The McIntyre Group

Many years ago when I was looking to leave a position where I was unhappy, a friend suggested McIntyre. I contacted them and they had me come into the office, interviewed me extensively, and set me up on some good interviews. Although they did not end up finding me a position, I was impressed with their efforts and level of service.
Years later, unhappy in my current job, I decided to look up McIntyre again as my previous experience had been so positive. I filled out the contact form on the website, explaining a bit about myself and my needs. I received a roboemail in return, suggesting that I register with them online. I set up an account and uploaded my resume. I received another roboemail acknowledging my registration and also saying someone would be contacting me. A week went by and I heard nothing. I decided to call them and see if they wanted to meet me. I was greeted by an automated phone system that had no options that applied to me. I decided to email them again. First I received the same roboemail suggesting I register. Then finally a real person responded. Her response simply said they had received my resume and would contact me if any openings matched my background.
That was it? Their website has all sorts of happy talk about how you are more than just your resume to them and how they really want to get to you. I asked this person who emailed me if she wanted to meet me. I tried to be polite and reasonable asking if I should come in and discuss my goals and background. The response was dead silence. They never contacted me again. So much for me being more than just a resume.
The whole experience was very disappointing and nothing like what I had experienced in the past. I would not recommend McIntyre now.

Currently employed but looking for a new opportunity. I was contacted by them. Went thru a lengthy discussion on the phone regarding experience and compensation. Said they had nothing in my range. A week later a frantic email about something that just came in and rushed me in during lunch that I never take, made me wait 15 mins, asked me the same questions over again Including comp then sat back and stared at me. What followed was, «wow, that’s a lot of money». How unprofessional was that? I knew she thought I was lying and or was trying to break me. I had to chase her for the urgent job she told me about and she immediately tried to talk my comp down followed by an impossible job description. She told me how good she was at sizing up a room. I knew she was lying to as soon as she sat across from me. I knew she was lying about a job. I will never recommend them or work with them. Buyer beware!!!

I utilize recruiting agencies in lower Connecticut for various purposes; filling full time and temporary positions and more recently for my own personal need to seek a new opportunity. The McIntyre Group is consistent, professional and are able to identify great talent and cultural fit for an organization. They are brilliant at matching companies with people. She has the ability to probe on what organizations are seeking, understands core operational departments and the skill sets needed.

A great company! They have helped me while looking for a full time position and have worked with me all the way. They are the best! They have worked with my unusual background and helped me find positions that help me succeed. They are the best!

I would have never had the confidence to pursue a career path in a large global company if it weren’t for my previous experience working at The McIntyre Group! Overall, starting as a recent graduate with an unclear career direction, The McIntyre Group has been a great stepping stone in my Human Resources career. I was given the chance to be exposed to the recruiting industry and learn valuable administrative, sales, business development, and communication skills.
You are surrounded by colleagues that know the ins and outs of the recruiting industry. The senior staff truly wants to see you succeed and is always willing to educate you in any type of situation. Communication with management is very open and it is encouraged to discuss your strengths and how you feel you best contribute to your team and the company as a whole. This is a great work place for driven individuals that want the chance to develop a career and own their success.
The culture is very work hard, play hard. You have a wonderful group of motivated and hardworking individuals that are rewarded with fun company perks. (BBQs, monthly celebrations, team outings). It is important you are driven and wish to work hard in order to fit the culture. If you work for it, you truly have the opportunity to build your own success!
I would certainly recommend working at The McIntyre Group!

Worst staffing agency around. You sign with a recruiter and after that you never hear back from them. You call, they are always on the other line. You leave a voicemail, you never get a call back. You email them and it’s crickets. Rude and unprofessional.

McIntyre Group worked very closely with me in every step of the process. Sarah Binderberger provided guidance and was exceptional to work with during the process. If any issues arose, I had contact and received support from the CEO Leslie McIntyre. They work with many prestigious firms and have fantastic relationships. I would highly recommend this firm.

I worked with this agency to find employment (unsuccessfully) until I found permanent employment on my own. In my experience this agency is very unorganized. Everything said in previous posts about a lack of communication is true. After going in for my interview, I had to hound them to get information. I was told that I was being considered for a position, then was told that it was filled only after inquiring. Every time I contacted the agency, I spoke with a different person. I left messages with one person and received a response from someone I’d never met (with no introduction). They don’t seem to be very proactive, I would only hear from them after following up incessantly. When I did hear from them, they were very abrupt about getting the information they need. At first I appreciated this because I thought they were being efficient, but it seems after they have the info they take their time getting back to you. Also, people, in the office don’t seem to talk to each other. I had one recruiter ask me for information I’d already given to two other people. On top of this, recruiters don’t follow up. I know that at times these things take a while, but they need to check in to let people know what is going on. I understand that it can take time to find placements for job seekers, but they need serious help with their communication skills!

