Health insurance at VanderHowen is very expensive….Once placed, they tend to forget about you.
To be up-front, Ive been trying to contact these folks for regarding help with finding employment since last year. I am not sure if its SOP for the staffing industry, but I have never received a response from these folks despite having even used the in-site message prompt AND directly emailing them AND calling them. (And yss, Ive checked my spam folder.)While I do understand that were in the middle of an economic rut due to the pandemic, I feel like the least these folks can do is send a polite refusal or explanation for why they cannot work with you. Then, I looked them up and realized that they seem to be fairly racially exclusive, and it pretty much clicked for me.
Worked with Geoff and they placed me at two IT jobs that treated me decently and paid well for a fresh college grad. They seemed to be good people and I wish this agency the best of luck!
Worked with Michelle Trump who was extremely professional. Would recommend for anyone looking for a new job!
Im coming up on my 7th anniversary working as a recruiter at VanderHouwen. Amazing and caring teammates. Walks the talk about building relationships with clients and candidates! RESPECT!
Geoff was pleasant. The other recruiter Jenn is a sociopath who seemed treat me as disposable when it was convenient. When the offer got rescinded because of a an issue in the background check, which we explained but afterwards... she was more upset with losing the money on recruitment then everything else. At one point saying I deserved it and she works for the company not the client. All I asked was there a way to contact the actual company and talk things over. She responded with They pay us to take care of dirty work.. I wasnt abrasive or demanding and just looking for options. She succeeded in making a horrible day a nightmare.
They care about their own staffers just as much as they care about their clients. Lots of respect for this agency.
Very professional people