Randstad UK Reviews 662

the personality questions were different to anything i had done before however they were a bit repetetive

Easy to navigate the assessment
The instructions were easy to follow and I could revisit them if I needed to
Easy to answer the questions

had an interview with these guys and they made the questions easy to understand, interview went well and had a laugh during it, was nervous going in but that went away pretty quickly

Superb service. Randstad has always been my default; they conduct business with outmost professionalism and ensure that you have pleasant working experience. They are also very accommodative and understanding of your circumstances and willing to adapt your working conditions to better suit your needs. Will definitely recommend

This company was engaged by my previous employer during layoffs. The suggestion was that this agency could help terminated employees to brush up their cv, write cover letters, improve interview skills, etc. Throughout the time I had calls with them and used their service I found them unobliging when it came to sharing pertinent information, slow to facilitate (running down the clock), and entirely disorganised. But nothing in that is the source of my dissatisfaction.

Imagine my shock, months after finishing my contact with Randstat when I realised that the final "improved" CV I had been provided with was corrupted with some issue that caused the letters 'ti' to convert to a '?'. Like this: Optimisation became Op?misa?on. Imagine realising after submitting your CV for months that when it was opened at the other side it was festooned with this anomaly, and not only that - but the formatting was also haywire. And imagine that you've proofread, and edited, and made every adjustment you could think of throughout this time, thinking that you had a truly perfect CV, especially (according to Randstat) designed to pass recruiter's ATS systems.

I am livid that not only did these issues not show up for me when I sent the CV to myself for sanity checks - but I was NEVER ADVISED by Randstat that their fabulous CVs were (possibly?) designed in some system other than MS Word, meaning that even as PDFs the errors somehow appeared at the other side. I had encountered the issue on a Recruitment website, but I put the appearance of the ? replacing 'ti' down to an issue with that site, and not the source document I'd uploaded.

Why would any agency engaged to assist someone who's been laid off and is searching for work EVER do that? What is that if not blatant sabotage?

My experience with Randstad has been amazing from start to me landing my role. I was able to get all the information i needed to prepare me for my interview. Vijaya was totally amazing. The way she has assisted me I can't thank her enough, The registration was easy and quick. I recommend Randstad UK all day every day. Keep up the good work and thank you for this new working relationship.

I was very impressed and moved with the courtesy call ,I received from Gayathri R of After Care , when I was sick for weeks, I got call from her following up my sickness, constantly, I was satisfied with her courageous words. Thats shows the thoughts of the department for their colleagues.

My experience with Randstad UK was excellent. Their team was helpful particularly Arnas and Jake who were quick to respond to my queries. The application process was straightforward, and communication was clear throughout.

Today I completed a task given to me by the Ford team to progress in my apprenticeship application progress. I found the experience of AssessFirst very good. This is because it tested me on various factors and tested my skills and how alert I am.

Arnas really took care of me and helped me every time I emailed him. Such a great experience to be apart of this interview stage!

Very nice people. Very easy and enjoyable to talk to and was a great experience.

The interview was simple and straightforward

Amazing support and help with setting me up with the employer and smoothing out confusions!

Doing very great

Thought I was working for 'Ranstad Education' between 2021 and 2023 - thats what the emails said. Started off well. New job in 2024bbut couldn't get a reference. Had to prove employment with an HMRC PAYE printout for the last 5 years. BUT.... the PAYE showed no 'Ranstad Education'. Instead: ranstad solutions Ltd, ranstad hr solutions Ltd & ranstad Public Services ltd. I checked Companies House. Ranstad Education folded in 2022 and Ranstad Solutions folded in 2015. There are no other Ranstads on Companies House. I'm still getting e-mails from Ranstad Education. SO WHATS GOING ON?

Worse experience than ever for careers and support workers. They promised people shift and give you one for one week and you could
Go months without jobs. The first shift is to make sure your name is registered as their employer with HRMC! They are frauds. Their staff expeciay Angela is rude and racist!
No communication or proper work schedule or information about the client you work with and if mistake happens they will blame you!

Everyone at the facility was really welcoming and it made the whole interview experience a lot more relaxed which in turn made me and the other attendees less nervous so we were able to be ourselves more.
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(Although I didn’t get the placement was a great experience non the less)

Great tour round the facility. All questions were answered, very friendly group and very helpful through the whole process.