WORST staffing agency… Had a recruiter midway through I called to speak with him (brad) and they informed me he was no longer working. I had no previous knowledge of that even though I had been in frequent contact with him. I was assigned to a new recruiter Sonya met with her explained my preferences and interests she said she was going to be in contact and reach out to me on perm positions, but since I was currently in a temp position they didn’t really give a damn because they were still safe and getting a check. When my temp position finally ended, that was when I finally got a «friendly» check in call but I already found my own alternative plans. (as I had been searching on my own for months) Weeks after I ended my last day at temp position I get a call from another recruiter saying that they have a perm job for me in a non related field of mine, even though in their notes it states that I relocated to Hartford and I am working at travelers which is NOT the case at all! To top it off Brad original recruiter has been messaging me continuously on LinkedIn as if he didn’t fall off the face of the earth writing «hello stranger» (as if I
The stranger) «how are you my long lost friend» what are you up to these days? McIntyre’s chances of ever helping me finding a job are over and I’m very skeptical of all staffing agencies!

Very strong staffing agency with a personal touch. The process includes an extensive interview and resume review. They call with matches where you are a strong candidate. You are also ENCOURAGED to review their extensive job board and reach out with questions or queries on jobs you have an interest in. This appears to be a rather rare if not unique trait for agencies and I’ve always received constructive feedback about a possible pairings if they disagreed, and if they agreed, my jacket was sent for client review.
Consulting and consult-​to-​perm activities are especially fruitful as I’ve enjoyed meeting some great prospective employers and completed a permant deal with one that turned out to be rewarding beyond the lucrative pay and benefits. The administrative parts interviewing and preparation, taking assignments and getting paid work well enough. Clients tend to be top notch firms that are willing to spend money to fill a crucial void.
Yes, they can get busy at times and be a little slow to return a call or deligate it off to an associate and that’s a let down when it happens. However, if there is a perfect fit with an interested client, they’re very proactive to keep you in the running and get you an answer even if your candidacy falls through.
I can’t relate to the «Classic C.» experience, but I can share that agencies earning pay equal to the worker’s is fairly typical in the industry. Agencies don’t get paid to interview or talk to workers, they don’t make money in selling their services to potential clients or chasing inteviews or assignments with the employers. So the fees they earn for successful assignments pay the rent and their own payroll, because most of their daily work is an expense, not an income source.
I’ve referred a few people to McIntyre and some felt they got brushed off. But if MG seems engaged and interested in you, equal their enthusiasm and effort and you both should end up with a happy result.

Always say the person is on the other line and never returns voicemails after leaving multiple in one week. Well don’t ask them for help cause they are useless probably the blind leading the blind there.

These people are just terrible! Every single person there except for one, but that person is always so busy that she hands the phone off to everyone else and all those people suck!!! They don’t give the slightest sh*t about people that don’t have jobs because they have them themselves and they don’t care about all of us. A friend of mine was on the phone with them recently when the girl on the other line didn’t hang the phone up all the way. then this so called recruiter started talking badly about her and she heard it all. No respect! All they discuss in the office is when they are going out and one day they had a liquid lunch by the office, we saw them at the bar. I kind of wish they had seen me since I was awaiting a call back at the moment. instead I had my back to them at the table and they didn’t. This company takes a huge percentage of the hourly rate that the companies pay them for temps. They were stupid (and probably drunk) when they sent me a paper I needed and they forgot to black out what the rate they were taking was of my hourly rate. I was taking home 13 an hour, they were taking 13! That’s crazy! To remember how concrete they were when I was doing great at the position and spoke to them about raising my pay a dollar. you think they could have done something those greedy selfish scums!

McIntyre is a really great staffing agency. They are very professional, and have a modern, corporate office space in Norwalk. By far the best of the staffing agencies in Fairfield County I have worked with. I am consistently pleased with my recruiter and her associates.
I have been placed in 1 temp to perm position through McIntyre and multiple short term temporary assigments in the past two years (since I graduated from college and moved back to CT).
First you would call to schedule an interview with McIntyre leaving 1 – 2 hours available. They administer diagnostic tests in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) which help them place you with a company thats a good fit.
They have multiple branches– IT, administrative, and creative services. I am currently working with the administrative team. They always return my calls promptly and listen to my feedback about the offices I am placed at.