Brenda and Laurie are what you want from a phone call. Straight to the point. All my phone calls: Brenda: "hey David how're you doing?" David: "good, how about you?" Brenda: "good, are you available next week at this time" Scenario 1: David: "Yes" Brenda: Explains Scenario 2: David: "No" Brenda: "we'll get you next time thank you!" Within 10 minutes I am rolling with a new focus group, if I fit what they need, and if I don't I've used up seconds of my day. Brenda isn't mean she's just straight forward! I have been doing focus groups with Brenda for close to 5 years and I have no complaints. read more

Hi. My name is Danielle Silver & I've been doing research with Brenda on TV shows, commercials etc for over 30yr Brenda & Laurie are terrific & very efficient infact quite a few in my family have worked with her...Brenda isnt tough she's just very busy - she's sharp. TY. r read more

I have worked with Brenda several times in the past and she's very thorough and straight to the point point. I just received a call from this person named LAURI & when she asked me about a show I felt a weird tension from Her voice. I politely asked her if it was possible to speak to Brenda because Brenda and I are friends. LAURI proceeded to tell me that she's sitting next to Brenda and she knows her and I are Not friends. Talk about undermining and Bullying ?! Friends, to me, can be defined in many different ways. I considered Brenda a friend maybe not best friends but friends. Brenda has a very unique voice, quite like mine, so when she calls I recognize her voice. I really didn't understand what compelled LAURI to bully me by divulging that she was sitting next to Brenda and that we were not friends. It was very uncalled for & something I've never experienced. I actually recorded it and I'll make sure she is reprimanded for her caustic behavior. I noticed the ONE nice review that says "LAURI is polite" is clearly her friend or family member! The reason I'm writing this is because if she did that to me "a stranger" then I'm afraid to even ask what she does to others. What we do makes a difference, and we have to decide what kind of difference we want to make. We all do various jobs to make the world go round & life would be that much sweeter if We made kindness the norm, not the exception. read more

On Oct 28 i was scheduled for a focus group as you can see it was due to an accident with my daughter i was unable to attend my focus group mind you i had never been late or missed one I received the nastiest vm from Brenda talking so much crap like are you human did u ever stop and think something could have happened especially since i had never missed one i sent an email as well the next day after getting out of hospital never received a response listening to that vm today reminded me of how disrespectful and careless a person could be especially one who runs a business.... read more

Brenda's Recruiting Service Inc - Email to Brenda explaining why i missed my focus group - Employment Agencies Near Me - Calabasas, California

Always straight forward and efficient with the focus group screenings. Easy to work with

Not sure why people are disparaging Brenda. She talks to THOUSANDS of people with a varying degree of comprehension and alertness, and she needs to sift through a lot of data to get things right for her client. I know she/her services have been there for me on more than one occasion during financially stressful times. Cut her some slack. read more

I've been anet on several research of TV shows, and commercials. Have worked with her over 15yrs. No issues with were I go or getting paid. These complaints be low I find a bit shocking. She doesn't have time to chit chat and needs move on to get all shows booked. read more

This Brenda lady is sooooo RUDE!! Clearly HATES her job. Would NEVER deal with her again.... read more

I just had to share my experience with Brenda, and upon pulling up her company's Yelp profile I noticed I am not alone. Can perhaps stop others from signing up with her agency and having the same negative experience I had. Brenda called me on a Thursday to offer a focus group for myself and my child. She told me she needed to speak to my son prior to the group, which was on the following Monday night. That and the following day, Friday, I ended up working very late into the evening. I had some missed called from Brenda, and was planning on calling her Monday morning prior to the group as I didn't get a chance to connect at the end of the week. On Friday, upon checking my voicemail, I was very upset to hear an aggressive and very unprofessional voicemail from Brenda. She was yelling into the phone, calling me rude and going on an on about how it was unacceptable that I was making her call me over and over (doing her job). I also work in customer service, and cannot imagine ever treating my customers this way. Shame on Brenda for shaming a working mother and just being rude to another person in general. read more

I thought I was the only one but after reading MAJORITY of the reviews, I understand that we all had the same experience with Brenda. Its really a shame when you have the OWNER of the company be DISRESPECTFUL and RUDE. This is my first time writing a review on company because most of the time I'm chill and neutral but the way she handled all of our situations is totally unacceptable and degrading. I will NEVER do business with brendas recruiting nonsevice ever again. -100 stars read more

I'm usually not one to leave a negative review but my experience with this woman was one that I've never experienced before. I got the information through a friend and was simply calling for more information on what exactly the process is and my questions were only followed up with aggression and profanity. Regardless of the money received for one of the focus groups, it's not worth being degraded and disrespected. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Rude, unprofessional, and simply not the way to do business. read more

I had called Brenda's to see if I could speak to someone in HR. The person who answered laughed very rudely, then apologized for laughing then continued to be as rude as humanly possible. She claims she was Brenda then all but demanded to know where I got her number. Ummm the internet where it is listed Brenda!! Duh! Then she explained how her "small" company works and said they don't have an HR department. Let me tell you what else this small & small minded company doesn't have, courteousness, customer service skills, listening skills, people skills or even basic computer skills if she couldn't make the tiny mental leap where I got her number from! In fact they need to rename their company "Brenda's Small, Rude Attituding Company". Letting you all know. If you are looking to focus group, keep looking. If you are looking to work as a qualifier or recruiter for a company like this, also keep looking. Complete waste of 5 minutes of my life, I'll never get back. read more

Brenda's recruiting service is awesome! Her and Laurie are very professional and I love them dearly..

She does her job and helps individuals receive extra income... I don't see a reason to complain; deal with the boss and their rules or start your own business... Simple. Now, I certainly don't condone disrespect but she clearly mentions if you miss then you will be taken off the list and that's what it is... She said what she said. read more

Laurie's great! Always polite and enthusiastic. She calls occasionally to place me on appropriate, always interesting, local focus groups. The easy, extra money goes a long way! read more

Many people on here have mentioned that no matter how nice one is on the phone with Brenda, she is rude, disrespectful, and has no people skills. I could not agree more. Yet let me add to that, someone who is also full of it. I have so many jobs to full and I am working non stop to fill them, and I have barley any time for lunch, oh the stress of being in a room with a/c and heating, siting all day. She calls you up reads a scrip and you answer mostly yes, and then off you are to a television focus group with say screen engine /asi, with mostly no dress code. A pretty sweet gig that pays $75 for very little time and effort. Yet it is the arrogance of her to speak down to you as if her job is saving the world and she is doing you a favor by calling you and offering this job when she more or less is no more then telemarketer. She called me today and offered me a fried chicken taste test but no money would have me deal with that cluck! read more

Great way to make a little cash on the side, 100% legitimate all the way through.