Recruitment Agencies

omro · #1 Posted **Mar 22, 2009, 10:30 PM**

When I arrive I will need to hit the recruitment agencies with a vengance, as there doesn't seem to be many IT related jobs advertised online. They might not exist that readily in Hamilton.

I did a quick google and came up with the following list. If anyone knows anything positive or negative about these firms, that would be good to know. If anyone knows which of these would be more suited towards IT related fields, that would be helpful. If anyone knows of any recruitment agencies that would be suitable, which I have missed, please add them to the list.

Thanks!

Blitz Personnel
(905) 525-2220
483 King W Hamilton ON

Can Work Corporation
905-544-5984
1188 Barton St E
Hamilton, ON L8H 2V7

Centrex
(905) 528-5141
124 James S Hamilton ON

Contempra Office Personnel Inc
(905) 527-5651
193 James S Hamilton ON

D & S Personnel GQ Personnel Services
(905) 526-6969
1 Duke Hamilton ON

D C Harrison & Associates Ltd
(905) 527-0631
131 John S Hamilton ON

DMG Inc
(905) 521-1205
69 John S Hamilton ON

Drake
1610-25 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 1H1, Canada
(905) 528-9855
http://www.drakeintl.com

Express Employment Professionals
151 York Boulevard
Hamilton, ON L8R 3M2, Canada
(905) 528-7744
http://www.expresspros.com/ca/

Francophone Employment Resource Centre‎
627 Main Street East,
Hamilton, ON L8M 1J5, Canada‎
(905) 540-1300‎
http://www.acfo-hamilton.on.ca

HEC Group
(905) 527-7761
69 John S Hamilton ON

Hunt Personnel
(905) 540-4868
25 Main St W Hamilton ON

Hunter Mercantile Strategic Recruitment
69 John Street South
Hamilton, ON L8N 2B9, Canada
(905) 529-3353‎
http://www.huntermercantile.com

Kelly Services
403-20 Hughson Street South
Hamilton, ON L8N 2A1, Canada
(905) 525-9422
http://www.kellyservices.ca

Labour Ready
(905) 525-5650
57 John St S Hamilton ON

Manpower
120 King Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 4V2, Canada
(905) 527-1534

Mathieson Personnel
(905) 544-9134
1240 Main E Hamilton ON

New E-Conomy Search Company
(905) 529-3303
75 Hunter E Hamilton ON

Nexus Staffing Inc
101 John Street South
Hamilton, ON L8N 2C2, Canada
http://www.nexusstaffing.com

Path Employment Services
(905) 528-6611
140 King E Hamilton ON

Pro-Fast Personnel
(905) 549-1900
212 Ottawa N Hamilton ON

Spherion
1502-1 King Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 1A4, Canada
(905) 528-3400
http://www.spherion.ca/

Todays Staffing
(905) 528-3400
1502-1 King W Hamilton ON

Trebor Personnel Inc
(905) 549-6259
1395 Main E Hamilton ON

Ultimate Staffing
124 James Street South
Hamilton, ON L8P 2Z4, Canada
(905) 529-4887
http://www.ultimatestaff.ca

Weave Partners
(905) 972-0220
10 George St Floor 4 Hamilton ON

Youth Employment Centre
67 Victoria Ave. S.
Hamilton, ON L8N 2S8, Canada
(905) 522-4902‎
http://www.employmenthamilton.com

Stoney Creek

3PL Third Party Labour Leasing Inc
905-662-6777
840 Queenston Road, Suite 1-6
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 4A8

Added this one, as my sister-in-law hired her Office Assistant through them.

geoff's two cents · #2 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 7:42 AM**

Regrettably, my partner and I had to leave Hamilton because of a lack of work. We would have happily stayed had there been some form of financial sustenance to keep us. Our experience with the various agencies was not a positive one - even with a couple years of financial administrative experience and a masters degree.

