Parker Staffing Services Reviews

Beware: Parker Staffing Services blacklists former employees, especially those who move onto other staffing agencies that provide better assignments with better pay. Also, be very careful about reporting on the job problems such as harassment or racial disputes because Parker Staffing Agency will immediately terminate the assignment in order to cover up problems. Do not trust anyone who convinces you to stay on an assignment within a toxic environment.

It's time to clarify and put into perspective recent feedback from Parker Staffing Services.

First, I stand by my original review of the agency because no one there made any good faith attempts to contact me between 2016 and 2018 for any assignment. In fact, I didn't resign an assignment. The on site manager terminated the contract because I notified her about the toxic workplace environment where the company employees showed hostile indifference towards ethnic men and women. None of the onsite staff had the maturity or professional judgment to intervene with employee relations onsite because they didn't value me or my time as an employee. Quite honestly, Parker Staffing didn't see the company culture as a problem, and rather than find another company that respected ethnic men and women, the company chose to put the blame on the person who brought up the issues. As a result for speaking up about an ingrained culture of hostile indifference to ethnic women, which directly, contributed to the toxic workplace environment, Parker Staffing terminated all future contact and refused recommending me for future assignments within its agency and to others.

Second, a change in management must have recently occurred at within its offices because the current office staff decides to respond to feedback on social media sites such as Google in order to protect the company brand. Someone in the current management decides to improve general reputation of the company after widespread word of mouth from former contract employees generated less than favorable reviews. Now the Parker Staffing Services staff realizes the social and legal consequences of blacklisting employees whom they consider expendable because of the power of social media.

Finally, I have learned from my experience with Parker Staffing Services by becoming more selective about which agencies to send my resume, asking very specific questions about assignments and their overall corporate culture, and directing any and all workplace issues to human resources. I have also grown wise to the fact this staffing agency only cares about cultivating contracts with companies and will do any and everything to protect those contracts, even if it means throwing hard working people under the bus.

Hello to Parker Staffing recruiters, reviewers, job applicants and etc. I am fairly new to the seattle area (approximately 3 weeks). I initially spoke to a recruiter name zach who is a recruiter and is doing is job to help me find my next position. I told him im a recent graduate with a masters degree. He asked me questions in which i answered thoroughly. Zach was able to find me a role with a medical device company which i was suppose to interview for the company. 2 hours prior to the interview, I get a text from Zach asking if i am ready for the position then a call 45 mins to hour stating that the job position has been filled. So Zach tells me that theres another opportunity that he believes I will be fit for. He transfers me to christina who knows more about the position. The first question she ask me is what type of role are you looking for??? I was a bit confused because its like im basically telling myself all over again. I asked her "are you my new recruiter"? She says "No". I continue to tell her what im looking for then she states im not fit for it and that the job requires experience? i told her that not what zach said. Fast forward her tone was getting low which signalled that she was upset and told me to hang on. I hear a guy talking and I am thinking it was zach but it turns out to be another recruiter. He asked me the same question christina asked me. I was shocked because why are they asking me the same question and i have to keep answering. Nick asked me what i was looking for and what pay i was seeking. He wanted to offer me a position i was not interested in and to basically either take the role or find another agency which Nick stated. Its absurd how a recruiter tell a job applicant to call another agency like terra staffing when they have other roles in place that I could apply for. Lastly, I just spoke to jacob rhoades who seems like he sort of knows what is he doing, but i question his abilities because of some of the statement he made over the phone. How can you be a vp of the company but yet similar situations still occurs in your reviews and you state for them to give you a call. In honest truth they do not deserve any stars and personally do not care if they do not send my application out. Moral of this review is that Parker staffing needs to organize their system, Realign their employees and policy thats in place and lastly some recruiters do not need to be recruiters. If anyone reads this My name is Michael and I stand by my words because thats who I am.

