Adecco Employee Reviews for Administrative Assistant

"After working for Scholastic through Adecco, I learned just how much work goes into selecting books for children grades Pre-K through High School."

"Not a positive experience. Adecco will not help you when you need it."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"They will find you a job quickly, many jobs pay over minimum wage."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I don't have faith that Adecco is telling the truth when they say 'If you don't like a job, we will find you something that is a better fit.' Know that these jobs are not going to be challenging."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"I consider myself to be a very dedicated and hard worker. I was between jobs and needed something fast. When I first got involved with Adecco, they made it seem like they would find me a job I would enjoy that utilized my skills. I was excited to start working when Adecco quickly called me to start a new assignment. It was temp-to-hire. The job description was 'Administrative Assistant', saying I would be doing office tasks such as copying, computer work, and other such tasks. I am very organized and like to stay busy, so this seemed like a good fit for me. Unfortunately I didn't start work for another THREE weeks after Adecco called me; they kept saying my background check needed to go through, which was ridiculous because I had just gotten my teaching certificate and surely had no violations on my record. This was frustrating because every time I called Adecco back, which was at least three times a week, no one would really give me a straight answer. So fast forward to when I actually started. The atmosphere at this work place was great; very laid back and easy going. But the job I was given was not at all what was advertised. It was simply busy work that involved doing the SAME TASK over and over and over again all day every day. That's just not something I'm comfortable with. I emailed Adecco shortly after starting and told them I wanted to try to find something that was a better fit for me, and it seemed like they didn't really care to help me. It was like they thought since they already placed me and I didn't like it, it was my problem. All of my email exchanges with Adecco were composed of short responses that really made me feel like I was being a bother. I'm trying very hard to get another job that isn't through a staffing agency, basically because I now realize they will try to get you a job doing ANYTHING that's needed, not something you would like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that Adecco employees try harder to really listen to what their temporary workers need; be more open and less judging."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"Temp jobs are better than nothing and could lead to something better--although that hasn't happened yet."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Adecco seems like any other temp service I've run into--it all depends on the particular branch/recruiter you attempt to work with. Many are hard to get/keep in touch with and disappear for weeks/months, while some are very dependable and helpful."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"No insurance, no holidays or vacations, and breaks between jobs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to match up people with more suitable jobs--I've had some co-workers who were clearly not prepared/suitable for the jobs they were placed in."

"Recruiters: sometimes work hard, mostly not."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"Getting paid weekly and had a good supervisor."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"I really didn't care for contract work, but was necessary at the time."

"Okay for temporary agency."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"Flexibility."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"Not a perm job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get people that actually care about their temporary workers."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"Getting into large companies on trial."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be specific."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"Staff was unorganized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Train staff."

What do you like about working at Adecco?

"I work with many different companies in different positions and I meet new people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very positive for it always works for the best for both the temp and the company."

What don't you like about working at Adecco?

"The benefits and the time between assignment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The managers are very helpful and professional."