By Lon Matejczyk Ideally, your call to a temp agency will be made a day or two before you need a temp. But the best temp agencies should also be able to fill your staffing order within an hour with pre-screened candidates. If you are anticipating a hiring need, or you are past the pain …
By Larry Hannappel Turning to a temp agency allows you to evaluate a worker without making the commitment of hiring them on permanently. That’s why so many businesses employ temporary workers as an excellent and cost-efficient way to recruit and test the abilities of new workers before signing them on full-time. Other companies will repeatedly …
U.S. staffing companies created 401,000 jobs in 2010, according to data released by the American Staffing Association. Last year’s growth in the average daily employment of temporary and contract workers ranked second to the historical record of 428,000 set in 1994. On an average business day in 2010, America’s staffing firms employed 2.6 million workers, …
By WILL TEMBY OK, you’ve decided to use a staffing company. Now what? Well, first, you want to find a firm that knows your industry and can provide skilled workers who are knowledgeable about your needs. Your next question is whether you need staffing employees for a one-shot deal, a long-term assignment, or a permanent …
By LON MATEJCZYK The nation’s unemployment rate is improving. That’s the good news. But with confidence in the economy still shaky, nine out of 10 companies are using temporary and contract staffing services. That’s good news for companies like Apprentice Personnel. But even as the economy continues to get better, that statistic isn’t expected to change. …
