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Review of Advantage Temporary Services

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14 Wall Street
New York, NY
212-267-1400

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Last five jobs:
Job Title Length Client Hourly Wage Typical of agency?

Tests given:
MS Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, WordPerfect Windows 6.0, Typing, Dummy Tests

Payroll policies:
On-site time sheet pickup:
Direct deposit of payroll checks:
Free check cashing at agency's bank:

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Comments:
Started working: October, 1995
Stopped working: Still working

Types of Jobs: Administrative Assistant/Secretary, Clerk

Was this typical? Yes.

Clients: Financial Institution, Brokerage

Salary: 15.00 - 20.00

Benefits: After 1,000 hours of work benefits are offered for a small weekly fee.

After registering with several different temporary agencies I have come to the conclusion that Advantage is one of the better agencies. There pay scale is average but, they do offer vacation pay and benefits. The staff is sincere when you call with a problem and are continually trying to place each temp in a satisfying.

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Date:
February 12, 1996

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