Reed www.reed.co.uk Reviews
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“Reed's PC Madness”
Written on: 16/06/2013
Do not waste your time placing vacancies with Reed Recruitment. Having offered someone a job, a Reed employee suggested meeting for breakfast; the successful job hunter said he would buy the bacon sandwiches, at which point he was accused of making an offensive remark and fired. The Reed employee it would seem was a Moslem! Newsflash! Bacon sarnies are a staple of the British breakfast. Clearly Reed are trying to drum up business in the wrong country. (read more)
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“COMPLETE AND TOTAL WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY ”
Written on: 15/06/2013 by britishinc (1 review written)
We paid over £200 to advertise a placement with them. We had 11 responses, all being completely unsuitable. When making a complaint their attitude was nothing short of we've taken your money and we're now running. BE WARNED STAY AWAY FROM REED RECRUITMENT! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“REED: They think to be the best, but they are a wast...”
Written on: 08/06/2013 by garagelover
I applied to several jobs on Reed. I have then been invited in a London branch to be interviewed for a position at Company A. At that point I was given a letter which stated that if company A would not hire me, Reed would secure me a new job within a few weeks, and they would have written a marketing plan to make sure this would happen. Nearly 6 weeks have now passed, company A didn't accept to see me and NO ONE at Reed ever called me for a job position.I have even phoned them a couple of... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“The only difference between double glazing canvassers...”
Written on: 07/06/2013
The only difference between double glazing canvassers who knock on your front door and the staff at Reed is that at least at Reed the "specialists/executive/recruitment consultants" are at least paid minimum wage. I have more respect for the door knockers. (read more)
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“Insult to Injury”
Written on: 20/05/2013 by Geoff37
I left the Army in Dec 2012 on the Tranche 3 Redundancy Package and registered with Reed soon after. After applying for numerous positions with no feed back at all I spoke to someone in the Middlesbrough Branch who informed me that civilian employers would not employ ex-forces as they cannot think for themselves and require constant supervision. Having left the forces as a Senior Non Commissioned Officer I was insulted by this remark which emphasised the Ignorance of the staff at Reed. My... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Unhelpful, unprofessional all round poor service”
Written on: 19/05/2013
I have wasted a large amount of time, effort and energy trying to sign up and apply for potential jobs via REED. This has been a complete waste of time either they do not respond to you or send emails with potential jobs, to which respond, and then they state you do have the relevant qualifications, despite them having a record of all your previous work history which outlines the relevant experience in detail. The consultants are not interested in finding you a job but more interested in... (read more)
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“If I could give no stars I would!”
Written on: 17/05/2013
The people that I have dealt with have been unprofessional, rude and inefficient. Despite having agreed to a position, Reed took almost a week to get back to me to do reference checks, partly due to the fact that they couldn't find my email...which was on the first page of my CV!!! Because my referees are located overseas, they weren't able to call and required written references...which they took 2 weeks to notify me of. All in all, a quick reference check that should have taken 2-3 days... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“useless pointless idiots”
Written on: 11/05/2013
After sending my CV 1000s of times to reed I eventually spoke to them personally. I found their general approach to be next to useless, pointless and to be honest it's no wonder no can find work though them. To be frank it is due to the actions of people from these companies that people can never find work. Do yourself a favour.. don't waste the time clicking the buttons (read more)
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“Waste of time”
Written on: 03/05/2013
For the last seven months I’ve been looking for work as I knew my job was coming to an end. like many people I registered on Reed and of what must been 30 applications I've heard not a sodding thing from any applications through them. I’m pretty sure they send nothing through to the possible Employers. I've not had this problem with other job sites by the way. (read more)
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“Wouldnt recommed to Anyone”
Written on: 16/04/2013
Enrolled myself with Reed due to a job I found local to me, got set up with a interview, and ended up getting the job, things all went down hill from then on, My pay was messed up, not being paid on right days, holidays were a mess, I was told different things from different people everytime I called in, The attitude of the staff at Nottingam branch is atrocious, rude, arrogant andthey speak to you like your a child and you are always in the wrong. I have now left them and have done for 2... (read more)
Madjockflaminscot's Comment
Written on: 03/05/2013
Greetings fellow unhappy REEDS person..yup they have done the same to me.