I had an excellent experience with Parker Staffing. I communicated with at least 3 different people at this company and all of them were wonderful, timely, and professional. I first tried a contract position at an accounting firm and although that didn't turn out to be a good fit for me, they quickly helped me find another contract-to-hire position and I am very happy that I got hired on as a permanent employee at my current company. I highly recommend Gail, who was my main recruiter, Nick, who was emailing with me and sending helpful reminders, and Kyle, who was there during my interview and helped me with any questions if my recruiter was busy. I think very highly of this company and have recommended them to a few other people looking for new opportunities in the area since I had such a good experience.

Every time I'm transferred to the "recruiter", I get hung up on and no one calls back.

I just have a quick question: when a company reaches out to Parker Staffing seeking help to find someone to fill a position, isn't there a contract agreement? Honestly, I am so disappointed with Parker Staffing. They notified me about a contract position that had opened up and wanted me to interview with the company. A person seeking employment, I said sure why not? Well, after interviewing in person, I was offered the position. Ecstatic as I was (let me remind you, I've been searching for about 6 months) they called me a week prior to when I was supposed to start and told me that the company didn't get budget approval so therefore I will not be starting. Like I said, really disappointed with Parker Staffing. Please put yourself in my shoes and let me know how'd you feel. WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND TO ANYONE SEARCHING FOR EMPLOYMENT TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE.

I will never make that mistake again! They put on this facade that I had a job all morning, I went and did shadowing and I felt better about the position. Got let go Christmas Eve. Funny thing was, they basically said I was stupid and terminated my assignment, bit yet ne of the team leads said that around the holidays, "they start thinning out their staff." So when I got home, got to tell my kids that their mom got fired from the Nintendo project, and told them and my family I better never see any Nintendo products in my house ever again, and I was never buying them another one again. Was unpleasant and unprofessional.

My experience has been fantastic! I am new to the area and didn't know where to start looking for employment. Working with Parker, everyone was so understanding and supportive. Kelly has been so helpful with feedback and always kept in contact with me regarding new opportunities and follow up. I am very grateful for what they do!

A waste of time. If they reach out to you, don't bother replying. It's likely just a scam to sell your resume information and data to other staffing agencies . . . or who knows? All I can say is one "Sarah Kirchner" contacted me, set up a phone interview with me, then completely blew me off without an explanation. Sarah lacked the courage to call or text me directly to explain/apologize for wasting my time (sitting by the phone waiting for an interview that never happened) instead choosing to have someone else from Parker call me. The other rep could not be bothered to apologize, either, oddly enough, but actually thought I would give this terrible example of a "staffing" agency another chance to waste my time. No thanks, Parker Staffing. Maybe you should train your people a little better? Like how to show some respect for others? Or how to take responsibility when you screw someone out of their time or money? Not gonna get that at Parker. You have been warned.

I've been employed by Parker Staffing at the Nintendo of America branch for almost two years and the experience has been more than I could have hoped for. As my first job in a office work environment I can say it's very welcoming to people new to the occupation and Clara and Zoe were very accommodating to my needs. Also, this is the most stress free work environment that I've ever worked in(coming from retail, warehouse and HVAC professions) even though it is still customer service, which has it's fluctuations in workload based on the time of the year.

Overall I've enjoyed my time with Parker Staffing and hope to continue working for them as I've been given a lot of opportunity to grow and I've met a lot of great people.

Zoe Stamolis hates the LGBTQ and will lie about permanent positions being available at Nintendo of America. Disclaimer: Permanent positions are only available if someone leaves.
Clara Evans fires the disabled despite work ethic, if a disabled and regularly abled person put forth the same work she will fire them due to this. It happened to me and others I worked with.
These two staff for Nintendo of America and their "professional" behaviors are anything but that.

I'm new to Seattle and moved here without a job. So I signed up with Nick Taylor at Parker Staffing on a Friday morning and he had a job for me later that afternoon. A one week temp assignment that turned into three weeks. I am grateful for the work and trust we'll have a long working relationship. Maybe he'll even find me a dream position in an ideal career! Here's hoping!

