Alter Ego Concierge

My experience with this agency is laughable at this point. I interviewed for one of their clients last summer. After a decent amount of prep and great communication before the interview, I was met with radio silence after the interview. I know how to interview fairly well and I’m professional and articulate. The way I was treated following, one would have thought that I had walked into the room, given everyone the finger, and walked out. I reached out several times to these girls for feedback and then to ask that my documents be shredded as they were in possession of some highly personal information (social security number, contact information, tax returns, etc.) Not. One. Response. This morning, I received an email blast to contact them for a chance to interview for what sounds to be the exact same client. Funny that I received an immediate response when I requested to be removed from their email list. Overall, they are unprofessional, rude, obviously unorganized if they are sending emails to former candidates they didn’t have the courtesy of responding to, and don’t seem to have a great repertoire of clientele. Contact a larger agency like Addison Group, Global Employment Solutions, or The Larko Group for a better experience and a better chance of landing a position.

I am a young professional that contacted Alter Ego Concierge seeking a second job to help pay down my student loans faster. I wrote a little blurb about myself, attached my resume, and as a little joke/​something about me (full well knowing the first question they were going to ask me was «why are you looking for a second job?») wrote that I was looking for something other than selling retail on Mi ave to help pay down my student loans.
I received an email back from «Catlin» presumably meant for her other team members, and not for my eyes stating:
She’s looking for part time in the evenings, and I was really put off
by her comment about Michigan ave and student loans.
Caitlin C. Hofherr
Alter Ego Concierge
111 West Washington, Suite 1340
Chicago, IL 60 602
T: 312.346.2032
F: 312.346.3866
I may be 25 years old, but I would never work with someone who does not know better than to «reply to all» on an email chain meant for other members of my team. This is highly unprofessional to say/​do, and I sent the following email:
Dear Caitlin,
Sorry if my honesty/​attempt at a joke offended you in any way. I thought it would be viewed as being responsible in trying to work hard to pay off my loans early.
Thanks for your consideration and time.
Have a nice holiday season.
Regards,
I did not get any type of response back from her, which brought me to Unilocal.
I would not give them any business as they seem to be snobs that put down hard working people.

I have been in this industry for the past 12 years. I worked with quite few agencies before, but Alter Ego Concierge stands out from the rest. Caitlin is very professional and surrounds herself with great people around her. Olivia and Mallory are both so knowledgeable and are working closely with you to make sure that the process is smooth. I was hired by one of Alter Ego’s clients and I was very pleased with the service I received. I am recommending Alter Ego to all of my friends and family.

I’ve always been one to do everything for myself, but my trading business has been growing pretty fast and I decided to get a personal assistant. Since I was so busy that I needed a personal assistant to begin with, I didn’t exactly have time to do the search/​interview process for myself.
Not knowing where to start, I asked a couple of friends and one of them recommended this service. Not much to say, other than Caitlin (the founder, I believe) was great to work with and made the process a lot easier than I anticipated. Extremely easy, in fact. She did all the leg work, and brought someone to me that would fit, and its been a great fit so far. I would definitely use this service again.