The CSA were in touch with REED and HMC.
They did not send in my P45 to HMC and now it looks like I was on emergency tax and now can`t make a tax claim!
I would certainly not recommend REED to my worst enemy !
TO big to complicated..to greedy!
Thanks Reed..
(you are not the all singing all dancing super company as you would like to think)!
in a word CRAP)!
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★☆☆☆☆
“Covering Letter”
Written on: 22/03/2013
what's wrong with space to write CL. changes size, can't see what I'm writing. Idiots!! (read more)
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“Reed makes people feel really bad!!! ”
Written on: 16/03/2013 by micky78942225542225522335412
My friend registered with them in Oct. His first booking was in Dec. 2012. It took them 1.5 months to apply for a CRB check and there were no emails whatsoever about the application status!!! After the interview they called as the young lady forgot to ask about some more documents so he had to send it to them again and... ask them to returned it to him (mess). Although he's a qualified teacher he just got booked as a teacher assistant! The bookings were once a week for 3 or 5 hours,... (read more)
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“REED is RUBBISH”
Written on: 15/03/2013
My former colleague has come to London from Europe and despite having had very prestigious and high profile jobs in the past, she went to Reed in Clapham Junction to have them literally slam the door in her face. When she did manage to get into their office, they were so rude and dismissive and tried to get her out of the office within 15 minutes! I recommended Reed but WOW they have some serious customer service issues going on and reading these reviews, we are not the first to think... (read more)
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“SCAM!”
Written on: 11/03/2013 by Rlord88
i think a vast majoritory of Reed is a scam to get your personal data. i have a strong CV and followed up a few applications with no reply from any of them. someone from Reed also contacted me asking for my CV for a job (they should of had it anyway!) i sent it to them, followed up a few weeks later and still no reply. I have never had a reply from anyone there and have never known anyone to get a an interview let alone a job through these people. (read more)
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“Got Me By The Balls”
Written on: 28/02/2013
I applied for a position through Reed last week. It's is a mass hire for Lloyds and I made it partway through the process so far. They invited me into their offices last Friday for a group registration process in order to fill out paperwork, photocopy my work visa, confirm my address, etc. They were rude with us when we had questions, but I figured they were a bit overworked or something. I got on their nerves by submitting ONE piece of information for TWO purposes. They had to call up the... (read more)
Youkay's Comment
Written on: 04/03/2013
They just called again to ask for the reference emails. I had sent them by email TWICE, and had confirmed last week that they had already sent a reference check to both of my employers. But somehow, they lost the information...
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“Arrogant and Patronising ”
Written on: 28/02/2013
IF YOU WANT TO BE SPOKEN TO LIKE A PIECE OF DIRT THEN CONTACT REED FOR A JOB Spoke to reed to let them know about a vacancy i heard about, they told me the details sent my CV across to them and they said they would pass my CV to the employer. unfortunately they never got back to me so I left it. Then out of the blue I received a call from them asking about my current situation and they had told me they have quite alot of vacancies in my field of work and it would be best not to join to... (read more)
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“worst agency in the world please beware ”
Written on: 26/02/2013
Was contacted by a consultant to give details on my current job situation. The consultant was so rude and arrogant, always responding to my answers with arrogance and ignorance. When asked to decide when i will come in to register, i said ill let you know. He was like tell me now. By far the most unprofessional, agency ive come across. (read more)
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“Pain to work with”
Written on: 20/02/2013
I applied for a casual ongoing job through them and got it, it's a very niche position so that was sorted out fast and without problems. However, ever since signing up all the communication with Reed has been a major pain in the rear. When I send them emails, they don't always get back to me, and half of my questions are never answered. This is a real issue when your work place is supposed to communicate through them, and you can't communicate about certain issues with the work place. I've... (read more)
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“Terrible”
Written on: 16/02/2013
