Quest Groups

As with other reviewers here, I have the problem that their recruiters completely ignore my stated preferences. Their e-​mails are easy enough to ignore.
Unfortunately, long ago, before I knew better, I let them have my cell phone number, and now they call as early as 7am. For someone trying to recruit engineers on the West coast, that’s pretty ignorantly early. Fortunately, my wireless carrier lets me block numbers.

I’ve gotten quite a few interviews through Quest but they seem only interested in getting their fat commission through hires rather than help candidates find the jobs that they desire. After clearing describing the jobs that I am seeking, I am still getting unrelated jobs shoved to me through emails and phone calls. When I actually do apply to a job, they are awful at following up. The only times they follow up with me is to schedule interviews. Lastly, worst of all, the recruiter I worked with, shared my contact information with all the other recruiters there. Now I am getting emails and phone calls on a daily basis about jobs that aren’t even in my field.

TL;DR — Don’t waste your time.
I’ve been on the job hunt for a few months now and have dealt with a number of different recruiters. All of them — no exceptions — have been completely worthless. Having spent 1.5 years right out of college as a recruiter, I know that the job can be performed at a much higher level. These people do not add any value to the process and have no relationships with hiring managers; they are just parlaying minimal effort into finder’s fees. They are not technical and thus rely on in-​the-​box thinking… searching for specific search terms in a resume, to measure fit.
Krista of Quest originally reached out to tell me about a job that another recruiter had spoken to me about a month prior. When I told her that, she actually listed an impressive number of opportunities for me to check out. Of the ten or so websites to check out, I was very interested in three of them and moderately interested in 3 – 4 more. I told her that, even wrote up a bio that she could forward along to make the process completely effortless, and I was still let down.
For one, I have no idea if she ever submitted me. Follow-​ups were always initiated by me, and I only connected after a couple of emails and a phone call. Finally I gave up on her. A month or so later, her colleague Jeanne contacted me to tell me about an opportunity I had found on my own. Again, she listed out an impressive number of other opportunities I should take a look at. In fact, one was a job that Krista had actually told me about previously. So it was confirmed, I had not been submitted to that job as told.
Since that contact, I’ve followed up with Jeanne every week. Not once would she respond to my email; the only way I would get in contact is if I caught her by phone. She has even admitted that they really have no relationship with the hiring managers and often times they hear nothing back. From the 3 – 4 jobs she told me she was going to submit me for, I heard radio silence.
This is not just an indictment of Quest Groups (though they do deserve this 1-​star rating). It’s an indictment of all recruiting agencies I’ve been in contact with. Granted, I have a targeted search. However, I have been open on salary and position. If you can’t help me out, just say so and concentrate on the people that you can find jobs.

Did not read the list of companies I had already applied to and sent me overlapping opportunities. Ignored the question they asked (what fields would I be interested in) and sent me opportunity on advertising, which I stated was the only field I wasn’t interested in. Shared my resume with multiple colleagues, who then began scheduling preliminary phone interviews for me with companies I did not want to apply to without my consent. Terrible recruiting experience, and I have now learned that it may be a good idea to Unilocal the recruiter’s company beforehand so I can avoid situations like this –_​_​_​_​–

Recruiting is a cut-​throat business. There’s a lot of competition, and hence lots of choices. Don’t go with these guys. One guy was okay, another guy was just straight up rude.
If you’re telling me about a position and won’t tell me the compensation range, you’re wasting my time. That tells me you’re on the company’s side in negotiating, not mine. There are plenty of recruiters that will have your best interests at heart. If they harass you about a phone call, that’s also a sign they just want to sell you on the company.
Go with a recruiter that will give you compensation information. Otherwise, they’re just contracted HR department under the guise of working for you.

Have the opposite issue. They contacted me and listed all these companies they want to help connect me to, then completely ignored me. They also spammed my email with jobs that required only a GED

Super annoying. Worst recruitment experience I ever had, I regret the day in my life when I’ve said «Yes» to them. Incredible amount of calls starting from 7AM till late night.

Unprofessional. Multiple calls were rescheduled last minute — by Quest and potential employer. Decided not to have them help me.