Not only did James Millington and Whitney Phillips help me get a job quickly, they were also…read morepleasure to work with during the process and showed that they cared about me as a person.

From the owner: Whether you need a short or long-term hire, an exec to join your team, or ongoing consultation…read morehelp, we have streamlined services to get you from Point A to Point Z sans the headaches. We can handle the plans, the searches, the interviews, the negotiations, the onboarding and—where other recruitment agencies may say goodbye here—we remain available to you even after all the contracts have been signed.

My husband and I are over the moon with our nanny! Ivy Lane has been such a life saver during what…read moreseemed like such a daunting and arduous nanny search. We've used other agencies in the past and were pretty underwhelmed until we connected with Mari. We decided to stick with Ivy Lane for many reasons, they took the time to really listen to our needs and requirements, they were kind and professional throughout, and the caliber of nannies that we interviewed. The founder has been very communicative, professional, detailed, and would check in throughout the entire process- even when we would forget to share our updates (mommy brain!). Most importantly our daughter loves our nanny so so much and that really should speak wonders. We are so grateful and couldn't be happier! I've referred Ivy Lane to all the my mommy friends and a few of them have already started working with Mari!

Not Nanny friendly, horrible communication.. they leave you in the dark when they don't need you…read moreanymore. No updates, very unprofessional

I am so grateful for Michal and The Workshop LA. After four months of looking on my own, Michal…read morereached out to me and with her help, was able to find the perfect fit for me. She invests in her time by getting to know you and what direction you want your career to go. She also suggested some positions out of my comfort zone and wouldn't have considered on my own. I have grown tremendously in the last three months at my new job. It can feel overwhelming to find a good career fit alone, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to The Workshop LA. I have recommended them to others that are working with her now and I have only received positive feedback.

Unprofessional agency and does not carry out their recruiting mission with integrity…read more Michele has been approaching candidate with opportunities that look great on the book. She came to you to ask for referral and pitch opportunities that aligns with your interest. But if you're not giving her exactly what she needs, she won't bother to respond to your email or follow up. It was unpleasant to chat with her over the phone. The manner and attitude she delivers to the candidate was not genuine nor sincere. The application and hiring process can be personal. And people get busy and missed communication without bad intention. But when it became a communication pattern, you could tell the work attitude. It's reasonable to expect professional and respectful communication either from a client, recruiter or candidate perspective. Other recruiters from the creative agencies that I have worked with treat their applicant with respect and integrity. If you're looking for creative job opportunities, 24seven, JBC holdings, Aquent are the best agencies to work with. People in my networks have had great experiences with them in hiring or applying.

EZRA!! I see you. When no one else is watching you. I SAW YOU THO. AND YOU, sir , have…read more integrity!! Love you , brother. Thank you for all you do n that little city they call Venice. You were very thorough. I'm sad you fish out the smallest spec of trash. May you and your people be blessed.

1 star for cleanliness. The staff are extremely…read morecondescending and down right rude. Think they all took a page from Wednesday Adams' gloom stare. I get it, the staff deals with a regular community that may need extra guidance and patience, which gets repetitive, but there is absolutely no excuse for the patronizing tone and ice cold atmosphere. If you can't deal with the extra guidance and patience then GET ANOTHER JOB, I'll take your job. I was recommended to look into this by someone and when I jumped on their website site Wednesday evening, I saw they had a "Transitional employment opportunities", which is what I am looking for. They had orientation on Thursday morning, so I went. A few minutes into it, I learned that the "Transitional employment opportunities" were for "very rare cases" and they required a lot of steps before they would even consider if you would fall into that very rare case. I have all the other tools already. And they make no exceptions on skipping any steps. I asked for my sign-up sheet back and instead of maybe asking why, I was no longer interested, I saw up the nose of the staff. Without a "Sorry"..."Wish you the best" or even a "Bye" Again, extremely rude staff. So on top of the extremely rude staff, if you already have a resume and were just looking for help with transitional employment opportunities - I recommended staying clear of here, not worth your time. If you go, orientation is a good couple of hours. And they take your picture. So plan ahead.

BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you end up using Michelle, it will ruin all other agencies for you…read more I am a professional career nanny. I have over seven years of nannying experience, five years of teaching experience, and more. I have a B/S in childhood development as well as my MAT. When I began my search for a nanny-family in LA, I did my due diligence by shopping around looking at multiple agencies. I found that Michelle had the TOP RATED AGENCY ON MULTIPLE SITES and wanted to take a closer look. I read through every. single. review. I thought to myself, "Really? Every single person had a positive experience with this agency? That's just not statistically possible if she's really working with this many people..." I decided to set up a meeting. I drove to her office where we met to discuss particulars (what I'm looking for, what families are in the market for a nanny right now, what ages/salary/commute/hours I'm looking for) and the moment she opened the door and greeted me with a giant smile and her upbeat, positive attitude, I felt like just working with HER was my perfect placement! Once we started the process, Michelle was completely professional while also refreshingly honest and realistic in her suggestions. She really took the time to get to know me and what I was looking for and she only suggested me to families that she knew had the potential to be a "love match!" After looking at a few potential matches, Michelle called me to tell me that she had "found my family!" She said, "This is the one. Please go for an interview and see for yourself." So I did. This is the part of the review where I'm going to get annoyingly emotional. Not only did the family and I immediately "click," but Michelle had made sure that all of our stats were in alignment. The age range, schedule, amount of hours, commuting time, pay rate, expectations and needs happened to all align with what I was looking for. It was LITERALLY the PERFECT PLACEMENT!!!! Coincidence? I think not. Michelle is highly intelligent, professional, personable, understanding, diligent, experienced, communicative, and pleasantly charismatic and I owe my job satisfaction directly to her. Now that I think about it, maybe I should send over a bottle of wine. Thank you, Michelle, for just being so incredibly good at what you do. As I mentioned earlier, when I started this process, I read through every one of your (5 star) reviews and thought, "There's just no way every single review can be five stars..." and now here I am adding one more.

I met Michelle at a time when I was at a low point in my nanny career and personal life. I had…read morebeen looking for top nanny position and had been on many interviews through other agencies. It seemed like I had landed a few dream jobs only for it to slip away from me. Really trying times. Then I met Michelle! This brings a smile to my face. Meeting with her felt like chatting with a friend. I realized after that this is her skill. She loves people and wants to represent both the families and the nannies. It was a slow period and she didn't have any job opportunities at the time when I signed up with her agency, the perfect placement. After being on the hunt for my top nanny job with a kind family for many months and it wasn't happening I was getting ready to move out of state. I mentioned to Michelle that I'm no longer looking for a position as it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Michelle didn't give up on me. She called me with 2 opportunities. I went on both interviews and was called back to do a trial for the one that I wanted !! Yay !! Then Michelle negotiated some time off that I needed to take care of a health issue. The family was so wonderful they waited for me ! All I can say everything lined up perfectly. Michelle will always return your call in a timely manner and she always checks in to see how you're doing. I thank God I met Michelle !

Fabric has a really interesting business model that more people should know about. Their…read moresubscription plan is beneficial for all parties -- candidates get the proper attention needed to smoothly get them through the pipeline, and companies can make multiple hires without spending a ton of money on fees.

From the owner: Fabric Staffing is a team made-up of the best technical recruiters in LA. We work with…read moretechnology-forward companies ranging from start-ups to global enterprises. We recruit and fill technology-focused positions for our clients. (Departments within IT: software, hardware, data science, and product/project management. Jr. - Executive level.) Fabric Staffing offers Rapid Growth Hiring services for companies looking to grow their Technology & Product Teams from the top down. We are also master professionals in RPO and recruiters on contract services. Unlike traditional contingent staffing services. Fabric provides a retained search model, greatly benefitting companies looking to hire multiple IT/software engineering positions. Let us know how we can help you!

One of the very best Recruiting firms in California if not the country! The women running this…read morecompany are utterly fantastic in business dealings. They've created each step of the process with positiveness, accuracy and easy communications across the board. Their dedication and constant professionalism is second to none. Any snafus were always dealt with quickly and meticulously. They listen, they care and they want the best for all involved. A sheer pleasure to share a work experience with these ladies. Thank you.

Working in the healthcare field for over seven years I've worked with many agencies and every…read moreagency has hired me. This is the first agency who has never hired me. Which is odd because they were so eager when they had their ad out a year ago and never followed up with my application even though they said they had so many leads. Since then (over a year maybe two years now) they called me three times with false hope. They will claim they have a perfect match but the hire would never go through so my question is do their clients hire people of color? First I thought it was the agency but then I thought maybe it's their clients but who knows it could be both. At this point this agency might as will lose my number because this is offensive.

I can't say enough good things about Ciao Bella Staffing! I…read morethrow a lot of parties and for years, I organized them myself. But the same thing kept happening: I was so busy managing the details and so stressed dealing with issues that came up, I wasn't enjoying my own parties! I heard about Ciao Bella and now I let them do all the planning and execution for me. They're thoroughly organized, meticulous about details and incredibly easy to work with. Best of all are their staff: Pleasant, polite and professional! So take my advice: make your life easier and your events better. Let Ciao Bella handle your weddings, birthdays, sweet 16s, reunions, whatever. You'll be glad you did!

