Complaint Review: Northwest Employment Listing Service Inc. - Lakewood Washington

Northwest Employment is a licensed permanent employment service celebrating 16 years serving Washington. We pride ourselves on providing a valuable service to area job seekers and companies. These tough economic times are difficult for all of us. We were fortunate to operate mainly during a thriving economy. As the Customer service manager for Northwest Employment I would welcome the chance to speak to anyone who has questions or comments. I have been with this company for fifteen years and have seen thousands of job seekers get back to work and thousands of employers find good qualified applicants. Unfortunately when someone is posting blindly and can keep anonymity they can also make outlandish and fraudulent claims. Over the past several days there have been several posts under various names from someone we believe to be a former employee who is disgruntled. The allegations and claims made on the previous posts can neither be substantiated nor confirmed because they are false. The concept of charging a fee for a service is not unique to our business. Many businesses charge an up front fee for a service and results vary based on how effectively the service is used. Health clubs and weight loss centers are two examples of services which individuals can do on their own, but choose to seek assistance. Northwest Employment is effective if used properly. We give each client a money back guarantee of accuracy and availability, so it is difficult to understand how claims of false leads and false advertising can be made. Our office has been in Tacoma for over 16 years, much of that time was when unemployment rates were under 4%. The suggestion that we are taking advantage of the unemployed is absurd. Northwest Employment adheres to all state laws and guidelines as well as internal protocol as defined in all legitimate ethical business practices. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at 877-582-0146 or email me at [email protected] Sincerely, Paul Hailey Service Manager

I have been a member of Northwest Employment for almost 3 months, the VERY SAME DAY I went into the office I was given over 20 leads, from there i went to MAYBE 3 of the employers... I had 2 SOLID job offers...I couldnt believe it!! I had been unemployed for almost a full year, my wife and I had our first baby in July so I needed to get back to work asap!

I needed benefits for the baby and the wife, since I was the only one able to work at that time.

I was under alot of pressure to get income started, we were skeptical at first, I never heard of an agency that did full time, permanent work before, I saw the ads every week, I eventually called, the employment specialist I spoke with was very reassuring and even said shed help edit my resume, I told her I didnt have too mush experience and she was still able to get me into a $15 hour job with full benefits litterally 5 minutes from my home!

I was also so impressed with the number of postions they had available and how friendly and helpful Christine and the rest of the staff were.

Sometimes unemployed folks need to be told to get up off your butt and get a job! If you cant do it on your own, then let northwest employment help you!

It worked for me! I recomend calling if you have been unemployed for almost a year like I was, youre gonna need some professional help!

I recently contacted Northwest Employment Services because of a number of confidential jobs listed through CareerBuilder they had posted. I had been out of work for a couple weeks and was very excited about some of the listings all linked to this one organization. I gave them a call about one position specifically, and I was kindly told that this position is yet available and alerted me of the initial fee for utilizing the service, then suggested I come down at a time best suited for me to schedule an interview and to get me back to work as soon as possible. After I arrived, I went through the initiation in paying the fee, $185.00, and was given the impression the job listings they exclusively had were vast and that I could be as selective as I wanted to because of this. I quickly came to the realization that the plenthra of openings, was actually very narrow, and this is including Tacoma and all the surrounding areas as well. I browsed through the position available over the computers on site, and came to not find the position I had came down for, nor some of the others I had seen posted. I asked the women whom had gone over the use of the computers and came to find out all tose positions were unavailable, and specifically the one I was told was available on the phone and paid the initial fee for, had been filled a while ago. I reiterated this to hear, because I had been mislead into believing something a position was open which was not, and only came to discover this fact after signing away on a non-refundable negotiation. She said she was sorry and I left.

I recently contacted Northwest Employment Services because of a number of confidential jobs listed through CareerBuilder they had posted. I had been out of work for a couple weeks and was very excited about some of the listings all linked to this one organization. I gave them a call about one position specifically, and I was kindly told that this position is yet available and alerted me of the initial fee for utilizing the service, then suggested I come down at a time best suited for me to schedule an interview and to get me back to work as soon as possible. After I arrived, I went through the initiation in paying the fee, $185.00, and was given the impression the job listings they exclusively had were vast and that I could be as selective as I wanted to because of this. I quickly came to the realization that the plenthra of openings, was actually very narrow, and this is including Tacoma and all the surrounding areas as well. I browsed through the position available over the computers on site, and came to not find the position I had came down for, nor some of the others I had seen posted. I asked the women whom had gone over the use of the computers and came to find out all tose positions were unavailable, and specifically the one I was told was available on the phone and paid the initial fee for, had been filled a while ago. I reiterated this to hear, because I had been mislead into believing something a position was open which was not, and only came to discover this fact after signing away on a non-refundable negotiation. She said she was sorry and I left.

I recently contacted Northwest Employment Services because of a number of confidential jobs listed through CareerBuilder they had posted. I had been out of work for a couple weeks and was very excited about some of the listings all linked to this one organization. I gave them a call about one position specifically, and I was kindly told that this position is yet available and alerted me of the initial fee for utilizing the service, then suggested I come down at a time best suited for me to schedule an interview and to get me back to work as soon as possible. After I arrived, I went through the initiation in paying the fee, $185.00, and was given the impression the job listings they exclusively had were vast and that I could be as selective as I wanted to because of this. I quickly came to the realization that the plenthra of openings, was actually very narrow, and this is including Tacoma and all the surrounding areas as well. I browsed through the position available over the computers on site, and came to not find the position I had came down for, nor some of the others I had seen posted. I asked the women whom had gone over the use of the computers and came to find out all tose positions were unavailable, and specifically the one I was told was available on the phone and paid the initial fee for, had been filled a while ago. I reiterated this to hear, because I had been mislead into believing something a position was open which was not, and only came to discover this fact after signing away on a non-refundable negotiation. She said she was sorry and I left.

I recently contacted Northwest Employment Services because of a number of confidential jobs listed through CareerBuilder they had posted. I had been out of work for a couple weeks and was very excited about some of the listings all linked to this one organization. I gave them a call about one position specifically, and I was kindly told that this position is yet available and alerted me of the initial fee for utilizing the service, then suggested I come down at a time best suited for me to schedule an interview and to get me back to work as soon as possible. After I arrived, I went through the initiation in paying the fee, $185.00, and was given the impression the job listings they exclusively had were vast and that I could be as selective as I wanted to because of this. I quickly came to the realization that the plenthra of openings, was actually very narrow, and this is including Tacoma and all the surrounding areas as well. I browsed through the position available over the computers on site, and came to not find the position I had came down for, nor some of the others I had seen posted. I asked the women whom had gone over the use of the computers and came to find out all tose positions were unavailable, and specifically the one I was told was available on the phone and paid the initial fee for, had been filled a while ago. I reiterated this to hear, because I had been mislead into believing something a position was open which was not, and only came to discover this fact after signing away on a non-refundable negotiation. She said she was sorry and I left.