I chased up a company after I applied for a post advertised on the Reed website and they said they'd never received any application from me. Okay fair enough, might be lost in the system, or coincidence? I have never heard back from any of the employers that I have applied to on Reed and it made me think that may be the I have been wasting my time using this site, as nothing is actually being sent out. On this basis, I won't be using them again. (read more)
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“useless time wasters”
Written on: 15/02/2013
I have applied for countless jobs through reed before realising that they are a complete waste of time and do not reply. I had one application get through, was invited to an interview that wasted a lot of time only to be told that it had been filled internally by the company! furthermore, there seem to be lots of identical adverts all handled by different people in the company so they dont seem to have a very organised way of doing things! shame on you another useless recruitment company, we... (read more)
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“Rude and Aggressive Agents”
Written on: 15/02/2013
Applied for a job through Reed and was contacted by an agent. The guy was very rude and aggressive towards me. He actually accused me of lying to him when I explained I'd taken a year out to be a stay at home Dad! At this point I said I wasn't interested in dealing with him and I asked him to take my c.v. off their database and not to contact me again. He really seemed to take offence at this and started shouting and swearing. all in all very rude, very aggressive, very unprofessional,... (read more)
★★★★★
“Quit with no notice, they gave me holiday pay. ”
Written on: 31/12/2012 by JIMinMK (1 review written)
I quit the job I had gotten through reed Milton Keynes after 2 months of working through them. I didn't give them any notice as I had had enough of the job role. I walked into the workplace and handed my equipment in and send REED an email telling them I wasn't going to be working for them anymore. I got a call 2 days later (this was during xmas so they were closed beforehand) asking me to call them back. I called them back expecting a bit of snideness for not giving any notice and just... (read more)
Singlem's Response to JIMinMK's Review
Written on: 27/04/2013
I was and am still on their books, as a temp, they do not reply to your emails, when ever I leave a message for my consultant to call me back she does not.
My timesheets are constantly messed up by them, when a job is about to finish, I would not be informed.
It has been well over a week since the Reed consultant in Chancery Lane in London has got back to me, after I have left so many telephone messages and emails, for her to get back to me.
The worst thing is, she knows I am a single parent with three kids, I am the one who is not earning any money, what do I do now, do I go on state benefits, call in my P45. I can't win either way.
And no they do not do their job properly, it is not what I call a great service.
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Acornalpha's Response to JIMinMK's Review
Written on: 16/06/2013
Don;t kid yourself, they didn't care! It is the law and if they had failed to give you your accrued holiday pay, they would have risked you taking them to an Employment Tribunal and getting more. You should amend your review.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Fake job adverts (I rang the employer)”
Written on: 07/12/2012 by Sipsosweetly (1 review written)
Yesterday reed.co.uk put out a new advert for a new job in my field. For me, it seemed perfect. So I set about updating my CV, writing the cover letter etc. Then I read a couple of reviews of Reed and their practice of advertising fake jobs... So I rang the employer (wasn't difficult to work out who is was). They confirmed the job was with them, but the closing date was a fortnight ago, interviews had taken place and successful candidate hired. Moreover, recruitment had never been... (read more)
Bill35's Response to Sipsosweetly's Review
Written on: 08/12/2012
I have to agree with this, most of the jobs Reed post seem to be fake adverts posted by agencies -- when I did a search, out of 2439 jobs within 30 miles from me, 2153 were posted by agencies (including Reed themselves, which I presume count as an agency). Realistically, I am sure most employers choose not to use agencies (it's totally unnecessary now), yet agencies seem to be posting billions of jobs but real employers don't seem to be posting nearly any jobs themselves!
In the newspapers -- nearly no jobs from agencies, and only a few jobs from real employers. Why? Because agencies don't post fake adverts in newspapers, they only do online, and on Reed it looks to be rampant.
I've reported numerous fake jobs myself. Rarely do they take them down.
When I resorted to filtering by 'employer', I even found that some of those remaining were even just agencies filing themselves in the wrong category (possibly deliberately)
Funny that at this Christmas period, Reed still seem to have tens of thousands of jobs available too, and most are posted by agencies...
