Leslie Silver & Assocs

Leslie is hands down a class act. From the moment I met her I knew she’d be a huge asset to my job search, but little did I know she’d make such an impact on my life as well. She has sent me to the best firms in the financial industry who all speak extremely highly of her as a person and as a recruiter. Leslie genuinely cares about her candidates and from her 27 years of experience, could easily be a life coach too! I’ve worked with several recruiters and she is one of a kind in the best way possible. I’ve never met someone so sharp as a tack and has her finger on the pulse. I would never work with anyone else. She’s truly a gem.

She found me my job within hours of meeting her! She’s extremely well connected and on top of her game. Highly recommended!

Leslie is awesome! She is by far the most reliable, responsive and helpful recruiter I have ever worked with. She simply cares of what you want and what you’re looking for and truly wants to help you. I got a temp assignment very shortly after I met her and now I got hired by one of her clients. I am extremely thankful to Leslie and her assistant Mark for all their help!

Leslie is amazing! She was very helpful in my quest to find permanent employment. The first day I walked into her office she helped me reformat my resume, send out a couple emails to prospective employers, and she lined up an interview for me to take place the next week. Not only did she line up the interview, but she also gave me some tips on how to prepare for the interview. The interview was for a position I told Leslie I wanted, and as it turns out, I was hired to start working the next week. Leslie was incredibly helpful and nice, and I would recommend her to anyone seeking a temp or perm job.

I met with Leslie last week and she has been incredibly helpful. She’s sent me on 2 interviews already and both HR representatives I met with raved about her. She truly has a relationship with the companies (very exclusive and high level companies) she sends potential employees to and cares about forging a relationship with her candidates. I’m still in the interview process so who knows what happens next but I definitely believe that she is one of the best I’ve ever been to. I would highly recommend her to my highly recommendable friends in need of employment. For those who criticized her office space — it’s a small firm. It’s been around forever. Cut her some slack on that! If she never got back to you maybe there wasn’t anything available. The market fluctuates. Looking for a job is tough and you need to grow a thicker skin. Stick with it and good luck. There is something out there for you! Leslie made me view my job search in a more positive light so for that, I wish I could give her more than 5 stars.

Went in on Friday and they had me working a nice paying temp job on Tuesday. As long as you are reliable, professional and dress the part, you should have no problem.

The three stars are for Leslie Silver and her assistant Mark Okun ONLY. Leslie and Mark are a great team and have been together for many years. Leslie is well connected in the NYC area and has always been able to get me interviews in great companies. Mark & Leslie know how to follow up and ask for feedback after every interview, that in itself is priceless to me. It shows they value the candidate as much as the client. However, their latest recruit, a Mr. Walsh leaves allot to be desired. I applied for a job he posted on the monster board, let’s say on a Monday, he responded the same day, OK, so far so good. I replied about 10 – 15 minutes after receipt of his email inquiring when he would be available to speak and coordinate a date/​time when we could meet. I am all about following protocol and understand it’s customary for most recruiters on the street to want to meet the candidates that are representing them and make sure the person is in fact a viable/​marketable one that will pass the first and second interviews to ultimately get the job! Not this one! Mr. Walsh never replied to my email, not a peep. However, he did request to be a connection on LinkedIn of which I accepted assuming it would be worthwhile having him as a contact. Needless to say, I am now researching how I may modify/​delete contacts.

Leslie is great! You do need to be upfront with her on what you want and don’t want because I did have an experience working for someone unqualified to manage. That position was a consultancy that was a revolving door due to a manager that likes to throw those below her under the bus for many mistakes.
Beyond that experience, Leslie does her best and in the end will make you happy with your position, though there is always trial and error in life. I would say give her a chance and be yourself when entering their office.
Claire in their office is not someone I would work with again. I once got a position and then she was untimely so I missed the boat.
Stick with «Les» he assistant (and left hand) Mark is awesome though always busy.
Best to go in. Yes– wear a suit but don’t stress too much about it because it’s really your personality that should shine through with this agency.
And again– lastly– Be yourself and do not settle for anything questionable. The search often takes time– also it’s good to call her on a regular and frequent basis if she likes you, because sometimes you just need to maintain your spot on her radar.
That said– her heart is in the right place and she will get you and your career off to the right start if you give her a chance.

I met with Leslie Silvers. The office was small and crappy. I don’t know why she got so much 5 stars, because she was not helpful at all. Her office is a mess, there is papers everywhere. I think this is the worst staffing firms I ever been to. Never contacted back.

Met with Leslie (her office is piled high w/​3 – 4′ stacks of paper resumes) and was placed in a temp spot within 2 weeks. Temp spot eventually went perm but for very little money (more than $ 20k less than my minimum base). I declined the spot and never heard from Leslie again (knew my base requirement upfront). I guess she took it personally but the salary was way off. Disappointing.

