Anyone ever hired thru a temp agency?

its an excellent way to weed out the bad apples. If they suck, just call temp agency and tell them not to send that person again. Once you find someone you like, hire them on full time.

We paid $15 per hour to the employment agency. I think the employee got $12 (negotiable on their side). I'm sure every agency has their own contracts, policies, etc.
 
I used to do IT Staffing for a recruitment agency. Basically the company that wants to hire pays X amount and you don't worry about much else. They will source for you, let you interview them, etc. If you require background checks, drug tests, etc its all on the agency to get that done and isn't a cost to you.
 
Well for $26 an hour and 3 weeks vacation, I will just come work for you and you can eliminate the temp agency! !:D
 
krehel24 said:
Well for $26 an hour and 3 weeks vacation, I will just come work for you and you can eliminate the temp agency! !:D
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The potential to make 'close" to that exists here. Would need your own tools and drivers license though.
And you'd have to be ready ,willing ,and able to work like a dog.
 
Belcan Inc.

Was the temp company that brought me from TN to Cary, NC. As said, the temp made money on me but it wasn't that much. Then I negotiated a full time position after the 6 week trial ended and I had proved myself to the company.

Dude, everybody is in your shoes right now. We're slammed. Everybody I know is too. I've turned down tremendous amount of side work in the past month alone (turned down one today) and bumped my rates up on the one job I was forced to take due to a promise I'd do it I gave him like 2 years ago. The economy is good this year for the working man. Who knows what next year brings...

Too far or I'd ask the Mad Concrete-scaper. Pretty sure he's out of work right now. His work is like a dog:rolleyes:
 
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Don't you have to agree to not hire the temp directly from the agency until after XX amount of time?
I was a temp for awhile in college, I recall there being some issue w/ this, so that the agency dosn't lose their good people really quickly (basically they aret he middle man that everybody wants to cut out)

Dylan for your kind of work, it seems pretty ideal, if you're OK w/ the overhead you pay the agency vs the guy straight up.

another bonus - they aren't your employee, so you don't have to worry about W-2, 1099, paying taxes, etc.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Don't you have to agree to not hire the temp directly from the agency until after XX amount of time?
I was a temp for awhile in college, I recall there being some issue w/ this, so that the agency dosn't lose their good people really quickly (basically they aret he middle man that everybody wants to cut out)

Dylan for your kind of work, it seems pretty ideal, if you're OK w/ the overhead you pay the agency vs the guy straight up.

another bonus - they aren't your employee, so you don't have to worry about W-2, 1099, paying taxes, etc.
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You lay it out in your agreement up front with the temp agency. Temp agencies like to advertise "Temp-to-Hire" to get better candidates to throw at the employers, but the really good ones they like to hold onto as much as they can. They will work with you on it.
 
Dylan W. said:
The potential to make 'close" to that exists here. Would need your own tools and drivers license though.
And you'd have to be ready ,willing ,and able to work like a dog.
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IF you weren't an hour and 15 min from me, I probably would consider it! ! I get sick of fixing forklifts !!!!

BTW, what kinda work is it anyway??
 
We have used temps for years. For the Agencies we use the rate varies from 30-50% of the wage as a fee. Most Agencies have a minimum number of hours required before permanent hire, typically in the 200 range. Some will have an "early" buy out fee if you really want to hire that person before the end of the term. One thing to think about. Most Agencies drop any Employee that quits an assignment. Based on that you can get Employees that will do just about anything they can to make you drop them when they don't like the job. So if a temp isn't working out don't wait, drop 'em like a hot tater.
 
Not that I've done the hiring, but the quality of help you get from the guys at a temp service, let's just say 1/10 is worth a damn.
When my company sends us to distant places to work large VA duct cleaning projects and flood cleanup they usually call local temp agencies for helping hands. Most have a limited work experience meaning that they have done a ton of different things but not long enough to retain any of it. One time in Nevada while working a huge 3 month project we hired a few temp guys. Only one of those actually worked out. Glenn, early 20s, Army reserves, and quite a bright dude. I was proud to teach him what I know. Matter of fact, we became best friends immediately and eventually he saught out full time employment with a west coast location of our company and as far as I know did.
 
I use a temp agency for all of our warehouse labor. Ranging from 2 to 30 at any given time. There's a bunch of lazy incompetent workers through temp work, but there's good ones too. As mentioned. Weed through them and call for new ones. But if you need someone today and they send a no good worker that you have to send packing, then you're back to square one for that day.

My temps get paid $8/hr, we pay $11.60 to the agency.
 
I'll add this too, coming from one who has to work side by side with temp guys and on occasion train them, your best bet for success is going to be with a guy experienced in either HVAC or roofing. Both of these take an understanding of material prep and readiness, tool upkeep and the fruits of physical labor. Roofers take a more barbarbaric approach though but don't mind a lot of lifting and carrying. Stay away from flagmen. They are typically simple minded and self paced and only perform one task all day, whatever is asked of them in the first five minutes of a work day. Good luck
 
We use access, procon, and charlotte labor at dh griffin. I would say 1/5 is worth hiring but then theyll end up being illegal or have a record
 
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