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Pj22's Response to Sipsosweetly's Review
Written on: 06/01/2013
I've been applying for jobs through the Reed.co.uk website since November and I've had no feed back what-so-ever from any of the jobs I've applied for. I was starting to doubt myself ability to find another job but then I found your review.....so now I know. Thank you, my confidence is returning. So disappointed in Reed though, just another company making themselves look good when really they're rubbish.
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★☆☆☆☆
“After recieving an email confirming I had the job..”
Written on: 06/12/2012 by reedsuck (1 review written)
After receieving an email confirming I had the job from Reed Bexleyheath and leaving my current job the job never came into fruitation - result unemployed in this climate..... speechless. oh and this was a month before christmas. Faacing looking for a job without currently being employed. scared beyond belief, this christmas is set to be a lean one (read more)
Sipsosweetly's Response to reedsuck's Review
Written on: 06/12/2012
Hello, I'm just a stranger on the internet who thought they'd Google Reed before registering...I'm not going to bother registering now having read the reviews!
Just wanted to send you a hug, and say I really, really feel for you xxx
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★☆☆☆☆
“Con Merchants”
Written on: 05/12/2012
Chasing a job is hard enough, it's even harder when the job never existed ! After putting my CV as live, Reed approached ME and called to say they had a job that matched my experience and that I was probably the best candidate, they gave me aload of waffle about only submitting the best 3 cv's and the company wanted to close this positiion asap. Great I thought, and was really hopfull. Big mistake, Reed accidently let slip the name of the Company, and after I plucked up the courage to... (read more)
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“Reed are a joke, and not a funny one.”
Written on: 28/11/2012
My daughter applied for a job advertised by Reed. Had interview got the job. She was so pleased, really chuffed. Waited for criminal check. Heard nothing for 6 weeks. Contacted criminal check people to ask why? They said they had contacted Reed 4 weeks earlier with a query. Reed did NOT let her know. Takes another month to get Check through. Reed sent the wrong reference papers to the wrong people, total mess. Now 3 months has passed. Numerous phone calls to Reed (read more)
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“REED IS EVIL ”
Written on: 28/11/2012
I am currently working for Reed a and they are evil! everyone is bitchy and stealing each other clients. They give false hope, they are rude. They used to change the temps account details to their own so they get all the pay. (read more)
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“STAFF RUDE AND USELESS”
Written on: 16/11/2012
I have been registered with reed for over a year, I daily apply for jobs, calling their offices became no help as staff are not helpful and rude, I was asked several times what my skills and experience was even though I am registered as well as sending staff my CV via email so many times. This agency is no good. I had recently applied for a role via reed and heard no response, later I had then applied for the same role via the direct website of the company and I was employed!!!! reed is... (read more)
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“Do NOT work for these people!!! EVIL! ”
Written on: 10/11/2012
I am a supply teacher and made the mistake of registering with Reed in Manchester. I worked for them for a few weeks at the beginning of 2011 and every single payslip that I got was wrong - on some days I was under-paid by as much as 40 pounds. Promises of getting this sorted were never kept and I ended up refusing to work with them ever again. Today, 20 months later, I got a letter from them claiming that I was overpaid by over 500 pounds at the beginning of 2011... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Money for nothing...”
Written on: 31/10/2012 by jf32123 (1 review written)
I used to be a recruiter, and not blowing my own trumpet a damn good one. I was good because I took the time to get to know the clients i'm worked with (their history, their needs, company structure etc). Importantly i also took the time to get to know the candidates i represented for any job. That meant face to face interviews or telephone interviews. Only then could i confidently determine if someone was suitable for the job and could talk to the client in a knowledgeable manner about... (read more)
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“Don't even think about going with this company”
Written on: 27/10/2012 by gobearsgf
Simple. Most unprofessional and ignorant. (read more)
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“Non-existent jobs”
Written on: 26/10/2012
I have lost count how many jobs I have applied for. No contact, no REAL jobs. It seems that Reed along with other agencies seem to draw in candidate numbers by advertising job roles that do not exist. I consider this to be fraud and should be investigated. Nearly all agencies advise against lying on a CV as this could result in gross-misconduct but yet they seem to be doing exactly that, by advertising non-existent jobs is lying and these agents should be treated the same. (read more)
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“Nursing staff”
Written on: 26/10/2012
I wish I could do this review without giving them a star at all. Awful. My friend has worked as an agency nurse via Reed previously, they were bad the first time around... second time around, worse! He has not been paid after 6 weeks, staff are not returning phonecalls or being helpful at all and giving him the runaround. E-mails? No response. Calling back? Never happens. To add insult to injury the response seems to be that he needs to keep on chasing them up for his pay (which he has... (read more)
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“googled: Reviews on reed.co.uk well, well, well......”
