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Spherion
2.7 of 5 174 reviews
www.spherion.com Fort Lauderdale, FL 5000+ Employees

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Updated May 28, 2013

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Spherion President Loretta Pen

Loretta Pen

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37% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Director of Operations (Current Employee)
Cleveland, OH

I have been working at Spherion full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat money. Good people as well.

ConsToo much work. But good clients.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Manager (Former Employee)
Fort Lauderdale, FL

I worked at Spherion full-time for more than 3 years

Prosvery upbeat place to work

ConsToo many acquistions and moving parts. The right didn't know what the left was doing

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Spherion full-time for more than 3 years

ProsSteady employment provided with a wide variety of consulting engagements, variety of assignments and opportunity for increased responsibilities... if the account manager likes you, that is.

ConsYou're just a number to the account manager. If I knew what else to write here to fill in the twenty words, I would offer the insights.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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It was great to work for Spherion

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Spherion

ProsPeople that I worked with.

ConsThe salary they offer is on the low side. but they are a staffing agency

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satisfactory. assigned to work quickly.

Dock Worker (Former Employee)
Sherman, TX

I worked at Spherion full-time for less than a year

ProsHired quickly. Assigned to location by the following day.

ConsThe company was capable of firing staff members without reason

Advice to Senior ManagementReassign your employees once their assignment is complete

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Undervalued and overworked

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Spherion full-time for more than a year

ProsIt kept me employed at the time.

ConsExtremely poor compensation alongside very high expectations.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Spent 6 very good years prior to the merger

Recruiting Manager (Former Employee)
Raleigh, NC

I worked at Spherion full-time for more than 7 years

ProsGood people, strong understanding of RPO, variety of clients, good workplace flexibility - I worked here on the Virtual Recruiting Team, which was part of the RPO division. It provided great flexibility and access to work on numerous Fortune 100 accounts. The management on this specific team (I can't speak for others), was very fair, and I thought they looked out for the best interest of their employees. The pay was less than competitors, but I also felt in exchange, they tried to keep their recruiters busy during lean times where many competitors, just had lay offs.

ConsIssues integrating different lines of business, a lot of turnover on the Executive level which often resulted in many changes of philosophy

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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My experience at Spherion was disappointing, to say the least.

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)
Birmingham, AL

I worked at Spherion full-time for less than a year

ProsThe interview process and screening is conducted professionally.

ConsPoor rapport between worksite and home office. Completely disengaged from employee concerns. No electronic time-clock. Late with uniforms.

Advice to Senior ManagementAllocate management of employees better. Your client is capable of being dishonest about employee performance. Hiring then firing on a whim and being dishonest to recoup unemployment funds is in no way acceptable behavior for a company entrusted to provide employment.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Worked as a Temp for them, but got conscientious, personal attention.

Light Industrial Temp (Current Employee)

I have been working at Spherion

ProsThey had work for me right away very close to where I live, with possibility of permanent hiring. They accommodated my need to take time off for vacation and important family events, and in their communications with me they were always professional and generally conveyed the sense that they valued me as both an employee and a person. As a Temp you get to check a company out while they'tre checking you out.

ConsWhat can I say? No matter how well you're treated, you're still a Temp, lacking job security, benefits, opportunity for advancement... you're either hoping the client company hires you, or you're waiting for something better t come along.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great opportunity to run a business as a "business owner" with responsibility of learning P&L accountablity at all level

Director (Former Employee)
Alpharetta, GA

I worked at Spherion full-time for more than 8 years

ProsIndependent, responsibility, shared resources, training, recognition

Constough to get in, communicating change of direction, Management focused on the bottomline vs. the people that get the bottomline for them .

Advice to Senior Managementcontinue to get to know your people and who they are vs. what they do .... knowing who they are gets them to do what you hired them to do ...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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