Lighthouse Management Group, Inc

If your received phone call from lighthouse, don’t be fool because these recruiter will tell you, Stanford will hire after 6 months, but also base on your performance. Yet, I’m working @ Stanford for more than 2 months now. I have known ppl working @Stanford for more than 1 year; none of these ppl are permanent, Still as temp. Worker.
Lighthouse have promised to paid the hourly rate as I and lighthouse both agreed on, but lighthouse has been Under paid, Of course there are tons of email back n forth regarding the issue. I have been working more than 2months now, lighthouse has not reimburse any $$$.
I can go n on. Stay away from lighthouse. Don’t be fool by it. If you would need to take any vaccinations because of your job, lighthouse will not paid for the cost nor Stanford.
Lighthouse will tell you what you want to hear, because u want to change, or simply you a job. and who doesn’t? Before u agree on something, be sure you really know what you going to agree on.
Stanford is good place to work for, only if you can get away with lighthouse agency. Do not hoping by get hire through an agency you will get hire as permanent.

Kevin is awesome! He had given me options and tips on how to clinch the job.
For those detractors, I say if Lighthouse has given you the opportunity and had given them bad reviews, it’s like biting the hand that fed you. You can always find another agency and the least you can do is advise them if you feel that they can improve on their service.

Please do not make the same mistake that I did by using Lighthouse. I was looking for a job that was closer to home, and was approached by Lighthouse with an enticing temp offer with a strong possibility to covert to full time. The offer paid more than what I was getting at my previous position, had a better commute and it was with a very reputable company so I took the position. When I asked about how long the contract period was, or what the pay rate was after conversion, I was told «we’ll discuss that when it happens». The company opted to bring me on full time one month early (contract period was 3 months, I was informed). When I was given the offer letter, the pay rate was $ 10 less per hour than what I was making as a contracted employee with Lighthouse. I panicked and contacted Lighthouse, was told this never happens and they’ll do their best to negotiate a better pay rate. When I approached the HR department myself, the HR representative was surprised I was getting paid so much by Lighthouse as she was very transparent with Lighthouse about how much I would be making after conversion and that the recruiting companies can set any pay rate they like but it won’t necessarily match that of the company’s rate. I was anticipating a pay decrease when I signed on full time to compensate for benefits, but not $ 10 per hour less! After a few weeks of nervously waiting, I had no choice but to accept the offer (my only other alternative was unemployment). Lighthouse told me they were so sorry but there was nothing they could do– all of their attempts to reach out to the company and negotiate my pay were unanswered. In hindsight, maybe I should have been more aggressive in finding out what my exact rate would be after signing on full time before I ever even signed the contact, but I never imagined a recruiting company would allow something like a SIGNIFICANT pay decrease happen. It seems as though they never bothered to do that type of research — as well as find out the actual market value of the position I took– and were only interested in making money off of me and maintaining their business relationship with the company I now work for. I was never given an alternative opportunity by them to be placed somewhere else or any compensation. I don’t want to be spiteful or malicious in any way by writing this review, but I feel that a company that conducts business this way should not be spared negative repercussions. I am now taking a huge financial hit because of their fraudulent business practices. I was lured away from a great job only to be «bamboozled» as a result of their laziness and indifference. Please if you have any self respect, do not fall for this company’s empty promises. Take your business elsewhere.