Written on: 19/10/2012
I am so glad but at the same time terribly saddene. I thought Id google reviews on reed.co.uk and I realise I am not alone. Was out of work earlier part of the year and mustve submitted, sorry lost count, of CVs to reed and guess what...... NOTHING, ZILCH, NOT A DICKY BIRD! Absolute XXXX. On a visit to their offices I actually ask the 'top johnny' if the jobs actually existed. Of course I was told YES, OF COURSE. Round Two. Applied for a job last night for a job that matches my skills,... (read more)
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“Stay away at all costs!!!”
Written on: 10/10/2012
I have just graduated and signed onto several recruitment agencies and reed is by far the worst. I'm pretty sure most jobs they advertise don't actually exist as the only response from them I got was for a position not in my area of skill at a place on the other side of the country. They rake you in with the promise of hundreds of (fake) jobs to chose from, don't bother contacting you and spam your email inbox with further fake jobs (I've received the same email 3 times for a job i know... (read more)
Jimmyreplay's Comment
Written on: 23/10/2012
That is simply not true..Reed have a strict and stringent policy regarding fake adverts...fact is, the Consultants don't do it. Other people with probably closer matching skills got the role...
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★☆☆☆☆
“York staff are evil little witches”
Written on: 07/10/2012
They lie to people, they try and patronizing, they try and tell you off if you put them in their place. Debbie Gough = vile woman. (read more)
Marie.i's Comment
Written on: 07/10/2012
Thank you very much for warning. Rude people should always be taught manners.
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“Awful - stay away!”
Written on: 29/09/2012 by HardWorkingTemp
I had the displeasure of working through Reed and their admin is atrocious, their Reed On Time online system poor. Timesheets not available for completion, problems chasing wages - dreadful, dreadful, dreadful - avoid at all costs! (read more)
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“Do half the jobs exist?”
Written on: 28/09/2012
I applied for a number of jobs via reed.co.uk. All of them, never heard anything back and later checking to see if the companies that had advertised on the site had actually appointed anyone, I found nothing, not a sign of somebody filling the position. It was almost like the vacancies never actually existed. Some of the vacancies seem to reappear regularly - one has been rotating on and off the site for over a year. (read more)
Daisyboo's Comment
Written on: 28/11/2012
Some of the vacancies seem to reappear regularly - one has been rotating on and off the site for over a year.
Yup, many 'jobs' seem to do this.
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★☆☆☆☆
“They create false expectations. Burocratic hell”
Written on: 28/08/2012 by janeaus
As a NQT it has been a pain all the process you have to get through with them (about 4 different application forms apart from the usual paperwork CRB etc) and finally didnt get any job for me. Hope next agency is better. They treat you nicely though (read more)
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“You need to avoid this agency - particularly NQSW'S!”