From the owner: A-List Event Staff specializes in event staffing in Los Angeles. We provide:…read moreServers Bartenders Bussers Hosts Security Managers Chefs Line Cooks Prep Cooks Dishwashers Coat Check Greeters Trade Show Promotional Models We also provide or refer caterers, venues, rentals, flowers and entertainment.

This company requires SO MUCH paper work just to create a profile and they have zero jobs posted. I…read morealso never heard back from anyone after filling out at least 10 different forms. No jobs, no service, not worth your time.

I've parted ways with ACT-1 Entertainment Solutions for the third time now -- and in light of the…read morecircumstances of this latest exodus, I need to revise and update my testimonial. Let me first recount what Anna Browne Robinson told me last July regarding ACT-1's current status, because it has bearing on what followed. Basically, AppleOne acquired ACT-1 in a corporate merger just prior to the pandemic (which, incidentally, retroactively explains some of the problems I documented in my earliest testimonial). Then COVID happened and, unsurprisingly, everything went to hell. In the interim, ACT-1's basically been gutted and it's operations and accounts have be transferred to AppleOne's Glendale branch. Anna has inherited oversight and rebuilding of that account -- and therein lies the problem. As an outgoing client, it's my opinion that AppleOne erred here in assigning this particular manager to this particular account. Anna doesn't have an entertainment background and it's clear she's out of her depth and doesn't understand the industry. Worse, by her own admission, overseeing and rebuilding ACT-1's account is a secondary priority compared to her primary AppleOne work. She's unable and/or unwilling to put the time or energy into it. If anything, the impression I was left with is that Anna resents having this account foisted upon her and is deliberately doing the bare minimum in response. Anna was also unable to generate literally a single lead in the 6 months I tried working with her. Now, to be fair, the WGA/SAG Strikes last year disrupted the job market and ACT-1 got hammered. I'm NOT blind to that, or to the impossible situation she had to navigate. That said, I feel Anna could have done more to work around this or help me out. She refused to cross-market my resume for any non-entertainment roles and insisted her current clients only wanted ACT-1 veterans. She even had the temerity to ask if I'd just tried directly applying to entertainment jobs through their company websites (I very nearly hung up on her; in fact, this call was the last straw and precipitated my exit). Anna's professional behavior throughout all this was also just as frustrating. I stressed from the beginning of our collaboration that good communication and reliability were paramount given my previous experiences with AppleOne's Westwood branch (which I've covered in reviews on that page). Anna agreed...and then promptly did the exact opposite. I'm NOT exaggerating when I say it takes up to WEEKS to get her to respond to basic queries, voicemails, and messages. On at least one occasion, she stood me up on a conference call (one that took almost 2 weeks to set up) and ignored my emails trying to ascertain what happened or to reschedule -- at least until I made it clear she was forcing me to reevaluate my business relationship. THEN Anna got on the phone. On these occasions, Anna admitted she was either on vacation (without even bothering to notify clients she'd be out of the office and to make alternate arrangements) or she wasn't even bothering to check the ACT-1 email account on regular basis. And while Anna did ultimately did take responsibility for that conference call incident and admitted there was no excuse...she also never actually answered what had happened. By this point, it's now February and I've finally had enough. I had serious reservations about working with ACT-1 again after getting previously screwed over by Michelle Rossoff and Wanda Hallmark. But Anna seemed genuinely apologetic about my past experiences (and again the merger retroactively seemed to explain some of the problems last time). I was also desperate because of the Strikes and had to roll the dice. Well, just as I feared, I rolled snake eyes -- AGAIN. It doesn't matter that 4 years have passed, that the old guard has changed, or that there's been upheaval and reorganization. Literally NOTHING else has changed with ACT-1 Entertainment Solutions; the agency remains completely and utterly incapable of fulfilling the basic services it professes to advertise. It's absolutely INSANE; I genuinely don't understand HOW they're still in business or why AppleOne is tolerating this. So, in conclusion, I once more cannot recommend working with ACT-1, nor would I advise job seekers to work with Anna Browne Robinson (at least if you're approaching her for entertainment work; to be fair, I can't speak to her non-entertainment work). To AppleOne Management, here's my closing advice: I think it would be beneficial to all parties -- you, ACT-1, Anna, future clients, etc. -- if custodianship of the ACT-1 account and its rebuilding was to be reassigned to a different manager. It needs to be overseen by someone who actually HAS an entertainment background and knows the industry. It needs someone who can and will put the time and effort into rebuilding it, and who's going to make your clients feel valued and welcomed and not treat them like unwanted headcounts.