Meridian Business Support Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.4

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ignored my emails, never updated me for the jobs I applied for, much better recruiters out there who actually do their job

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible agency. Treat workers like cattle but offer zero respect. Have no idea how to run a business, nobody on-site is accountable for anything or to anyone (Banbury). Make decisions willy-nilly. Us... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contacted by a representative and via email, agreed on a suitable time/date for us both to discuss an application. Never heard a thing...even chased up with another email to query as to why I was igno... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The whole recruitment experience with Meridian bs was fantastic Sam (Hughes) was amazing very supportive throughout the whole process . She was approachable and helpful. Very knowledgable and professi... See more

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Meridian Business Support is an award-winning national recruitment specialist, supplying temporary, contract and permanent staffing solutions to clients across multiple sectors. Founded in 1989, it has 32 branch operations nationally, which includes 10 onsite locations. We specialise in: - Built Environment - Construction, M&E, Transport and Infrastructure - Office and Professional - Industrial - Health


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great experience with Meridian BS

Great experience with Meridian BS, Registration was same day & quick once I provided all required details. Was contacted again the next day to start work. All thanks to Emma Wills who also assisted to resolve tax issue on my payslip.

8 March 2023
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for taking the time to write us a lovely review! We are so glad you had such a good experience with Emma and our team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Glad to have come across this Company

Glad to have come across this Company. It's been an excellent experience working with them. I would like to single out Emma for the top notch professionalism.

8 March 2023
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for taking the time to write us such a great review! We are so glad we could help you in your job search, we will ensure this message is passed onto Emma!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They promised to give me a job at a…

They promised to give me a job at a warehouse,said they will call me back, didn't hear from them ever since, I wrote them about 5 emails and still nothing,avoid

1 December 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Hi Kate, we are very sorry to read that you had a negative experience with our team. Please feel free to reach out to us and provide us with some more information and we can look into this further for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Meridian

Meridian! Putting the bs in meridianbs.
For the past 3 weeks I’ve been messed around by this agency. It took over a week just to get my initial application through as I could never get hold of the girl that was meant to be dealing with me. After 2 weeks she ‘passed’ my case on to another worker who kept asking for the same information I’d already provided to the previous one. And now I can’t get hold of the new person because they’re not answering calls or emails.

Do yourself a favor and find another agency, this one is absolutely useless.

6 February 2023
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Hi Rory, we are sorry to read this review. If you could provide us with some more information on this, we will look into this further and ensure that any similar situation does not occur again in future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Julia has been great

Julia has been great, help me find a new role after choosing to leave my current job of 14 years and made the process incredibly easy, very friendly and professional most definitely recommend her to anyone looking for work.

9 December 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worthy of your time

Really excellent and professional experience, any assistance was readily offered and my suitability pushed for the role I have been offered , anyone looking for a new career I would recommend you use Julia , thanks very much been a pleasure

2 December 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Julia Northcott - Meridian

I dealt with a lady called Julia Northcott from Meridian. She was extremely professional and gave me a sense of ease. Julia was helpful, understanding, a great person to talk to and placed me in the job I wanted.
I would recommend her to any company looking to fill job roles and those who are looking for work.

7 December 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be very careful around this agency…

Be very careful around this agency people.

16 November 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Hi Joe, we're sorry to read your review. Please reach out if you'd like to provide more information.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I got a new job in Alpla through…

I got a new job in Alpla through Meridian.I got timely guidance and support from Emma which helped me a lot.I had awesome experience with Meridian.Thank you so much.👍

20 April 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for your feedback! We'll make sure this is passed on to Emma and the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The recruitment process was very fast…

The recruitment process was very fast and smooth compare to other agencies that I have had an encounter with.

Also, the representative, Emma that interacted with me during the application process was Patient enough to walk me through the process.

In all, I would always like to recommend friends to join your agency.

10 November 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We'll make sure this is passed on to Emma and the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Julia Northcott

Julia Northcott was fantastic. She listened to my needs and responded in a punctual and professional manner. She found me the ideal job where I believe I will be really happy. She followed up with messages and calls to follow my progression. She has made finding my new job easy and I would recommend her to anyone.

21 October 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for your review! We're so happy Julia has supported you find your new role.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Julia Northcott

Julia Northcott was excellent she was honest and listened to you,she called you back when she said she would and was supportive all the way through.
She made the whole process feel very personal.

23 September 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for your kind review. We'll make sure this is passed on to Julia and the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just to say a big thank you to Julia…the Ideal recruitment consultant

Just to say a big thank you to Julia Northcott for her continued support in Trying to help me find my ideal role.
I have had dealings with many recruiters over the years and she is definately in the top 5. I would recomend her to everyone whos looking.

25 October 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We'll make sure Julia and the team receive your feedback.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Grimsby office.

Grimsby office.. Ruthless! Applied for a manufacturing vacancy got told my application was going to the hiring manager! Then apparently he was on annual leave. Got messed about on that one. Wasn’t happy but fair enough.. applied for another vacancy asked multiple questions didn’t feel like the advisor there even wanted to give me a job! Very unusual. Then to be given another email as apparently she wasn’t the one dealing with that one. Then to be completely ignored on that one too. I recommend that meridian business support head office gets in touch with Grimsby and gets them retrained as this is clearly either losing the company money or they are just liars and cherry pick who they want! Not impressed wouldn’t recommend Grimsby office to an homeless person!

17 October 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Hi Mark

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

I have caught up with our Grimsby Branch Manager who confirmed that our client was on annual leave when you initially applied and later decided to close bookings for interview. This does not happen often, but we understand how disappointing it can be when it does and try our best to find alternative suitable roles.

The consultant you were working with highlighted another role they felt would be of interest, but you chose not to move forward with the application at that point. As the role was looked after by a different consultant, when you later requested more information on it, you were directed to this person.

Meridian Business Support prides itself on our first-class service to both our candidates and clients. We’re sorry on this occasion you feel we did not meet your expectations and would encourage you to reach out to our branch should you wish future support with your job search.

- Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Looking for work

I had a very quick response from my application , a friendly chat and a new job. I would highly recommend using Meridian to look for work. Sam was very helpful and explained everything thoroughly to me , even checking to see how I got on with my first day .

24 September 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for your kind review Debra. I shall make sure this is passed on to Sam and their manager.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Highly recommend, I had a nice experience, with this company. They was very supportive. I would return again in the future.
Thank you 😊

3 October 2022
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Reply from Meridian Business Support

Thank you for your lovely feedback. Please get in touch when you decide it is time for your next career move.

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