Fanning Personnel

Very unprofessional. The moment they don’t need you anymore they will ignore you in a brutal way. Don’t waste your time. At least save the embarrassment of not receiving any replies directly for employers.

I finally came to this site to get some reviews since I have had the WORST experience of lack of response. I’m a highly qualified professional with much to offer and they can’t even respond, this would be the 4^th time now. Clearly by all the reviews they present high level jobs but only have administrative ones to offer. Have the common courtesy to at least email back SOMETHING!!! People will talk and those companies that use them to hire will stop eventually using them because of their reputation. Not ONE of the people there have ever responded to me. they are clueless at what they are doing. Not sure who wrote this business model but you may want to revisit it.

Every bad review in here is true. I had a phone interview with 1 woman, (who I won’t mention) regarding a position, which she told me I sounded great for, but she would just need to email me the official job description and we could move forward. She sent me the email, I responded that I was interested and asked a few follow up questions and never heard from her again despite reaching out several times. Not sure what their deal is but don’t waste your time with them.

contacted me bc i applied to a position there. told me they would email me about a position i was very interested in… never happened.

i didn’t have the greatest time with this company. When i first met with them, two different people, they were really excited and told me they had a lot of great opportunities to show me. I was sent on one interview and I didn’t hear anything for weeks. I checked in with the recruiter several times with no response. Finally she wrote back and said, oh sorry for not getting back to you sooner, they decided to pass and go with someone else… how long did she know this??? From there, i was told of many admin asst positions, which i clearly stated i’m not looking for. Nothing against jobs like this, but I have an MBA and I explained what i was looking for. Then complete radio silence. I checked their site several times and found almost exact positions I was looking for down to the job title I specified, and emailed that specific recruiter, Lynn, for all of those positions. Nothing. Not even an «i’m not sure you are a right fit» response or anything. just straight up ignored me. I emailed the original recruiter I was working with to see if my emails weren’t going through, or if there was something wrong… you guessed it, no response. It felt as though they found me too time consuming to work with because I didn’t want to go interview for the 5 or 6 admin asst positions they told me about, and believe me, I did not make things difficult or trying for them. I, myself, found the positions I was interested in, and they couldn’t even take 2 minutes to respond.
I don’t understand why they would act this way, I was doing a lot of the work for them, but I guess if you don’t want to interview for admin asst positions, try another firm. If you do want that type of work, they seem to have a lot of openings, just be sure to go on the interviews THEY suggest, or else you are not worth their time and they drop you without even a thank you.

Very unprofessional and will never get back to you… was contacted by them twice. The first time me and the recruiter talked on the phone and emailed back and forth a few times. Went in for an interview and it went well and was told about a position they had open and they were going to send my resume over. Just needed to email some additional info to the recruiter which I did that evening. Never heard back from him. Sent two more additional emails to follow-​up and ask if there was any other info needed and got nothing back.
A few months later got contacted by a lady for a position that they had. Wanted to set up an interview for me to come in again and talk to her. Emailed her back with some times and my availability and then never got a response. Emailed again a couple days later in case she missed it or didn’t receive my email. Still no response.
The one time I went in for the interview and met with them it seemed very professional. Met with the recruiter and one of the other employees there. After the good reviews I had high hopes for this place to help in my job hunt. I was very disappointed and will not deal with them again. It wasted a lot of my time.

Horrible-​dont waste your time like they wasted mine. I went in to meet w Patrick and Lynn in June. I followed up w them on a weekly basis regarding any potential opps and they didn’t even have ONE job to show me! Really?!? Not even 1 interview? That’s pathetic and I’m annoyed I wasted my time meeting w them. If you’re looking for a legit recruiter, call Sean Cashman at Treeline, he will work hard for you and not waste your time!

I have used Fanning Personal twice now to get two different positions in my career. Chris Kennedy is the best recruiter I have ever used. A few of my colleagues have used her as well and they would say the same.
The Process:
You see a position and you meet them the first time. They go over your background, give you advice on how to improve your resume, help you write cover letters (if necessary) and give you a folder filled with interview questions and suggestions.
Once you meet with the recruiters they forward your resume (with your permission) to possible career matches. If there aren’t any matches then they will keep your resume but it is YOUR responsibility to call Fanning and follow up.
Once you do get the interview, Fanning Personal helps you by organizing the interview, prepping, gathering references, and giving suggestions with the thank you cards. They will also follow up with the organization to get comments, feedback, and whether the company is interested in you.
Having said all this, it is still YOUR responsibility to make sure you are prepared for the interview. It is YOUR responsibility to be proactive and call Fanning. This is YOUR career and if YOUR not going to take the time to care about your career, don’t expect someone else too.

Fanning is a pretty typical staffing agency, in other words, terrible. Like virtually all agencies, they have no respect at all for either their clients or prospective employees. I’ve used them during one job search. My recruiter there was a total flake. She would occasionally call me and leave an incredibly distracted-​sounding message and the one job interview she sent me to was completely inappropriate for my skills or experience. Wasted my time and her client’s.

Can’t say that I had such a positive experience. I submitted a response to one of the jobs that interested me, however when I was contacted, they wanted me to come in and meet with a bunch of other recruiters to discuss a completely different job «they» had in mind for me and didn’t even respond back to me when I asked to see the description of the alternate job and never was considered for my original inquiry. Don’t bother, save your time and efforts! :(

I have to say that Lynn at Fanning is a true pro. While I never got a job from working with Fanning they presented me with some good opportunities and also kept me in mind for other openings that came up. I never felt that I was just another resume when working with them. If your looking for work in finance in Boston I suggest giving Fanning a try (ask for Lynn)