5 stars because Leslie was simply the best recruiter I met with during my what turned out to be 6 month search. She called her client and got me an interview right there ON THE SPOT! I have never seen that before. Two other girls in the waiting room left there with temp assignments for the next week.
Finally, a recruiter who works hard for her candidates and actually delivers.
I cannot recommend her highly enough!

I came to Leslie Silver’s office a few days after I had moved to New York from out of state. Being completely new to the New York job market, I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself into or if I could even find anything promising. I had interviews lined up but nothing solid and no offers.
When I met with Leslie, we discussed my background and what I was looking for and she said she would be in touch regarding any opportunities. 2 days later, Leslie set me up to interview with a top media company and everything went incredibly well. I was hired 5 days later and started working the following Friday.
From the day I started my search with her, it was only 10 days til I was employed with a highly reputable company. Also, her assistant Mark is THE BEST, which made the paper work side of everything really simple.
I would highly recommend Leslie Silver to anyone looking for a great opportunity and a perfect fit.

I met Leslie Silver when I was looking for a job in May 2012. I was struck how nice she was and genuinely willing to help me (of course, it is recruiters’ jobs — but you can get a gut feeling when someone is genuine). I felt she would do her best to help me. A few minutes before I was to get into the elevator at her office, I got a job offer which I accepted, on the phone.
I had made a commitment to meet with her so I did. I told her what happened, we chatted and I left.
Now, March 2013: The job did not work out, so back on the market on March 8. Called Leslie, went back to meet with her. I had the same feeling: she is wonderful!
She called me last Wednesday, told me about a PA job a company that seemed to be the“dream company” you would want to work for (after I googled it, heard the CEO’s message, mission statement, etc). Got the interview with HR last Thursday. Went well. Wanted the job!
Sunday evening, Leslie e-​mailed me that the CEO wanted to meet me on Monday afternoon (2 days ago). I was delighted. Went to the interview on Monday, and am starting my new job on the 22^nd of April!
In between, Leslie had sent my resume to another company. I knew she had my best interest at heart.
Yesterday, I even went to her office to do the application. Her assistant, Mark, was extremely helpful. She helped me with some questions; they scanned the application to the Company, and did a great job for me!
Leslie always acknowledged my e-​mails, encouraged me. Please trust me; she is one of the best I have met in NY. A lot of recruiters are nice, but they are not so good at following up. Some are worthless!
Good luck to all!

I had a great experience with Leslie Silver & Associates. When I went in to meet with them for the first time, Leslie and Elisabeth had me stay and helped me redo and revamp my entire resume. I found this to be so helpful and frankly, astonishing. All of the other agencies I had been too never took the time to really sit with me or even showed any persistence and passion for finding me a job. This was the first agency that actually even got me interviews. Elisabeth was great and followed up at the drop of a dime. At times, I was surprised at how frequently she was calling me or emailing me back, but very appreciative. I eventually landed a job where I am very happy at. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a job!

I was contacted by Claire J. after I believe I applied to a job on Craiglist. (I’m finding it’s breeding ground for crappy employment agencies.) She was not the warmest over the phone — nothing horrible, just okay. She asked about my availability to meet. I told her I would have to look at my calendar and email her. That was a month ago. I’m still waiting for a response.

I haven’t dealt with them in years, but back when I did they were always reliable. I am headed back to NYC in the new year and they will be the first stop on my job hunt. The key with them was to constantly email and call to let them know you were around and available. They get tons resumes a day, you have to make yourself stand out. In an economy like this, you can either be aggressive or sit back and whine about how unfair things are. You decide.

I’ll give them 2 over everyone else’s 1.
Why? They actual did find me a job. So why still a 2? Job description did not match the actual position. Pay rate was low, even the HR manager when they found out how much I was getting paid apologized for the low rate and was shocked how little of what they paid went to me. The job was horrible, found out I was umpteenth person that had the position because the person I was supporting was a nutjob.
And oh yah, one of the recruiters there will send you e-​mails trying to sell her jewelry line? WTF?! Are you a recruiter or a jewelry designer? Maybe if you did the job you were paid you’d find us jobs.
But Mark their receptionist is very cool. Sorry you have to work there, Mark.

At first I was impressed with Leslie Silver & Associates. Upon contacting her agency, she emailed me back the next day and I interviewed with Leslie the following day. The interview last a whole 5 minutes, which was 5 minutes wasted of my life as nothing came about of it.
Like Tina said, there are letters of praise plastering her office’s walls, but if you look closely like I did, many of them are several years old. Perhaps when the economy was better, her office had an easier time finding people jobs, but now when her services are needed most, her office fails to deliver the goods.
Leslie’s desk is literally covered in stacks of resumes. It’s not surprising that I never heard from her again. No organization whatsoever.

Upon entering this staffing agency there are written affirmations, compliments, letters of appreciation from candidates in jump-​starting their careers all plastered onto the corridor’s wall.
NOT! I think not as Leslie Silver did not produce any results following my registration and enduring an hour and half long haul of computerized standardized tests of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, math, grammar, et al. Waste of time!