comments here, I’m not the only one who has been given the run-​around…

I came to the Stevens Creek Manpower in search of a new job position. This was my first experience with a staffing agency and I was a little on the nervous side to be honest. When I went in, I was immediately helped by the front desk receptionist who was AMAZING! I found that everyone was warm and friendly and my tensions were immediately ceased! I was taken a back at how friendly and warm the ENTIRE staff was. Answering all of the questions that I had, and making me feel comfortable. Troy Payne was of great assistance to me as well; he was efficient, professional, extremely NICE and contacted me in a timely manner! I received my position about a week or two after and six months later I am still happy as a clam in that same position! Thank you all for all your hard work!

Registered with manpower a few months ago and was really pleased with the service. I think despite being told that the process takes 2 – 3 hours, people are surprised and annoyed when it actually takes this long. The registration process is a little boring but well worth the time because their people really try to match you with great positions. I’ve been very pleased with all of my assignments and would highly suggest this office to anyone looking to pick up a few hours.

I came to this agency when I tried to look for a job last year. They had me waiting in the lobby for a long time. It would be nice if they scheduled appointments with individuals to be considerate of their time.

This place is crappy. Told them what kind of job I wanted and they never had anything.

The people there are very nice and seem to really want to place you. But with the current unemployment rate they should be more honest about it. They had me holding on for 2 weeks about one assignment that I am sure many others were waiting on as well. They just kept handing me a line everytime I asked about it, like the main interviewer is on vacation. Yea, sure, sell me a bridge in the desert. You don’t mess with people who rent a room or apt and have no income to pay it. Just be honest and say hey we have 2 jobs and 200 people looking for work.

2 stars because they called me about 2 days later… after 2 hrs waiting in the lobby and 1 hour training. This was aug. 2003, they gave me temp job (1 wk & half) as cashier/​help at SJ college library and that’s it. never called again.