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1246 Route 46
Parsippany, NJ 07054
201-402-8001
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Last five jobs:
| Job Title | Length | Client | Hourly Wage | Typical of agency? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests given:
I took:Photoshop, Director (lame test, it kept crashing)
They have: Illustrator, MS Office Suite
Payroll policies:
On-site time sheet pickup:
Direct deposit of payroll checks:
Free check cashing at agency's bank:
Benefits:
Medical insurance:
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Comments:
Started working: 4/94
Stopped working: 2/96
Types of Jobs: Graphics, publishing (mostly production, pre-press)
Some database (Filemaker Pro)
Was this Typical: Yes.
Clients: Pharmaceuticals, Publishing, Accounting, Banking, Environmental
Technology etc.
Salary: B/w 18-22 hr
Benefits: After 300 hrs in 10 weeks you are eligible for their benefits
plan. Includes major med and dental, pretty decent plan overall. 3 of
our 4 physicians belong to the group and visits were $10-. After 1700
hr/52 wks they pay, 50% of the employee's benefits and none of the
family. After 1900 hr/52 wks they pay, 100% of the employee's benefits
and none of the family.
401k is available pretax, they match 1% of your contribution and
you are immediately vested. 401k funds are various Fidelity Mutual
funds w/ various levels of risk.
Comments: They kept me quite busy and helped suppliment my freelance work. If your looking for permanent this isn't really the place to go. They have a serious case of the Golden Goose Syndrome, where they will say they're looking for permanent slots for you but nothing ever materializes, because they don't want to lose the weekly cash you generate by continuing to temp for them.
Short sighted because many of their temps can and do get managerial level positions on their own and would use Mactemps for placement once they're taken on staff if Mactemps found them the position. They do send you to some awful situations. From experience and conversations with others in their employ stay away from assignments at:
Reporter:
Team A Mac Boy
Email:
Date:
April 18, 1996
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