The ExecuSearch Group

After an unexpected layoff, I chose ExecuSearch because their Finance & Accounting recruiters did fantastic work for my CPA fiancée. I knew that my road would be more challenging because my background is in creative/​editorial work (but with strong project management skills).
I met with Ashley and Kevin in ExecuSearch’s Creative & Digital Group at their office. Ashley was upbeat and professional; Kevin was disinterested and hadn’t bothered to read my resume. This meeting was around February 10. To date, I have not received a single lead from either of them. Not only that, I have not received a single unsolicited email or phone call from them. They replied to my first couple of follow-​ups, then stopped – never taking the initiative to check in.
I understand that my background can be more challenging to place than a CPA with a master’s in accounting, but I have highly developed skills in my field and years of experience. They did absolutely nothing for me. Zero. I don’t need to be hand-​held, and I know that I’m supposed to follow up with them – and I did. They did not check in with me or contact me in any way aside from the first couple days after our meeting. I thought about contacting their supervisor to find out if they even worked there any more because with the level of service I was getting I honestly didn’t know.
So if you’re an accountant, I’d say give ExecuSearch a shot. That side of the business, at least, knows what they are doing. If you’re Creative & Digital then find another agency.
Epilogue: Once I realized that ExecuSearch was not going to do anything for me, I worked my ass off and found a job on my own.

This has been one of the strangest experiences of my life. I received a call and went on an interview. I then received a call that I got the job, my recruiter told me I was having my background check ok. It has been over two weeks and nothing, I have called many times and emailed without an answer. I don’t think this is proper behavior and very unprofessional. No thanks.

They were quick to respond and after a month and a half I was placed in a temp position. They are great for a quick fix if you just relocated, but they clearly do not care about you once you are placed. Don’t expect them to follow up with you or to continue looking for something that’s a better fit for you if you ask. They are more concerned about filling positions and less concerned about the person they place there.

Do not read the Google+ reviews. If you click on the users, you’ll know that they are all fake positive reviews.
All the negative things said over here at Unilocal are true.
I had a very similar experience like Milagros R. below. I posted my resume on Monster, and got a call from them about a hospital job opportunity. I called back and I was instructed to fill their long application online before coming to their office to see the recruiter. I went to their office, and well the recruiter told me that he will talk with his colleagues and find job opportunities for me. ??? Okay… Sweet words and full of promises… I waited for a little over a month, was contacted a couple times about different job opportunities from the recruiter, had phone interview with one company, the very next day I was asked for an in-​person interview with a different company… Since I was looking for work, I figured that I should give it a chance to anything at that point. I was sent to a very far place for interview. The company seemed like a proper professional place when I was interviewed, so I said yes to the temp-​to-​perm job. The very next day I was contacted by my recruiter that I must do a physical within my first two months, and the fees will be covered by the agency. The day before my very first work day, my recruiter told me to call him before I enter the company, then he would transfer me to payroll to verify address and direct deposit.
Here comes the funny fact. My recruiter seemed like a very nice throrough person, I gave him the benefit of doubt from the start. Bad decision, and my bad for ignoring his eagerness. The application I filled out a the beginning and long forgotten, there are some funny fine print such as «all full time (9 – 5) staff are required to have physical», «full time staff will be billed for the physical if they work less than 3 months», «if checks are lost, there will be $ 25 charge for reissued check», etc. None mentioned by my recruiter. Not even a hint or a note. My second week’s over, and I haven’t received my first week’s check yet. My recruiter did seem very eager to get my bank account information for direct deposit before I started working. I had my physical, and now I am locked to work this temp job whether I like it or not for at least 3 months, otherwise I will be responsible for my physical bill. Well, I went back to check my application too late, and I am now in a screwed situation. That application did require a lot of my signatures, and all the blanks must be filled in order to submit.
I am going to pass the shady business with the company my recruiter tried so hard to get me in here. That’s another horror story to tell. Oh, when I called my recruiter as instructed on my first day of work, he told me to report to my manager at the company. That was it, completely different from what he told me previously. He just wanted to make sure that I didn’t bail, and actually show up for work. Hey, but you didn’t have to lie about it.
In short, the ExecuSearch Group is a scam. Avoid at all cost.

