Accountemps

I worked with Kristine from Accountemps who found me a temporary position 4 days after I came back from a month long trip from Cuba.
She was dedicated and made sure that the position was a good fit based on my experience and background. Every few days, she would check in to make sure I was doing well in my position. It made me feel like she cared about my well-​being and that I was enjoying the job.
This temporary position has now turned into a permanent position and I cannot thank Kristine and the rest of the Accountemps team more for their help.

If you are looking for a temp to hire position, Accountemps/​Robert Half is your best choice. They are professional and have a big client base. When Accountemps placed me in my current job as a temp to hire position, it was a good opportunity for me to see if it’s a good match for what I’m looking for. As I’m half retired and don’t want to work long hours, I want to have a work/​life balance and this job is perfectly designed for me. Thank you, Accountemps!

I was an employee in Accountemps’ salaried professional program. During the 2 years in the program, I had an opportunity to work in different industries, learned to use different accounting systems and met various people in different professions. I thank Dorene Fong who is in charge of the program. She has done such an excellent job in placing her employees. She understands her clients’ and her employees’ needs. Not only she is a recruiter, she is also a mentor. Whenever I had an issue, she would make herself available to talk and advise. I’m so glad that I had a chance to work as a salaried professional.

The employees here don’t get enough credit for all the hard work they put into helping candidates, like myself, connect to their client base!!!
I was informed about Accountemps through a colleague of mine that also used the agency before and loved it. My first point of contact was Payal Patel and she is a Staffing Manager. She was very persistent and I spoke with her almost every day with her giving me various interview opportunities! She kept clear communication with the interviewing process and who I will be meeting.
I’ve also worked with Allyson Smart who was the match-​maker for me and I am SUPER thankful for to help me find the job I am currently in! I just started my new job and I’m LOVING it!
Also, special shout out to Christina Tran who is the Vice President of Robert Half Finance & Accounting that personally reached out to me to help me with my decision on sealing the deal.
The process of going through Accountemps is that they ask that you come in to interview or Skype if it doesn’t work out with your schedule to learn about your background, what you’re looking for, your past experience, etc; This is just so that they know you like the back of their hand and when they pitch you to their network of clients, they can find the perfect match!
I would HIGHLY recommend trying this place out! 650.574.8200 is their phone number and when you call, you just have to ask who you’d like to be connected too. The employees here also really care about your future, so it is really a win-​win situation here!
**They also help people find full time jobs, not just contract to hire!** CALL THEM TODAY!

Thank you so much Kristine! I just got hired by a company after one month of temporary project. Kristine Chiba is a very responsible staff manager. She has passion to help out students like me to get the foot into the door right after college. I graduated from SFSU in January and I really want to get a permanent job. One day I got a call from Kristine and we scheduled an appointment at the San Mateo office. She looked over my resume and talked to me in depth about my accounting background as well as my expectations. She presented my resume to several clients and I got calls for interviews. However, I ended up short at the final interviews. I was upset about my interview skills during that month. Kristine called and encouraged me to try out a temp project without doing an interview. I was hired by this company to do an one week project. 2 weeks After I finished the temp project, Kristine called and asked me for another project at the same company. I was glad to do it since I have nothing to do. Kristine actually gave me bonus this time since I did a great job on the previous assignment. Guess what? The company decided to hire me as a staff accountant after thIS project. Kristine is more than just a staff manager. I felt like she took care of me like her friend. She called me every week to make sure I enjoyed my assignment. Last week she actually came to my company and we hang out during lunch time to chat about my plans. I appreciate your help and encouragement. Thank you again and again Kristine !!!

Giving it two stars since «I’ve experienced better» back in 2008. My staffer was so good I was sad to see him go, but hey, life goes on right?
When I decided it was time for my to look for another job, I called Accountemps since they placed me where I was working at the time. I was matched with Dilnare Erkin — she interviewed me on the phone and set up an in-​person interview a few days later. But guess what? On the day of the interview at 8AM I was there waiting for 30 minutes. I asked the reception desk where Dilnare is and the receptionist said my staffer forgot about the interview and she wasn’t sure if it was confirmed. Well, needless to say shouldn’t the Recruiting Manager be more responsible? That IS after all her title.
So she finally arrived and we went through the interview process. I dismissed the face she forgot about the interview but it’s so unprofessional on what happened after. Exactly — there were no other follow ups or whatsoever about what’s going on with my potential match with employers. I never received a call about ‘Hey great news I found something that you might be interested on’. NEVER. I called and nothing happened.
Fast forward several months in November of 2013. I went through the same process with Dorene Fong. I’ve met her before even though I didn’t work with her directly and yeah, I thought she could really help me find something, after all she wanted me to work as a Salaried Professional and I was exciting about that. I signed all paper works hoping I could get something. Well you know what, it’s now July and not once did I hear back from Accountemps. I don’t think they really cared. I understand it was almost holiday and sure I waited… even if I had to «hear» from their other branch but nothing. Totally unprofessional work ethics. As a Sr. Staffing Executive, I expected more… especially since I worked with them before and I was really let down. I hope everyone else has a better experience because this is truly hurtful.
To Robert Half Management — you may want to take a look at your branch in San Mateo. Candidates like myself doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment. Luckily, I found a new job without the help of Accountemps and I absolutely love it.

I recently worked with Dorene Fong as a Salaried Professional. Dorene is a professional and pleasant person to work with. She was determined and worked diligently to get me an assignment, present my best qualities to her client base; and willing to share these qualities to her colleagues and other RH offices. She understood my short term and long term goals and lined up my goals with job opportunities as they arise. She was very helpful and keeps communication open in every step throughout the interview process. I value her commitment, understanding and support to work with me.

I’ve had to work with temps from this agency for several years. Eh! A lot of them don’t care to do work well. One kid just spent his whole time surfing the web and on personal calls. One person thought they were too good to do photocopying. The rare ones that are any good don’t get paid enough by the agency. Accountemps also charges an arm and a leg for these temps. Talk about a rip-​off. I haven’t had a good experience in a dozen years and I doubt that will change any time soon.