Robert Half Recruiters & Employment Agency — Local services in Baltimore

Don’t bother with them. This company is completely 100% unprofessional. Six months ago, I applied for a family law paralegal position. I have over 7 years of experience. Claire, informed me that she could not recommend me for this position because my experience was in anther state and therefore I would have to start at the bottom. Instead she pushed another position. However, she was unable to give me any information about the position. All I was told was that it was a legal position, working for an attorney in Baltimore. Oh, and parking was only $300 per month (I have never paid for parking, so I was taken a back). Since, she was unable to provide me with any information I told that I was not interested. The next morning, I got a text with a link to a law firm’s website. Thirty seconds later, Claire calls. She tells me that I got the job, and I need to be there the next morning. Again, I told her that I was not interested as it was not even close to what I wanted. She then began to berate me. She told me that I had to take what she gave me or I would not be able to work. She told me that my degree and experience was worthless, and she was giving me a chance. She ended the call by stating “when you are desperate enough to take what I give you, call back.” I then called and tried to get a hold of her boss. Instead, I got hung up on. I sent a message to the company, and Gretel M. responded. She asked if I would like to speak to a supervisor, and I stated “yes.” No one called, emailed or texted me for six months. Yesterday, I got an email from Claire asking if I was looking for a job as she might have something for me.......

An incredibly unpleasant experience. Not what I expected on my first call with them. I have at least two years experience in accounting as well as a bachelors in accounting. They asked me what specific functions I learned in excel. On the spot. You do things in excel, you don't think "Oh I'm doing VLookUP" you just do it. This is very frustrating. Do not bother with these people. I had other experience than just accounting that had excel work that I could have brought up but I only included my accounting work experience because I thought that would be enough. And they appear not to understand the concept that people can learn things other than what they already know. I'm constantly learning new things, but they just wanted to place me in a temp position in something I had already done. There's always going to be something someone doesn't know. The workforce is constantly changing. I would have preferred if she had given me a list of questions to consider beforehand so I could think about my answers. I thought the phone interview was going to be a casual conversation of "what are you looking for?" Not THIS IS AN INTERROGATION. Absolutely dreadful. They reached out to me with a position for a law firm for a full charge bookkeeper. Likely it wasn't even a real position and just a way to see if you would respond so they could contact you and harass you. She treated me like an imbecile. In addition to work experience with excel I've also taken online courses recently relearning the material to make sure I keep it fresh. I just...goodness..do not deal with these people. They just want to...

I appreciate Robert Half for finding me a position in my time of need last year and for the quick turnaround between my interview and the actual start date (~2 days). I did have some trouble with their policies. For instance, I tried to get accommodations to WFH flexibly, which would not have impacted my ability to work, but they dragged their feet quite a bit and needed extremely specific wording. My therapist worded it as needing a day-to-day evaluation of whether I had the energy/ability to work in-office, and Robert Half kept stressing that the job contract said I HAD to work in-office because that's what the contract said. I had to ask my therapist to re-write my accommodations letter twice and by the time it was "correct", I had been offered a job with the federal government. I am grateful for the experience I gained in my two positions because it landed me a cushy position (I did not go from a temp to permanent job--I applied to outside sources exclusively). I just wish that the company offered more flexibility, PTO for holidays, personal days, and sick days, and had decent health insurance. The only PTO offered is if you have been working for the company for 52 weeks and X number of hours and they give you 8 hours off for a holiday--not sure if any personal or sick leave accumulates when you've been with them for that long. I would use this service to gain experience, but do not expect it to be a position with good...