Written on: 28/08/2012
I have just qualified as a social worker, therefore I was looking for either temporary or permanent work that would buid up my experience before I start my first social work position. I sent off my CV to Reed, and I received a call back from a rather pleasant chap, who explained that he liked what he saw on my CV, and that he has got some work lined up for me - potentially qualified social worker, and family support worker positions! He invited me to come for an interview, and advised me... (read more)
Harmedbyreed's Comment
Written on: 30/08/2012
Absolutely appalling. Why do they believe it is acceptable to lie to people? When you see the wages of these "consultants" the standard of conduct is particularly difficult to square off with other professions or the work the MUCH less paid temps are actually doing. It is the temps, not the consultants, that create growth and sustain the income of Reed, yet they receive no rights, no system of progression or promotion, even after years of proven ability with them, and have to put up with low wages, job insecurity, difficult conditions, and over time, a worsening CV with lowering income expectations that damages your career outside of Reed, and no income between work and no redundancy pay for all that. It is astounding. But worse, these people can choose to operate unaccountably and slander you to other agencies based on their own misunderstandings. You are disadvantaged when going for security work because of all the gaps in employment. There seems to be no benefit in trying to 'build a career' with them and and a very high chance of it leaving you exhausted, low in confidence, of reduced income expectations, damage to your career prospects and earning potential, and even severe damage caused by immature and malicious individuals working at the various branches, or because of your weak position to challenge, at the clients workplace, where bullies may report unfairly and inaccurately on you. This happened to me after a number of years working with Reed, and it caused me to be excluded from work opportunities, and when I complained, I was abused in front of all the staff at the branch. The company is frankly unbelievable.
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Harmedbyreed's Comment
Written on: 30/08/2012
How do they think it is acceptable to lead people on and lie to them like this? I am experienced and had worked many years with Reed, until I realised the harm it was doing to my career, especially this year when only very short term, difficult and low paid work was made available, where minimum periods for work wasn't even provided to me. The stress I experienced financially was harmful to me and made the work much more difficult still. One of these clients, in spite of never speaking to me or seeing me at work (she had never been there during my placement), complained about me for an extremely trivial reason, and subsequently, in spite of years of work without complaints, I received no more work and became aware I was being lied to and mislead by the Reed manager who was new. Because of that it took a long time to realise that they were excluding me and as such I became more in debt, and more depressed. The result appears to have caused extreme harm to me financially this year. Worse, because I legitimately complained about the situation / being lied to and excluded from opportunities, I now suspected I would not receive a satisfactory reference or even a reference, and that contact from other agencies which I have signed up with since may have involved slander against me resulting in further harm. That part is hard to prove but the situation is not improbable given the nature of some staff there and glib / hostile attitudes they have demonstrated to me. What right do they have to behave to others this way?
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“Stay well clear!!”
Written on: 13/08/2012
If I could give this company ZERO stars, I would. This agency is awful. I was offered a job with Llyods, went and registered and was told it would be a minimum of 6 months wok. I then was told nearly 2 weeks in the job wasn't actually mine and they had no record of me ever being there. I have not yet been paid for the work I have done which was full time for the training and I have now lost my weekend job.. I am left with very little source of income. As a full time student I can't afford... (read more)
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“Pretend they have jobs when they don't !”
Written on: 11/08/2012
They pretend they have jobs when they don't. I'm a graduate. Signed up online, waiting in anticipation for a response to the thousands of so-called jobs they are supposed to have. After months and months of wasting my time - Nothing. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME - Or do so at your own peril! (read more)
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“Send millions applications with no response! (so it feels)”
Written on: 08/08/2012
Don't bother using Reed.co.uk it is a complete waste of time. Most of the recruiters don't call you or even bother to explain why they are not putting you forward. Occasionally you do get an email sating that you have been unsuccessful in this position, and to keep on checking Reed.co.uk! This to me implies they do not read your CV or cover letter! I would avoid using this site as its depressing and will not get you a job. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Good breadth of industries”
Written on: 15/07/2012
Reed offers a good breadth of industries across a large proportion of the UK. I have found a variety of different jobs to apply for and their website allows for quick application to vacancies. The search options allow you to narrow your search by keywords, industry, location, title and min or max salary. On the negative side I would say that they seem to have a lot of large companies advertised rather than smaller companies or charities. (read more)
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“Can't organize a P. up in a brewery”
Written on: 09/07/2012
It would be nice if I could speak with someone with a brain! You just get silly girls on the other end who have these irritating voices and you feel you are talking to nobody. I have had a few calls from Reed and have applied for numerous jobs I never get a response. If a miracle happens and I'm unlucky enough to miss a phone call I ring back and the person on the other end is never available and does not ring back even if I have to call a few times. Try to avoid dealing with Natalie... (read more)
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“waste of time”
Written on: 08/07/2012
I agree with all the negative reviews I have read so far. They told me to send my cv online, after 10 days I walked in and I found out that they didn't even read it! So the woman, even before opening my cv, told me they didn't have any vacancies at the moment. I thought: "wait a minute, if an employment agency doesn't have any vacancies, who does? It is a waste of time, the only thing they do is to overload your mailbox with useless junk emails. (read more)
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“I'd give it ZERO stars if possible!!!!”