Would NEVER recommend. Although the staff was nice, it took them nearly 5 months to find me a job. Then when I got one, I was told I was there until end of November (I started in late May). Only to have the job tell me I was only contracted until August. And then once I lost that job and found one on my own (it was a seasonal job), they didn t even try to get a hold of me until late November, and by that time I had to move because I couldn t afford to live. I called and asked if they had anything for me, all they could tell me was we don t have anything now but once we find something, we ll call you . And they didn t call back. I will never go back to them, and I tell everyone I know to steer clear from them.

I have been thoroughly impressed with the staff at Parker Staffing. Marlo, Kyle, and Cory have been very professional, addressed any of my concerns in a timely manner and have great communication skills.
They were able to match my skill set with a great employer for a contracted position. I would highly recommend Parker Staffing to anyone seeking Temp to Perm or contracted work.

Unfortunately, I wish I could change the rating. My experience did not end well at all !!

I have been to a few staffing places in Seattle. Parker is hands down the more down to earth and personal touch type of staffing service I had the pleasure of going to.

They worked with me from resume building to interview preparation. And they never stopped in trying to find a good fit for me when it came to a job. I would highly recommend this staffing service to any of my friends that need to find work and know they will be taken care of in a professional way.

Parker has been a great company to work with. The entire Parker team is so personable and eager to help out. They've helped me get a couple positions very quickly. I appreciate all they do!

Trust the process. It might take a week or so, but you will soon be sent on interviews. The staff is very kind and helpful. Keep in touch when you interview. They want to know how you did! I was soon placed in a long-term job that I love! Kirsten Jorgensen was my recruiter and she is very kind and encouraging.

This is the worst staffing agency ever, they will get rid of you for no reason. I was hired as contract for like few days right after training and got lay off by parking staffing because they said I wasn t doing good performance compare to other people, then don t hire too many people at the first place! It seems like they just want commission from hiring people and then getting rid of them and when I asked about my performance, they told me about the numbers of tasks that I did compare to other people that did 3 times more but that is a lie. I found out through other trainee that they did almost the same, so THIS PARKER STAFFING AGENCY LIE TO PEOPLE AND FIRE PEOPLE FOR NO REASON literally. Don t trust this terrible staffing agency. The person I spoke with is Zoe. She is the one that hired me but LIED ABOUT MANY THINGS and giving me WRONG information about my work performance just to make me leave the contract. I even wrote a lot of notes during training and thought I was doing well with others trainee and I tried to be accurate when I was doing the tasks after training and then getting fire for no reason after 4 days in saying I didn t do enough and LIE to me about the numbers that I did aren t good enough when all I was doing was trying to do correctly and accurately with my Task, and the fact that I didn t even try to take a lot break or anything because I was trying hard at my job and then getting told I wasn t doing good by lying when I did literally as good as everyone else. Lying terrible unworthy worst staffing agency.

Friendly , very helpful people. I was placed quickly and they made sure that I was comfortable with my position. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

I had a great experience with Parker Staffing! I was always employed because of them. After I finished one assignment and the contracted ended, I went back to them explaining that I wanted to work more in the non-profit sector. Within a week they had an assignment available with a leading nonprofit in Seattle. I was thrilled! Their staff is friendly and personable. And someone always returned my emails and answered any questions I had. I'm forever grateful.

Spoke to Janis yesterday and I was not satisfied with my service as a job seeking client. She told me I could not get to my dreams and I should not bother to seek a Public Relations or Human Resources career. Janis laughed at me when I told her my expected salary level was 45,000-65,000 per year with 2 years of administrative experience. She told me my expected salary level is not possible and laughed over the phone. She also implied I should go back to school when I should not have to. Janis also said that they only consider applicants in the area and that none of her clients would want to look at me. I feel uncomfortable and discouraged with my job search with recruiters due to this experience. Will not recommend this agency to any of my friends, I am not trying to personally bash her. My needs were not addressed as a client to find a prospective employer. I thought recruiters were suppose to help you when you are seeking a career switch. The experience left me doubting myself when I have a college degree.

I truly can not say enough about the great experiences and assignments that I have had through Parker for the last 3 years. Working with Parker has allowed me the flexibility to spend more time with my growing son. Gayle and her amazing team have never disappointed me and have always made me feel so valued and sometimes I feel Gayle knows me better then I know myself. Parker really does go the extra mile when it comes to matching their talent with the right assignment or potential future career. All my assignments through Parker have met all my expectations and then some. I have never had any issues and would recommend them wholeheartedly and you will never find a more caring staffing service that values placing the right candidates with the right employer!

