I Am Enterprises - London

Alex Corvin

Honestly, I would have given them one star if I could. Never have I been subjected to such underhand, and frankly rude business practises.

This company, on the promise of recruiting me for a maternity contract (with the accepted understanding that a maternity worker is afforded the same rights and benefits as a permanent member of staff, only with a shorter fixed contract) turned around after I’d accepted the offer and informed me that instead I would be working as a temporary worker - one whose holiday pay is dedeucted from my own earnings; weekly pay; unpaid lunch breaks and bank holidays, all with the added insecurity of an instant termination.

After relaying these fears to Julian over the phone, instead of having him assuage them - I was belittled and spoken to in a condescending manner. Trying to bully me into accepting a contract I did not agree with he asked me questions such as “Why are you nervous? What are you planning to do that could cause an instant termination?” likening me to those who may be dismissed for theft or gross misconduct. My feelings towards temporary contracts are not so much ‘what I might do’, but rather the value that an organisation should place not only on me, but also my skill set. To assume that I would leave a position of security for one with so little is an insult.

After requesting that Julian give me the opportunity to speak and having him repeatedly interrupt and talk over me, the call was ended abruptly by him hanging up on me mid sentence.

My advice to perspective candidates and clients alike is not to bother with I Am Recruiting - they represent all that is negative in recruitment and you need not tarnish your reputations by being associated with them.

Marion Smith

I was recommended to I am recruiting by a former colleague, and I found them to be a refreshingly different agency. They're not interested in pushing jobs onto their candidates; my experience from the start was that they actually listened to me to elicit what I as looking for, and only came back with interesting and relevant assignments.

In today's world where everybody tries to push their own agenda, it's good to know that there are still some companies out there with an ethical approach to doing business.

Aaron Fernandez

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