Staffing Agencies
Why utilize professional staffing?
In addition to providing income during your job search, a professional staffing agency can help you:
- Network for a full-time job
- Become familiar with different companies and industries
- Meet and network with people in your field
- Build your skills with free training
- Try out a particular employer
- Enhance work experience and add skills to your resume
- Fill in the gap between graduation and full-time work or between jobs
- Decide on a career path
Types of job placements:
- Temporary or contract, where you work on an interim basis
- Temp-to-perm or temp-to-hire, where you work on a trial basis to determine if the job is a good fit
- Direct hire or permanent, where you are recruited by the staffing firm and then hired by its customer
Fields handled by staffing agencies
- Health Care: Physicians, dentists, nurses, hygienists, medical technicians, therapists and home health aides
- Professional: Accountants, bookkeepers, attorneys, paralegals, managers, advertising and marketing execs
- Technical and Scientific: Engineers, scientists, lab technicians, draftsmen, tech writers, programmers
- Clerical: Secretaries, general office clerks, receptionists, administrative assistants and cashiers
- Industrial: Manual laborers, food handlers, cleaners, assemblers, drivers and maintenance workers
How it works:
- Find the agencies that work in your field of interest; most candidates register with several
- Each company has its own application process; check the website or call for directions
- Most firms will have you complete an online application or profile
- Some will require a computer skills test or similar and possibly an interview
- Be patient and persistent. Check in at least once a week with firms you have registered with
Staffing Agencies are listed below to find additional staffing agencies in the Boston area:
Go to www.bostonchamber.com and follow these steps
Scroll over Member Directory (top right of page)
This will bring you to the Business Directory
Under Category/Keyword, select: Employment Agencies & Executive Search Firms
Boston-area Staffing Firms
Adecco Staffing Boston
99 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-951-0108
Specialties: Accounting, engineering, finance, customer service, creative, hospitality, IT, marketing and science.
Website: http://www.adeccousa.com/job-seekers/Pages/welcome.aspx
Aerotek
25 Braintree Hill Park Suite 402
Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: 781-356-6900
Specialties: Accounting & finance, administrative health services, administrative, architecture, clinical research, energy, engineering, environmental, labor, manufacturing, mortgage, scientific
Website: www.aerotek.com
Ajilon
20 Custom House Street # 600
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-603-2040
Specialties: Administrative, customer service, financial services, healthcare, human resources, marketing, supply chain & logistics
Website: www.ajilon.com
American Personnel
133 Federal Street, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-556-0100 (Accounting & Finance)
617-350-0080 (Business Services) 617-350-5590 (Healthcare)
Specialties: Accounting & Finance, Business Services, Healthcare
Website: www.americanpersonnel.com
The Bowdoin Group
745 Atlantic Avenue, 8th floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 781-263-5200
Specialties: Financial information & services technology, financial services, healthcare information services & technology, life sciences, media, software technology & services
Website: http://bowdoingroup.com/
Cleary Consultants
21 Merchants Row
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-367-7819
Specialties: Accounting, administrative, advertising, banking, executive search, finance, IT, legal, marketing, medical, office support, sales, travel, web & software development
Website: www.clearyconsultants.com
Contemporaries
8 Faneuil Hall North Marketplace, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-973-5151
Specialties: IT placement, administrative, payroll, marketing and creative services
Website: www.bostoncontemporaries.com
Hollister Staffing Inc.
75 State Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-654-0200
Specialties: Technology, accounting & finance, administrative & HR
Website: www.hollisterstaff.com
Kelly Services
10 Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-956-0870
Specialties: Finance & accounting, education, engineering, information technology, law, science and healthcare
Website: www.kellyservices.com
Manpower
93 Franklin Street
Boston, MA
Phone: 617-426-0566
Specialties: Accounting & finance, call center & customer service, creative & marketing, engineering, hospitality, human resources, industrial & manufacturing, IT, office & administrative, sales, skilled trades, transportation & warehousing
Website: www.manpower.us
Professional Staffing Group
155 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-250-1000
Specialties: Office administration, creative & marketing, financial services, healthcare & nursing, human resources, accounting & finance, IT & hardware support, higher education, call center, sales
Website: www.psgstaffing.com
Randstad
15 Broad Street, #612
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-227-2090
Specialties: Accounting, administrative, finance, medical, office, & technology
Website: http://us.randstad.com/content/findjobs/job-search/search-list.xml
Stratacuity
1 Cate Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801-3735
Phone: 877-787-2821
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Website: https://www.stratacuity.com
Total Clerical Services (a Panther Global Group Brand)
18 Tremont Street, Suite 135
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-248-0780/800-708-8367 (Toll Free)
Specialties: Accounting, administrative, customer service, creative, healthcare, human resources, legal
Website: www.pantherglobalgroup.com/tcs/
Ultimate Staffing
101 Federal Street, 21st floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-330-1210
Specialties: Administrative, call center, clerical, customer service, healthcare, human resources, light industrial, management, marketing, sales, technical
Website: www.ultimatestaffing.com
AVID Technical Resources
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 100
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-951-1880
Specialties: Applications development and infrastructure support
Website: www.avidtr.com
Entegee
70 Blanchard Road, Suite 102
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 781-221-5800
Specialties: Software/hardware engineering, design & drafting, programming
Website: www.entegee.com
TRIAD Engineering Corp
131 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 781-273-1880
Specialties: A range of engineering, design & drafting, and R&D technicians & technology support
Website: www.triad-eng.com
Commonwealth Sciences
11 Walpole Street
Norwood, MA 02062
Phone: 781-501-5000
Specialties: recruiting firm specializing in life sciences, primarily science, engineering, & green technologies
Website: http://cwsciences.com/
Favorite Staffing
333 Washington Street, 8th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-367-2607
Specialties: Healthcare
Website: www.favoritestaffing.com
Maxim Staffing Solutions
110 Second Avenue
Needham, MA, 02494
Phone: 781-400-7105
Specialties: Allied health, healthcare information management, nursing, physician
Website: www.maximstaffing.com
Aquent
711 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-535-6000
Specialties: graphics, creative arts, communication, marketing, IT, and design
Website: www.aquent.us
Communications Collaborative (a subsidiary of Pile & Company)
179 Lincoln Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-536-3700
Specialties: marketing, advertising, and communications
Website: www.communicationscollaborative.com
The Creative Group: A Robert Half Company
125 High Street
High Street Tower, 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-526-8899
Specialties: Graphic designers, production artists, web production artists, presentation specialists, proofreaders, web designers, web developers, marketing & communication managers, desktop publishers, copywriters
Website: http://www.roberthalf.com/boston-manchester/creative-marketing
Dana Associates, Inc
353R Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-661-0779
Specialties: specialize in placing sales and marketing professionals in the software, hardware, internetworking, telecommunications, business services, sales, management
Website: www.danaassociates.com
The Talent Group
28 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617-242-5624
Specialties: Advertising, marketing, marketing communications
Website: www.thetalentgroup.net
Semper International
607 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-557-3000
Specialties: Advertising, communications, customer service, graphic arts, marketing
Website: www.semperllc.com
Security Tips for your job search
The great majority of employers are honest, but for those employers who are not, be aware of these security tips:
- Never pay a recruiter or an employer for a job
- Never supply bank account, social security number or credit card information
- If the job sounds too good to be true, it probably is (examples, “no experience necessary” “ earn money fast”)
- When you are in doubt, ask a career counselor in the Career Development department or Google the company name with the word “scam.”