I stumbled across Lighthouse once again a few months ago because I was in a situation where my job at the time was in a situation was being sold and didn’t know what was going to happen with the business and then I got a job that didn’t work out. So, I was in need of help with Lighthouse. The girl that I worked with in ²⁰¹³⁄₂₀₁₄ no longer works for this establishment so I was placed with JR AKA Jonathan. JR got back to me towards the end of the day after my initial voicemail. He asked me to come in for an office visit since I haven’t been under their umbrella for awhile. I went in, met with him and JR told me that he had a placement that needed to be filled. I went in for an interview with the company and was told they would like me to start ASAP.
Everything was nice and dandy until I had to give my notice that I am leaving the current position that JR has placed me. I found a job that seems more promising than that I’m currently in. The position that I currently hold is a temp position which most likely will NOT turn into a permanent position. Who wants to be a temp for the rest of their lives? Not I for sure. I called and left a voicemail for JR on Friday, June 12^th to give my notice, I sent him an email. I get no response. I called left a voicemail, sent an email once again on Monday, June 15^th since I haven’t heard. He responds to my email stating he’ll call me to chat. I received a call a bit later to chat about my last day. Needless to say JR was unprofessional! JR said, oh my my temporary greeting didn’t state I was on vacation? Not my fault you didn’t know how to program your phone and nor do I read minds. Here was our conversation: him: I thought you were looking for something more stable. Me: this is the next chapter in my life I need pursue. Him: well, congrats, I guess. Me: my last day will be on thursday. Him: have you told the boss lady when your last day was? Me: no cause when I used this office services before, the person I dealt with before said that you guys normally tell the supervisor. Him: you’re right and I’ll keep you posted. Needless to say, I never heard from JR and I wanted to make sure the manager of the department knew I was leaving. I left a voicemail later that afternoon and also sent an email and didn’t get a phone call back but got an email towards the end of the day stating he had talked to the manager to confirm my last day. If you payed attention earlier in my review, I told JR that my last day would be Thursday of the my last week but he told the boss it would be Friday. I sent him a reminder via email and thought he would respond, but he didn’t and I never heard back from him.
I totally regret recommending my friend to this establishment for job placement. I honestly think I will never return to here for any assistance if I need it in the future. Lighthouse totally disappoints me big time!

I would like to thank Jonathan Ruiz for being so helpful with my experience working with lighthouse management. He has been amazing, helpful, and always on top of everything. I reached out to him a week ago and he’s already placed me exactly where I wanted to be. Everything was smooth and very well organized working with him. Thank you for everything Jonathan! Your help and work is greatly appreciated.

It is a great pleasure to deal with J.R. He makes employment process very easy and less stressful. He is very honest and trustworthy. There were absolutely no problems dealing with both J.R. and his company. Thanks so much J. R for finding me the best opportunity!
Jo.N

Nancy Ly is the best! From the very first phone call I made to Lighthouse… she made me feel like a priority. Not only did she call me back immediately, she had me come in the next day for an initial consultation. I felt like she truly cared about my needs and what I was looking for… not just what a hiring company wanted. I felt like she had my best intentions in mind since day one and didn’t stop until she placed me somewhere I was happy with. I always tell friends and family about Nancy when they are looking for work. I wouldn’t hesitate to contact her if I was looking again. Even now, I feel like I could call her at anytime. Thank you for everything Nancy!

I have worked with Nancy for the last six months, what impresses me with Nancy versus «other recruiters» is Nancy listens and cares about my future goals. Nancy recently placed me at an awesome company. Nancy’s follow up has been great. Nancy is knowledgeable about the Industries, she does her research to make an exact match. I totally recommend Nancy for anyone who is looking for a good job. Keep up the good work!!!

I ran across Lighthouse Management Group randomly one day while driving through San Jose. I had graduated from college almost 5 months before then and I was having a difficult time finding a job. The staffing manager I met with was Nancy Ly. She was absolutely stellar. She definitely knows her stuff. She tweaked my resume, and got to work immediately. She submitted me to a company in Fremont, called prior to my interview to prep me, made sure I had the right address and right contact. I got the job within an hour of the interview, and started the next week. It was a perfect fit! I was converted into a permanent position within 6 months, and soon after was promoted. Nancy is truly amazing at what she does. I’m so impressed at how easy the process was. I’ve used «big name» staffing agencies in the past, but it seemed to me that all they cared about was money — they didn’t care that when you staff somebody, you are staffing a BODY, a person, a human being. Nancy understood that. She was very easy to talk to, honest, and still professional.
Thank you! :)

I have to thank much to Nancy Ly to give me such a good job opportunity, with a Technical Client, these past 1.5 years. Nancy, understood my needs and future goals. She managed to take a good opportunity for me with my past experiences and skills and placed me quickly into a job.
She is truly a talented recruiter and a thoughtful caring person. Lighthouse has been a good agency to work with and I will not mind to work with them again in the future. Truly, they are caring and well put professional services.
I definitely will recommend anybody to work with Lighthouse Management Group; and again thanks to you Nancy!