Good luck though. If you do land a job through an agency, let us know on the forum which agency you were going through. Given the chance, I'd love to return to Ontario.

omro · #3 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 8:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by geoff's two cents

Regrettably, my partner and I had to leave Hamilton because of a lack of work. We would have happily stayed had there been some form of financial sustenance to keep us. Our experience with the various agencies was not a positive one - even with a couple years of financial administrative experience and a masters degree.

Good luck though. If you do land a job through an agency, let us know on the forum which agency you were going through. Given the chance, I'd love to return to Ontario.

Where did you end up?

If I can't find work in Hamilton, I'll look to Toronto. Luckily after spending between 2 - 7 hours a day on a train for the last almost three years, I'm not put off by a commute.

Millstone · #4 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 2:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by geoff's two cents

Regrettably, my partner and I had to leave Hamilton because of a lack of work. We would have happily stayed had there been some form of financial sustenance to keep us. Our experience with the various agencies was not a positive one - even with a couple years of financial administrative experience and a masters degree.

Good luck though. If you do land a job through an agency, let us know on the forum which agency you were going through. Given the chance, I'd love to return to Ontario.

You're not even staying in the province?

SteelTown · #5 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 3:01 PM**

Here's an IT related job at McMaster...

http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/care...ected_job=3963

omro · #6 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteelTown

Here's an IT related job at McMaster...

http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/care...ected_job=3963

Cool, that I shall certainly apply for

emge · #7 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 4:27 PM**

That's a great list. I need to do about a month and a half of temp admin this summer to "fill in the gaps" so that's a great resource for me too. Thanks.

omro · #8 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by emge

That's a great list. I need to do about a month and a half of temp admin this summer to "fill in the gaps" so that's a great resource for me too. Thanks.

Cool. If it helps you and anyone else, then that's great! I love good karma!

As I find more, I'll add them to the list and when I visit each one, if they are specialised in some way, I'll add notes.

I was wondering if I should include Stoney Creek agencies, as I've only really chosen ones in Hamilton that I can easily walk to?

highwater · #9 Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Millstone

You're not even staying in the province?

I think he left for BC back in the fall.

omro · #10 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 9:26 AM**

Have added a few more, ones which I discounted for myself, but might be ideal for someone else and two recommended by my sister-in-law seeing as one got her, her job and one helped her hire her Office Assistant.

ryan_mcgreal · #11 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 2:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by omro

Luckily after spending between 2 - 7 hours a day on a train for the last almost three years, I'm not put off by a commute.

Just in time for Hamilton to get improved GO Train service, too!

omro · #12 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by ryan_mcgreal

Just in time for Hamilton to get improved GO Train service, too!

The decision to choose Hamilton wasn't random

sofasurfer · #13 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 3:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by omro

I was wondering if I should include Stoney Creek agencies, as I've only really chosen ones in Hamilton that I can easily walk to?

You could jump on a B-line (which usually turns in to a Stoney Creek local service, IIRC) and be there without much trouble.

But keep checking the Mac jobs - it's a pretty chilled place overall (although my own current workload is redlining - not for long, and I'll get the time back which suits me fine - used to English amounts of vacation time, and all that!)

SteelTown · #14 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 4:20 PM**

Yea, you get 15 days or 3 weeks of vacation time when you start, CAW. But work can get hectic at McMaster. Some days it's nonstop.

sofasurfer · #15 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 5:47 PM**

yup. but on the other hand, I've just come back from a nice leisurely lunch in the pub (although that second pint was probably a bad move, especially as I now have a meeting with some fairly - well, scrap that, *very* more like it! - senior managers in about 15 mins.

god, its just like working in central London again - but without the corporate crap

(totally lost any tolerance for more than a pint at lunchtime, though. sheesh)

omro · #16 Posted **Mar 27, 2009, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by sofasurfer

But keep checking the Mac jobs - it's a pretty chilled place overall

I will. The issue that I currently have is the lack of full on paperwork. You have to have a job offer before you can apply for a work permit and my residency visa, while 2 and a half plus years in the pipeline, still hasn't come through. The immigration lawyer is actually on the case at last!

My brother is of the belief that somewhere like Mac or anything education/public sector will employ someone with the paperwork in place long before they'll look at anyone else.