JOBSEEKERS BEWARE: Keep clear of jobs listed for a recruiting company under the name of THE NORLAND GROUP. They are located in California, but they have jobs listed NATIONWIDE.

MY STORY: I found an experience appropriate job listed through them, applied and was granted an interview. All seemed good at this point, was advised the very next day that I had a job offer & needed to fill out paperwork. As I was away from my home at the time, I asked that the recruiter e-mail me the docs so I had them upon my return. The recruiter waited until I called her from my home to send the paperwork (about 7 hours lost). I stayed up until almost midnight that night and spent OVER 6 HOURS filling out a packet of forms that was reminiscent of purchasing a home, scanning them to my system and e-mailing them back to this organization. I completed this by noon (EST) of the very next day (The Norland Group is in California & is 3 hours behind my timezone). I was advised I would get my "start date" when they were able to complete a background check. Here's the "kicker"...I've been in a job search (off and on) for a good part of the last 5 years, so I know the maximum amount of time this should take...it took the girl doing the check OVER 6 DAYS to accomplish a task that should NOT have taken more than 3 days. I coached her through a good portion of the check because she got stuck in a couple of areas and couldn't seem to figure out for herself what to do or where to go next so she moved on to something else! She NEVER bothered to call me to say she had run into any issues so I could help. I had to keep calling their office to find out where they were in the process or what still needed to get done! The point of this complaint is this: They "JACKED" around so long that by the time they had everything put together, the hiring company had become so frustrated in waiting that they found someone from within their other plant to fill this position!!! On the very day this recruiter from The Norland Group told me she would call me back with the start date, I had another interview with another company...but, I canceled THAT interview because I had been offered and accepted this job and was simply waiting for my recruiter from The Norland Group to give me the start date. All told, it took them almost 2 weeks to complete something that should not have taken more than 4 days! These people are interested in NUMBERS ONLY!!! If they have trouble with any of your information...they will put you on the "back burner" and you will VERY likely lose your opportunity.

MY ADVICE TO YOU: If you can find out who the actual company is (look for clues in the job description) and go to their website to search for the job and apply straight through the actual hiring company. You will likely get the job at more pay and as a regular employee and not have to suffer the loss of a portion of your pay or be a temporary employee through some lame recruiting agency such as this!