I met with a Chinese recruiter named Marie around 2013 – 2014. She was trying to get ahold of me we finally set up a day to meet. She said she had a job offer for me but once I got there she said that she will try to see if she can get me a job. I gave her all my documents and she gave me a stack of papers to fill out, she came back in and I still wasn’t done. I felt as if she was rushing me. She gives me her business card and said she will be in touch with me to let me know if she found a interview to send me to, she told me to contact her in about a week. A week goes by and I haven’t heard anything so I email her then called her as well and left a voicemail for her to call me back. She didn’t contact me back so I contacted her two more times and got no response. I felt she could of at least given me a call or emailed me instead of not contacting me at all. I felt that was real unprofessional. I will not go to any job agencies again. They all suck and most are scams. These recruiters don’t help you, they get your hopes up. They never find you anything permanent its always temporary or contract. I cannot survive with a temporary job, been there done that. Now execu-​search has called me once more a recruiter named Emily I’m suppose to meet with and from reading the reviews I’m not going to waste my time. It’s for temporary assignment which I’m not looking for. I’m glad I read these reviews.

Recruiters are responsive and they know what they’re doing. They’ve gotten me several leads. I still haven’t found a job with them yet, but persistence and availability is key with these things.

Not very professional… after going on two interviews (which take time to research and prepare for and then they do a prep call beforehand), I was not even given the courtesy of a reply from the recruiter when I asked for feedback/​status. I get that it may not have been a fit for the employer for whatever reason, but I wasn’t hounding her or demanding in any way (called once and sent an e-mail)…I found it very rude and just plain unprofessional. It takes a lot of time and effort to prepare and be «on» for interviews, and find it disrespectful to not get a «thank you for your time» when we as candidates are polite and professional and spend time on thank-​you notes, etc. ExecuSearch should be more considerate and thoughtful, as now I would definitely not recommend their agency to friends or colleagues.

As a para I was able to get a position through this company at a private school very close to my home and remained at my job for the entire school year. I absolutely loved my job but the company itself is unprofessional, a hassle and unorganized. They are not very good with keeping to their promises and will tell you one thing and then do another. I should have received my health insurance through them but instead I got the run around and was told excuse after excuse until noone would reply to my emails or phone calls anymore. The biggest issue that I and some other people in the company had is that they were very unorganized and careless when it came to getting paid on time. For my first month of work i was not paid and was given my retro pay an entire month later! They make the same excuses: «we didnt receive your timesheet fax… you didnt fax the timesheet it in time… we can’t see the timesheet clearly…» then you have to wait an entire week to get your pay. When I got upset and told my recruiter about how disappointed and annoyed i was with the company being careless when it comes to my hard earned pay she got offended and was quick to defend the payroll department. This employment agency tries but fails many times so i would not recommend it unless you really need a job or can put up with them for a while.

Awful. Not only did this group not help me prepare for my interview; but when I got to an interview that they set up for me I waited for 25 minutes without any sign of the interviewer. Once getting back in touch with my recruiter; he did not have any kind of answer as to what happened. He either did not confirm the interview with this person or is completely unable to get in touch with the client. Either was is absurd and unprofessional and the recruiter continued to attack me verbally when I attempted to find out how this happened. This was awful and I cannot believe the service provided by this place. I’m not sure how they can even be considered professional recruiters.
Do not use this «firm».

I went to Execu-​Search in hopes of a better job position and with the help of Richard Peralta, who has been nothing short of amazing, I now work in a school as a paraprofessional. The only thing I will say is I wish the pay rate was higher but aside from that I love what I do.

ExecuSearch provides top placements and excellent candidates! I work with few of them there there but I think Komal by far is the most efficient and helpful. Komal has provided me the services by sending quality temp candidates and placing me at the top rating companies. She is very responsible. I can always expect the responses from her. Would recommend anyone to work with Komal to get great jobs and qualified candidates.

First, you need to understand how temp agencies work. You don’t just send in your resume and hope you get a job. You have to follow up.
Second, they can’t make employers hire you. You have to have experience, interview well and present yourself as you would if you were interviewing for a permanent position.
Do you know how many unemployed, underpaid, overqualified people there are in NY?!
You have to be diligent. YOU have to do research and work.
I have worked with Jaimee for about two years and she has done her absolute best to find me positions that fit my skill set and interests. She has also given me priceless advice on interviewing.
I worked with Samantha briefly and she was also very helpful.
I would definitely recommend this agency.

