The Red Guide to Temp Agencies: Reviews and other links

The Red Guide to Temp Agencies

Reviews and Other Links

I started this section to give Red Guide readers an idea of what people are saying about the Red Guide, and also to list some useful links. Note that the Red Guide is not designed to be a "hotlist" or a bookmark file, so only those sites which are specifically related to temping, or which contain links to the Red Guide, are included.

Here's what people are saying about the Red Guide:

"Another site . this one based in New York City . where temporary workers can share horror stories, warn others not to go near certain agencies, etc. Angus B. Grieve-Smith created this Red Guide. This site, and the one above, show what the Web could do for job-hunters, if it were really fulfilling its promise. I wish we had this kind of use of the Web not just in New York City but throughout the whole country, and not only for temp agencies, but for companies, career consultants, everything. Some Usenet groups, of course, do offer similar bulletin boards.": What Color Is Your Parachute: The Job Hunter's Bible, by Richard Nelson Bolles. http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/research/temp.shtml
"Part of using the net as an employment tool means an increased level of public scrutiny. The Red Guide to Temp Agencies is a prime example of a component of the industry's future. Rankings and evaluations based on individual customer's experiences with the agencies in question. It's important to remember that this is a very different environment. One mistake can be very costly.": Electronic Recruiting News (April 27, 1996), http://www.interbiznet.com/ern/archives/960427.html
"A Best Bet.": 1st Steps in the Hunt, http://www.interbiznet.com/hunt/assist.html
"red guide is the original temps website and has a pretty huge database of material.": TempNYC

These links added since 1998:

"The Red Guide to Temp Agencies provides great reviews of the city's temp agencies.": Let's Go New York City
"This is mostly a guide to New York-area temp agencies, but it has lots of useful information for temps everywhere (especially on their 'Tips for Temps' page). Two other things we like about this website: (a) its name sounds pleasantly communistic; and (b) the URL has the name 'panix' in it, which seems especially appropriate for temps.": Tools for Temps, from the web page of the movie Haiku Tunnel
"[T]hese carefully constructed reviews are quite useful to gain an understanding of the good, bad, and even ugly characteristics of temp agencies in general.": RecruitLogics
"The The Red Guide concentrates on temping in New York City. But the information is good, the advice solid, and it has a link to temping in other cities.": Right on the Money! Life as a Temp
"[A] wonderful source to review agencies and to get tips on working or hiring from a temporary agency.": Journal project by Lacey Kaberline
"This site provides reviews of temp agencies in the New York City area.": Careerplanning.about.com: Temporary Work
"This site lets you know which temp agencies are good and which are not so good.": Computers for Youth's Community Corner
"The Red Guide to Temp Agencies by Angus B. Grieve-Smith is a guide for anyone who is interested in working for one of New York's temporary agencies.": Workindex.com
"The Red Guide to Temp Agencies is primarily a review of temp agencies in New York City, but its advice, links, and updates on organizing efforts are of interest to temp workers everywhere.": GoCareer.com
"And for a list of insider tips on how to play the temp game, check out [The Red Guide's Tips for Temps].": iVillage: Free Agents
"More innovative attempts in information sharing are being pursued south of the border. In New York City some temporary workers are turning to the Internet.": Marginal By Design [PDF]

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The Red Guide to Temp Agencies is copyright 1994-2004 by Angus B. Grieve-Smith.
It may be reproduced in its entirety, but may not be sold for profit or reproduced in part without written permission of the Editor.

Feel free to email me with questions or comments. Please do NOT email me your resume. I am not an employer, and I cannot get you a job. If you send me your resume anyway, I will report it to your internet provider. My email address is grvsmth@panix.com.