Brian K had outdone all other agency recruiters outside the Lighthouse Management Group, Inc. He should be consider part of the Fantastic Four group as his persistence in finding a good fit for my skills and keeping me informed every step of the way was well appreciated. Even when nothing came about, he would find out exactly what area I might be able to improve upon.
His commitment to his professional skills are just off the scale ! He truly is the recruiter you want representing your skills to potential employers.
He landed me the perfect job and I am grateful to him for his patience and understanding through the whole process. My Sincere KaDoo’s to him and Lighthouse for hiring him !
Bernie B

I had the pleasure of recently working with Brian upon graduating with my Accounting and Finance degree. He was referred to me by an industry Finance Executive and after Brian received my email, Brian immediately reached out to me and dedicated himself to helping me in my difficult (new grad) job search.
I had several interviews I was in the process of going thru during that time, and Brian was very kind to offer his expertise to help me analyze the pros and cons of each opportunity as to how it would support my short and long term career goals. I found his advice to be extremely helpful and valuable.
Ultimately, Brian was the the only recruiter who was able to match me with a great position at a wonderful company that fits me and my career objectives perfectly. He is without a doubt an expert in his field and I look forward to working with him for years to come.

I worked with Lighthouse for past and recent job searches and their staffing firm is GRRREAT. They have top talent recruiters that gave me tons of good advice, coaching, and pointed me in the right direction during my job hunting process.
I’ve worked with a lot of recruiters in the past, and I speak with confidence when I say that Brian K. is an expert in his field and is simply, as good as it gets. I was incredibly impressed by his professionalism, dedication, attentiveness to detail and willingness to go the extra mile to make sure he found me the right fit with the company. He was extremely supportive in helping me understand what kind of job I truly wanted and the steps I needed to take to obtain my short and long term career goals. For example, I never knew the tremendous value and experience that short-​term temporary jobs could provide me with in obtaining the long term job of my dreams.
Brian K. empathized with my job loss and difficulty finding employment, and had a genuine love for what he does which shows in the outstanding results. I was even more amazed when the first 2 companies that he matched me with were exactly the type of companies I wanted to work for, matching not only my skill set, but career goals and corporate culture perfectly.
He really cares about connecting the right people with the right company and he has a great reputation in the industry because of his talent and the care he takes in his work with a selfless approach.
Experiencing the entire process I went thru with Lighthouse, Brian was always on top of things, making sure I had the right expectations for moving forward with a job, before, during and after the interview process with various companies.
After a couple of short-​term temporary jobs that gave me the experience I needed for my long term career, I am now, literally, working as a full-​time employee at the medical device company of my dreams doing what I love to do thanks to Brian and the awesome team at Lighthouse.
I personally recommend Lighthouse Management Group and Brian K. to anyone looking for a job or company looking to hire the perfect employee for a short-​term or full-​time position.
LIGHTHOUSE ROCKS and delivered TRULY AMAZING results! THANK YOU!

Reading previous reviews are a bit disheartening. People feel so «entitled» in the U.S., it saddens me. There are so many who would line up at the chance to live in a country of such opportunity, they’ll fight tooth and nail or dig through dirt for a chance at a better life… But perhaps I digress.
First of all, as we all know, finding the right job is not easy. Even if you HAVE the qualifications for a certain job, there’s attitude, competency, efficiency, and so forth. A good agency matches your skills and personality and then competes with other agencies and candidates for a position. It’s in an agency’s interest to fill that position with the best candidate. That’s how they get paid and that’s how they find other opportunities for future candidates. Whether or not they have the job pool you’re looking for depends on the agency and depends on timing. If you’re skilled in a certain area and work well with others, your chances of finding a good job are better. I was in luck for such was my case.
I’ve interviewed at and worked through a few different staffing agencies and this one was my favorite. For about 2 years, I worked with recruiters at Lighthouse. Brian was one of them. They seemed to really listen to the kind job I was looking for and were able to match my skill-​set with temporary or permanent work. Eventually, they landed me in an industry that I enjoy being in. Other agencies I worked with either didn’t know anything about the field I was in or didn’t really care what job was right for me.
Lighthouse has great staff and great recruiters. I never had an issue with checks and they always returned my calls or answered my emails. I even visited the office every once in a while because Brian cracks me up! He’s really personable and has coached me through interviews and blew up my ego, making me feel really confident for positions I was applying for. (A girl needs an ego boost every once and a while.) I enjoyed working with him so much, I almost wish I was looking for a job again just to be able to work with Brian. Anyway, I said ALMOST. I really do like the job I found through Lighthouse. THANK YOU LIGHTHOUSE!
And sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but if employers and agencies are not blowing up your phone asking you to come work for them, it might not be them… it might just be you. Keep that in mind when people aren’t calling you to work (negative Unilocalers).

