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Review of Winston Resources

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575 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
212

Total time with agency:

Wait for first assignment:

Average wait between assignments:

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

Tests given:
standard QWIZ - WordPerfect, Word for Windows, Excel, LOTUS

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

Benefits:
Medical insurance:
Dental insurance:
Paid vacation:
Transportation allowance:
Entertainment allowance:
Matching contributions:

Comments:
Started working: 1993

Stopped working: 1995

Types of Jobs: Numerous - primarily legal

Was this Typical: Yes.

Clients: primarily small - medium

Salary: average day

Benefits: NONE (again, even though AMEX listed)

Comments: Found assignments interesting, however, considering AMEX listing sorely lacking in benefit availability. Have the standard fee for referral. Recently acquired Solo Word Processing (fairly good reputation), however the stock isn't doing that well. My requests for shift differential weren't always honored (1993-94) - appears to have been company policy. Letters written to executive staff were ignored. Carol Carlton was contact - fairly good about referrals & jobs. But company had wrong state deduction amount & did not acknowledge shift differnetial. AMEX price seems to fluctuate a little too much. Especially considering potential.

Reporter:
Alice Rodziewicz

Email:
xythria@speakeasy.org

Date:
February 10, 1996

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