Reed Recruitment Agency Reviews Summary

Agent & Staff Experience

Pros:

• "Bianca Halliburton at Reed Reading is simply amazing."
• "Throughout my recent job search journey, working with Bianca Halliburton was an absolute delight."
• "Its been Amazing working with Simran Minhas from Reed Reading."
• "Tanya at Reed has been extremely helpful in finding the right candidate for my company."
• "Shaquille has been great to work with - he is professional, easy to talk to and understood my requirements, finding me the ideal role in a short space of time."
• "Lucy Jones at Reed Recruitment Agency in Reading office has been very helpful in the whole process and listened to my wants and needs for the job role."
• "I spoke to Ricky at the Reading office and it was a really good call."
• "Both Bianca and Eugene were enthusiastic and supportive throughout the hiring process and helped me secure the perfect role!"
• "Beth and Samia at Reed Recruitment have been immensely helpful in securing me a new role."
• "Had the pleasure of working with Gillian, she found me an amazing role and was fantastic throughout the process."
• "A big thank you to my first contact person at Reed, Phil Mead for the tremendous work done."
• "Lucy was incredibly professional and helpful throughout."
• "Overall organised with keeping on top of candidates' requirements and scheduling interviews."
• "Definitely a considerate and transparent team who are looking out for the best for you, passing you onto an agent specialised to the area most appropriate for your search."
• "From going through feedback - he would chase up on my behalf - as well as the consistent positivity and genuine encouragement consulting me along the whole process."
• "Bianca Halliburton was professional and informative throughout the process."
• "He has been extremely supportive and when needed empathetic to situations that have arisen in my life."
• "The communication from Shaq was exceptional- it couldn't be any better."
• "The placements are specific to yours skills and aptitudes as an effective contributor to the advancement of Learning for those students that come under your circle of care."

Cons:

• "Given my understanding of recruitment agencies up to that point, I had tended to have been forgotten about or handled in a way that I would suspect I am not a priority."

Job Matching & Placement

Pros:

• "After a couple of interviews I have now secured my aspired post graduation position at a respectable company."
• "She ensured my skills matched the job spec."
• "He made sure that the role was suitable to my experience and knowledge and also made sure the company was right for me."

Cons:

• "I was looking for a new challenge for a while with various recruiters, but to no fruition."

Communication & Responsiveness

Pros:

• "Exceptional service from Bianca Halliburton from start to finish."
• "She stayed in constant communication, even providing directions to the buildings and photos of the entrance!"
• "Excellent service, very much responsive via phone and email."
• "She was excellent at keeping me informed throughout the process and followed through will all her actions."
• "Ben Potter was very helpful at helping me secure my next role, he was available to speak whenever necessary."

Cons:

• "i was suppose to have an interview a while back now, and first of all the interviewer didn’t bother to come on the teams video call and had me waiting for at least more then 5 minutes."
• "No clue how to interview, scan read CV if that, poor grammar, called me the wrong name twice after I'd picked her up on it, doesn't return calls."

Professionalism

Pros:

• "The professionalism displayed at all level was exceptional."
• "Simultaneously personable and professional, Bianca strikes the perfect balance."
• "Lucy has been very helpful in the process and listened to my wants and needs for a job role."
• "Charlotte Chandler @reed has been the most friendly, efficient and organised recruitment manager I have dealt with."

Cons:

• "so unhelpful and unprofessional to be honest."
• "Below average, sales, arrogant bullish, the usual expectation of a high street, high staff turnover agency."

Overall Satisfaction & Recommendation

Pros:

• "Really positive experience using Reed to help me find a job when relocating."
• "By large - very chuffed, immensely appreciative and sincerely excited to start at my new job!"
• "I would definitely recommend using their service."
• "I'd highly recommend this branch to other job seekers."
• "Excellent Recruitment Agency. They helped me to find my job."

Cons:

• "Why do employers use these types of high street sales agencies?"