Reed

This review is about when I visited on the 22^nd June 2015.
I know the whole point of recruitment agencies is to chase commission and keep the meal tickets (aka the jobhunters) waiting, and I totally understand that end-​of-​year work parties are exciting things… believe me, I was planning my outfit for the end of year ball for the last place I worked at a good two-​three months beforehand!
However, I can say unequivocally that this is the worst branch of a recruitment agency I have ever come across. When I wasn’t being seen to at reception, staff were chatting to each other at the desk.
My advisor (?!?), however, was the icing on the cake.
Adina was indifferent throughout my time with her and I found the structure of her interview clunky. I was asked about how I coped with pressure and what I did in my previous roles — fair enough — but she seemed to glaze over until I mentioned making sandwiches and I got the impression she wanted me to talk at a hundred words a second like she did. She only asked if I wanted a glass of water at a point where I was about to leave as she was heavily hinting that she wanted the interview to be over [“I’m sure you’ve got plenty to do”]… but surely every recruiter and higher-​up in a company knows that you’re meant to ask this at the beginning?
We did end up talking, but the conversation was stilted and it would have made the interview a lot easier on both of us if it had happened at the start.
She did not ask to see my paperwork (Even though I had a bright green portfolio containing it on my person) and did not ask me anything else about myself or what I wanted to do.
When I told her that I hadn’t had a chance to research the company she was telling me about — because she didn’t make it clear what its name was or where exactly it was based! — she gabbled out that there was an emergency so my interview had to be cancelled but mentioned another one then gabbled that she’d call me first thing on Monday.
Two Wednesday on and still nothing, of course. Thank you kindly for wasting both your time and mine!
If you get sent to this branch for the first time, ask if you can see someone other than Adina if at all possible! I can only hope other branches of Reed are more professional.
TL;DR — I don’t expect to travel to London from Essex in an interview outfit and pay over £20 to spend ten minutes with someone who promises an interview but then cancels it on you… and openly couldn’t care less about you or what you do!

I feel sad that I had to give this reed at victoria street 1 star it was useless. Infact, the people there were quite rude. When I arrived I asked them whether they had any jobs available in the area of work and instead of saying ”im sorry we dont” or something like that they just said ”no we only offer government jobs”.
The vast majority of employment agencies in Victoria Street only offer government jobs like adecco for example.