The recruiters at Execu Search can be described best as blood sucking c-​ts and that is on a nice day. Jen Mrejen is the boss b-​h, she is that amazing combination of passive aggressive, disloyal, greedy and unethical. She will always under sell you. If you are experienced, professional and focused, she will do everything in her power to get the least money as possible. ExecuSearch doesn’t work on behalf of the employee, they work only on behalf of the client. They will never get you a decent salary, and will always submit a low ball offer. No job is ever permanent. They will lie and tell you 30 days, and you have to wait longer to get feedback, then the feedback is always «negative» but the client wants to keep you.
If you give them notice that you are taking a better position, they become vengeful and will stress you out. They will try to get someone in your future position so never, ever tell them where you work or where you are going to.
Also, they love to exploit more than any placement agency ever and there is never any follow up if you go on an interview. They will also have you go on 3 – 4 follow up interviews for temp positions and never follow up with you. They also, love to play dumb and act as if they have no clue about job description. They will also make you feel horrible for needing a day off to take care of personal things. I had a funeral to attend to and they gave me hell for it. They also never get great companies. Usually, the clients are mid-​level companies that are not public and not use to using placement agencies. The clients hate paying overtime but want you to never take a lunch and work 10 hour days but balk at overtime. ExecuSearch will drag their feet on payment if the cheap client doesn’t want to pay it.
Last, this agency is just a piss poor excuse of a company. They are as close to pimps as possible. They try to break your self esteem, they never attempt to work with you if a client is abusive instead they will just let you suffer and then blow a fuse if you move on. Stay away, they have the same interpersonal skills as government workers and that is a compliment.

Too bad you can’t give zero stars. Laura Guiterrez – AVOID her!
She is the ultimate saleswoman. She is eager to close a deal at all costs and does not tell the truth. Save yourself the agony and lies and avoid her at all costs. You can tell her you’re looking for quality of life and she will send you to work for the White House. Tell her what you’re looking for and she’ll send you the exact opposite. She only cares about her commission.

Don’t believe the hype! I was referred by a friend to stop by this agency for employment, However I met a recruiter here by the name of Kumal and boy was she rude, kept being abrupt and cutting me off as if she had to hurry to be somewhere else. I could tell she didnt have much experience in interviewing either. I should have asked for another recruiter… Why are recruiters forgetting you need people to fill out your job orders! If that what it takes to just rush people in and out your office, you are losing qualified candidates to other agencies…

I cannot begin to express my gratitude and appreciation for Komal and Allison! They are the BEST recruiters to work with. Within one week of meeting them, they secured me 3 interviews which resulted in 2 offers! I have worked with different recruiters from other agencies in the past, and none of them put forth as much effort or care as these two ladies. Komal and Allison both had my best interest at heart and were an absolute pleasure to work with. I highly recommend!

I just went to ExecuSearch (recommended by a good friend) and right away, was sent to interview for a 3 month assignment. I met with Jennifer and Erin and they were very nice and I felt they would do their best to help me. After the interview, Erin reviewed my thank you notes and forwarded them to the Company.
Time will tell, but I was very impressed by the way they treated me… I think it all depends how one connects with the recruiter — some are good, some not so good. I already recommended this agency!

I’ve worked with ExecuSearch a few times now over the last several years. They’ve been quite successful at placing me at different places to help me advance my career.
My recruiter Alan, makes my life easy when it comes making the next career move. He keeps in touch from time to time with different opportunities. All I have to do is say yes or no. He has a very blunt style, that might be a little tough for some to handle. Personally, I think it’s great to work with someone who is frank and who is willing to tell you what works and what doesn’t work. He also will help coach me prior to an interview and give a little insight into what the position is all about. My recruiter also can help give the extra push to get your resume to the top of the pile. It makes a huge difference in terms of getting an interview or being lost with all the other resumes submitted online.
Know before you go: Working with recruiters requires building a good relationship with them. In a job market environment where there is a huge supply of people looking for jobs, a good relationship with a good recruiter means you’ll be the first to know when a great opportunity opens up.

I can’t speak for the company as a whole, but I can speak for two employees in the Human Resources/​Executive Admin division, Taylor C. and Shana C. I’ve been contacted by 6 recruiters before them and all 6 did nothing but waste my time. I went to countless interviews only to have my resume placed in the bottom of the pile. I was reluctant to interview with Taylor when she reached out because I’ve already wasted so much of my time with other recruiters.
Choosing to meet with Taylor and Shana was one of the best things I could have done. From day one, they started submitting me for jobs and I started interviewing right away. Right now I’m on the verge of getting a job through them. Even if I never get a job through ExecuSearch I’ll always be thankful to Taylor and Shana for putting so much work and effort into getting me one.

Upon my travels in my search, an ad appealed to me via New York Times/​Monster which I responded only to result with Execu Search Group. I have numerous times uploaded my resume in applying for positions. The form data after verifying all my input submitted retort with the usual infamous error message of most standard employment agency: «this page cannot load.» What exactly happens to my MS Word resume once it get uploaded? It goes straight to the cyberspace void, into the nothingness.
The recruiters are nonexistent. The site is full of hot bombastic air, too blind by their arrogance whom they are too malice to know and too apathetic to care.