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295 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 1001/
1-212-779-7169
212-867-1629
Total time with agency:
1 1/2 years
Wait for first assignment:
Average wait between assignments:
Last five jobs:
| Job Title | Length | Client | Hourly Wage | Typical of agency? |
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| Y | ||||
| Y | ||||
| Y | ||||
| Y | ||||
| Y |
Tests given:
MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Payroll policies:
On-site time sheet pickup:
Direct deposit of payroll checks:
Free check cashing at agency's bank:
Benefits:
Medical insurance:
Dental insurance:
Paid vacation:
Transportation allowance:
Entertainment allowance:
Matching contributions:
Comments:
The software tests at Temporary Alternatives are very tricky and
difficult. I got about a 70% and thought I wouldn't make a good
impession. Ivan Gonzales told me that was a great mark. I could only
wonder why they'd give such advanced graphics and wordprocessing
questions as part of a standard test. perhaps, I thought, they paid
well and had alot of challenging work.
Well, nothing of that nature happened. I called and called each week
only to be told the usual yada yada so common in 2002 and 2003 about
the slow economy. What really sucks here is that unless you've worked
for them during the year you registered in they wipe your records out
of the database at the end of the year. In early 2003 I was told I'd
have to register again and take those tests all over.
What is so lame here is that there is no voice mail or email through
which to get in touch with the staff.
This gets a D- in my rating system.
Reporter:
Katie Stevens
Email:
katiestevens2003@yahoo.com
Date:
Tue Aug 19 05:27:23 EST 2003
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