Kirsten with Parker Staffing was wonderful to work with! I m incredibly thankful for her expertise and guidance throughout the hiring process. Thank you!

Please don't waste your time!
I was headhunted off a job site, forget which one. I was told I was a sure thing for a job in my area. They assured me they were the sole recruiters for the company (Oh, where have I heard this before? InSightGlobal)! I was told their client had seen my resume and "loved it". I was told the company would be "calling me sometime this week." That was about a month ago. Ignore their phone calls and emails. They have no interest in actually getting you a job, just meeting their quota for the day. I'm hoping these kind of recruitment companies just die off.

"Hello yes this is Sophie, how can I help?"

Yes I'm curious if you have any customer service positions or administrative HR positions available right now?

"Unfortionaly we dont have anything that fits that background but I suggest checking out our website to see what you think".

Yes I'm looking at it right now I'm curious because I see HR administrative positions in Seattle and want to know what your guy's cut on it would be.

"Call disconnects".

The worst experience I've ever had. I'd give them 0 STARS if I could.

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P.S. Don't even try to send an apology reply. Nothing will make up for the unprofessionalism served by your employee "Sophie". I am not and WILL NOT waste my time talking to you guys ever again.

This recruiting firm seems extremely disorganized. A few months ago someone called me about a position that seemed promising and said they would get back to me about it the next day. I never heard anything and followed up twice through email. Then I get a call from them, randomly, a couple months later, asking if I was still looking for work. I mentioned how I had followed up multiple times previously and got no response. The recruiter tells me next time I should contact multiple people as they get busy I m sorry but how about you do your job and respond to an email so you don t lose more clients. Common sense would tell me to contact the recruiter who presented the position. I shouldn t have to track down multiple recruiters that I don t even know... Will not work with this agency ever again and definitely won t be recommending them to anyone I know.

Kyle was very rude, sassy and unprofessional. Insulted me and laughed at me on the phone then asked me what we were even talking about.The company itself,...no help what so ever.As you can see in their response they just dismissed my concern without a thought. Guess they pick and choose who they want to assist. Needless to say there are plenty of better agencies that will actually do there job and get you an interview.

My experience was very good. Grace is wonderful and provides great support during my search. She has also provided great feedback to improve my resume and other great interview tips.

I have worked with a few agencies and honestly Parker Services has been the most personal one yet.

Very appreciative & grateful for the AWESOME relationships & experience I've had with Parker

I cannot say enough good things about Parker Services! Jacob, Gayle and Kelly were professional, courteous and very supportive during my job search of over two months. I have worked with Parker in the past and they have been consistently outstanding. I highly recommend this agency for job-seekers.

dont mess with this place Zac Brown was to interview me, but i waited until the time to find out they needed to reschedule me. what happened to email? what are these people doing with our info

Was just hung up on by. One of their Recruiters I will NOT EVER work with them.

I can't speak for anyone else but, my experience with Parker Staffing Services has been excellent. Sarah K, Janis N, Corey S, Brooklyn D, Marlo S, and now Jacob R have all been extremely nice and friendly and helpful with any questions I have asked. This is the best agency I have worked for. I look forward to working with Parker Staffing Services again if the situation ever arises. I would like to give an extra shout out to Janis, Corey, and Brooklyn for their help in making sure that I had everything I need to be successful in my current position. I would recommend Parker Staffing Services to anyone looking for a job or to upgrade careers. To show what I mean, I contacted Parker messed up the application somehow but Sarah K went the extra mile to contact me which lead to my current position, then Janis N kept me straight as to what forms and things I needed to do, Corey S was onsite the 1st day to make sure everything was a go (along with Marlo S), and Brookly D has kept up with me and made sure all of my questions were answered and that everything was as it should be as my employment has progressed. I can't ask for more but I'm sure I will think of something and the Parker Team with meet the challenge.