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Found 62 of over 76 reviews
3.6
71% Recommend to a Friend

Found 62 of over 76 reviews

3.6
71%
Recommend to a Friend
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

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    Aug 18, 2020 - Staffing Recruiter in Tacoma, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexibility, fast pace, team work

    Cons

    No real advancement opportunities ever

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  2. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Good Job

    Dec 8, 2022 - Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great coworkers, and opportunity for growth

    Cons

    A little disorganized at times

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  4. 1.0
    Former Employee

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    May 23, 2022 - Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good if you need a job, are early in your career, or are looking to break into recruiting.

    Cons

    Pay is not at all market competitive, management does not “manage” well and therefore culture suffers, very little growth opportunities considering how small the company is.

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  5. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great at Time

    Apr 20, 2022 - Recruiter in Renton, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good Organization overall and loved the people

    Cons

    I would definitely fix upper management communication and increase salary like immediately

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  6. 1.0
    Former Employee

    terrible

    Jul 7, 2021 - Specialist in Atlanta, GA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    nothing at all that i liked

    Cons

    everything was terrible i did not like it

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  7. 1.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Don’t work here

    Mar 18, 2021 - Recruiter in Kirkland, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    If you need experience and have none and can live on low pay and deal with all the BS

    Cons

    Lied about commission. Low base pay. Overworked. Understaffed. No culture. No perks. Behind the times.

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  8. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Yay

    Jan 28, 2021 - ITS Ok 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Liked getting a job but sucky pay to hard labor

    Cons

    Smart talent peoples are people with talent.

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  9. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    The most honest and ethical staffing firm around

    Jul 31, 2017 - Anonymous Employee in Lacey, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    SmartTalent has been a great place to work. They genuinely care about their employees and their business clients. A lot of "Temp Agencies" will send out any person--as long as you have two hands and two feet, you'll get a job. SmartTalent is extremely thorough in their screening process and goes out of their way to make sure each employee is prepared to succeed at the job. Most staffing agencies don't have that attention to detail. They also have fun incentives for employees who do great work, which of course makes you want to keep up the good work!

    Cons

    Sometimes it can be hard to get on a job because the recruiters are really selective about which person they send out to which job. They want to make sure the person is the right fit skill-wise and culture-wise for the company, which makes sense and can be appreciated.

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  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Not just a number

    Nov 15, 2013 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Since we are a privately owned local business we aren't just a number here. The Owner knows each of his employees along with their families and is constantly showing his generosity and appreciation to them. Things like: thanksgiving dinner, personalized Christmas gifts, massages, books for employees kids etc. Staffing is a very high pressure and stressful industry. People tend to get burnt out quickly and there is usually a high turnover within some organizations. With SmartTalent tenure really stands out. The Branch Managers have been there for 7-10 years and have started out as recruiters or sales people. This company believes in promoting and developing their employees who have a desire to grow.

    Cons

    Since it is a smaller company some branches are lean so they have a smaller team. Its is also at times challenging since we aren't a national firm to partner with some of the larger companies.

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Great Company to work for!!

    Nov 6, 2013 - Anonymous Employee in Renton, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    SmartTalent is a great company to work for. The Executive Management team cares for all of the staff; they go above and beyond to make sure we have what is needed to be successful. I have worked for national firms in the past and nothing compares to my time at SmartTalent!!

    Cons

    There are not many “cons” to working for SmartTalent; the staffing industry as a whole works long hours and is very stressful. But because we love what we do we make those sacrifices. SmartTalent being local and privately owned there are things we can’t do that other larger organization can do but SmartTalent makes up for it in other ways.

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    5 people found this review helpful
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SmartTalent has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 76 reviews left anonymously by employees. 71% of employees would recommend working at SmartTalent to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SmartTalent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SmartTalent. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

71% of SmartTalent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SmartTalent 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at SmartTalent to be culture, career development, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, benefits, management.

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