ER Select

I felt compelled to write this review about ER Select, a staffing firm which has an office in Des Moines, IA –based on an experience that I had with them while I was looking for work (I’ve since found permanent work and don’t need them anymore).
I applied to a job listing in early May for a marketing position, and shortly after I was contacted via email by a representative of ER Select, or, Employee Relations Associates.
Of course, the first order of business was for me to come in and meet with them. They instructed me to bring two forms of ID, and to dress business casual, which I obliged. I was set to meet with ER Select on May 7^th at 1pm.
I ended up meeting with Lacey, the director of recruiting operations for their Des Moines, IA office. We talked at great length about my previous experience in Marketing, what positions ER Select had available, as well as what career I was looking for. I felt we had a great rapport, the interview went great, and I was generally excited to find out what positions I could potentially be placed at; after having spoken to Lacey about all of the Wells Fargo positions they supposedly had upcoming. Everything sounded very promising.
Lacey stated at the time that ER Select obtains positions pretty much all of the time, but when I met with her it was the end of the week, so I probably wouldn’t hear anything until early next week when they usually hear of new positions.
I never heard from Lacey, and so I followed up with her a few times; on one follow up, the overall tone of the call was if I was disturbing her, or she was too busy to talk. I got the impression that I probably shouldn’t call back to check if they have any positions available. Ever. Lacey told me that whenever they got something in, they would call me. I probably made a total of three follow up calls at most, maybe not even that many.
In any case, I wouldn’t waste my time with ER Select. It’s much better to deal with more professional, well established staffing firms who already have a solid footing in the Des Moines, IA metro area. According to ER Select’s website, they’ve only been around since 2011. This is probably the reason why I had the experience that I did?
And if ER Select doesn’t like this review, then they need to take better steps EVERY TIME, and make a reasonable effort to be a resource for a job seeker. I would NOT recommend ER Select to anyone. They are a waste of time and space in Des Moines, IA.