Smaller than other agencies but they give you the personal time. Brian was open and honest with me and although he didn’t find me a job right away he eventually got back to me when he could. Big plus is you don’t have to take any of the long boring job placement test. Brian and Monique were very responsive whenever I had questions for them.

Nancy called me on the Wednesday before Xmas, met with me on Thursday, had me interviewing with a client on Friday and I started a job that matched my skills and experience perfectly on the ¹²⁄₂₆. Brian and Nancy are enthusiastic, friendly, and knowledgeable.

I’ve been signed up with LMG for about 2 weeks at this point, and I’m really trying to figure out why the hell I didn’t do this sooner. My contact, Brian, got back to me after my initial inquiries in just a couple days, and had me come in for a face-​to-​face a couple days after that. We got along swimmingly, and Brian has already found me a 3 month contract. After just a week!
The trouble with Unilocal is that there is not a single negative review on this service that contains even a modicum of CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. It’s only ever mindless, petty, selfish complaints that have absolutely nothing to do with the actual quality of the service or the individuals that they single out, and most people don’t realize that Unilocal reviews actually have a real impact on the patronage that some businesses enjoy. The previous review by Almedia is a perfect example of this. Unable to cope with being critiqued, ignorant to the fact that people have lives and schedules of their own, focused entirely on herself with absolutely no regard for little things like, you know, *reality*, and the fact that she is actually NOT the center of the bloody universe.
Brian has been nothing but professional and courteous since we met, not to mention kind of ridiculously communicative. I feel kind of stupid for not signing up with LMG a few months ago. Five stars.

This place was a waste of time! I went to interview with them and was given about 10 minutes where the man I interviewed with (Brian) ridiculed my resume, saying I had too varied experience (which ironically, was the selling point for the job I have now! So there!) He didn’t seem to care much about whether or not I found a job, and had a «I’m so busy» mentality. I never heard from him again despite calling for follow up. I guess he was «too busy» to do his job!

I called in and asked for a meeting with their best recruiter — they gave me to Brian K., subject of the previous review by Daniel G. Daniel G.‘s review really sums up what’s special about Brian’s approach:
* direct, thoughtful, and constructive feedback (he even offered to help me rewrite my resume!)
* prompt, go-​getter approach and attitude (I got an email back from him the same day as our in-​person meeting, confirming our next meeting)
I’d comment on his effectiveness in job placement, but around the time I was going in for my second interview, I actually got a temp job through a friend, and withdrew my file from Lighthouse, so I can only imagine what an awesome job he would have done.
In conclusion, if you’re in the market for temp job placement in operations/​management, sign up with Lighthouse and ask for Brian K!

I have been temping through this agency for about 6 months now and I have finally been offered a permanent position at the company that I was assigned to. Yay! So i figured now would be a good time to Unilocal about my experience with lighthouse.
As it worked out, i never actually met the guy that i was working with from Lighthouse in person, Brian K. but he did a great job nevertheless. Once an opening became available i was placed quickly, in fact, i didn’t even really interview for the position that i am currently working in! I spoke with my current manager for about 10 mins on the phone and started the next day. This is due in large part to Brian pumping me up and making my current manager confident that i could do the job. Of course, it helps that I am qualified for the job, but I was so stoked to start right away and not have to deal with what can otherwise be a tedious interviewing process.
Brian even coached me a bit before what would have been my interview to let me know exactly what the company was looking for and how best to market myself so that i could get the position, I really really appreciated that, it was so helpful.
Of course as recruiters, the people here will be just as interested in getting you placed as you will be to get a job because that means that they get paid, but just in general i had a great experience. Brian was a really nice guy, and he was always available for me when i had any questions – and i mean always available, this guy worked ridiculous hours! I would get calls at 8 – 9 at night some times.
If you’re looking for a job in accounting (i’m not even sure who these guys really market to beyond that), i would highly recommend Lighthouse.