Written on: 05/07/2012
Useless, time wasting, lying, cheating, manipulative, how many more adjectives can I find to describe this company!!!! They pray on people like me who have found themselves out of work and getting desperate to find a job. It's an emotional rollercoaster as it is without companies like this adding to worries. All the jobs I applied for when I now find I could have gone direct mad me seeth, and after 60 applications that I was qualified to do I have not even had 1 interview, avoid Reading... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 10/07/2012
Having read many of the reviews it highlights how incompetent the majority of the personnel working in recruitment agencies are.
First and foremost i do not condone their actions but every second job advertised is for a recruitment consultant, highlighting that first you do not have to hold any qualifications but just desperate for work.
The reading branch especially (name removed) has mastered the art of deceit has he fits all the criteria in every review.
These type of people are lynches advertise jobs that do not exist, they look on websites like B&Q then advertise the job that is already advertised , what is common now is they say no recruitment agencies as employers are sick of them as much as we are.
What is clear is people like (name removed) and his silly little girls will soon be looking for work and be in the same boat.
(Name removed) thinks we are all as deceitful as him but clear we are a lot more educated than him as it took me minutes to realise he was not telling the truth and could not offer anything.
I will be writing to my local MP about him and the agency he works for as they waste people time falsely advertising jobs they clearly do not have, this is illegal despite they think they are untouchable.
Please remember that name (name removed) and do not waste your time even giving him your name.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Job vacancies do not exist. Don't bother !”
Written on: 29/06/2012
I have been trying for the last four years to acquire employment with www.reed.co.uk. I have a Masters degree but have gone from applying for executive positions to cleaners position in order to get up from seeking unemployment benefits. All of my applications came back either unanswered or with the usual generic note that says "this time your were not accepted". Please do not bother even applying. It takes loads of time to fill out an application these days. These agencies should be shut down. (read more)
Jimmyreplay's Comment
Written on: 23/10/2012
Once again, agencies do not operate like this! I am a seasoned recruiter with 14 years under my belt and, quite simply, agencies work with the most suitable people for the role based on client demands. It's in our interests as much as yours to find the best people based on our clients and submit them but the client, and thats the crucial bit, makes the final decision on who goes through. Remember, this is a free service to you of which thousands are very happy every year with the incredible hard work this role takes, I would know...while I sympathise with your situation, your comment is irrational and silly and you shouldn't give up. Go see an agency - in person!!
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★☆☆☆☆
“Good if you want to waste time”
Written on: 22/06/2012 by prest
I wouldn't recommend Reed to a single person. After applying for about 50 jobs, and sending follow up emails after I heard nothing, I received a reply saying as I lack experience in that sector my applications were pretty much pointless. This is even though the roles I applied for were entry level positions where some even said no experience necessary. Got a feeling that they just use the 'do you have experience' question to filter people out without even looking at the cover letter or cv I... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Very Unprofessional ”
Written on: 20/06/2012
I first heard about reed when the agency started up for the first time in a department in my local college. Of which they forced every student to go to an introductory session during a normal lesson and encouraged us "it was the best way to get help and assistance with finding a job as hard as it is during these times". Seems like a charade to be perfectly honest I have attended a few regular meetings, applied for dozens of jobs and tried to keep up to date and in contact via email,text and... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 20/06/2012
Thanks for the heads up. Appreciated :)
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Steviejobs123's Comment
Written on: 19/06/2013
I think this was taken absolutely out of context AND these were stupid tabloid newspapers that revealed this absolutely ludicrous article.
My personal experience of the company has been amazing!