Anybody know any good NYC temp agencies?

As alot of you know, I'm gonna be moving in August and I will be needing to find work as an admin assist pretty quickly. If anybody knows any good agencies, I would really appreciate it.

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BUMP!!!

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Borstal, try Wall Street Services. I'd give you private contact info but my contact there recently quit so I don't know anyone anymore, but they're very good, very reliable, pay well, and a lot of their jobs are temp-to-perm (and they really do come with the possibility of full-time employment!).
If you're an actor, don't fret; I was referred by actors, was doing it myself while working for them and they're very flexible.

Try Tiger Temps (downtown) if they still exist. They kept me employed for years when I first moved to NYC. They even gave me a referral bonus a few years ago when they placed someone I knew in a permanent position.

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What are the pay ranges for each of the aforementioned agencies, especially for twenty-somethings with only a few years (if even that) of experience? My background is very administration/clerical/editorial/research-oriented.

I am in a similar situation to BorstalBoy. Moving to NYC without a job - my only real security is that I'm subletting with savings, so if worse comes to worse I could always leave or move into a cheaper apartment. (Still trying to figure out whether I want to concentrate on my writing there and just have a full-time job that pays for rent/food/entertainment, or get a full-time position in a writing field and continue to focus on my writing as a "vocation.")

Winston Staffing has called. I'm not so sure about them but, with weeks until my move, I'll probably follow up.

Updated On: 6/8/06 at 01:45 AM

Evelyn,
administrative jobs and the like have a pretty vast range here in the city. I've never seen a job (or know of anyone who took one) for less than $12 an hour, which is pretty bare minimum. I've worked jobs as low as that and as high as approaching $30 an hour.
Also, I know you said you distrust temp agencies but many of them are your best source of getting a full-time job. Many companies advertise their temp assignments as temp-to-perm. Some of them have no chance of ever going full-time but I worked for three separate companies in a row that approached me about going full-time.

Atrium. They offer health benefits and paid time off as well.

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"Also try Spherion."

They can get you jobs, but they really cheat you out of many things that other agencies have, like raises and paid holidays.

The fact is this: you may have to try several agencies before you get one that you like. As cynical as it sounds, remember one thing: temp agencies are pimps. They are only there to collect fees off your body sitting in a chair.

Look into Adecco. They are rated very highly in overall revenue. So obviously they are getting business.

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