Yoga Style Staffing – What a flexible workforce can do for you

 

 

Staffing companies are to human resources departments as yoga is to your body. The goal is to be flexible and fit!

According to the American Staffing Association, U.S. companies rely on staffing services to provide temporary jobs “in the millions”. Three million people are employed by staffing companies every week, and eleven million temporary and contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a year. (source: http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/facts.cfm)

Clearly Staffing Services provide true value. Here are 10 great reasons for using a staffing service:

1. Fill ASAP needs – Helping out clients when they find themselves shorthanded at the last minute.
2. Improve morale and relieve stress – Bringing in additional help when your staff is overworked will help improve morale and relieve potential burnout or stress.
3. Screening, testing and reference checking – Staffing services take specific and necessary steps to ensure that clients receive capable and qualified staff.
4. Compliance – Staffing services protect you by following all proper hiring procedures and legal requirements, including I-9 verification and (following) EEO policies.
5. Build relationships – By getting to know clients and their individual needs, staffing companies are able to find the “perfect” fit.
6. Try before you buy options – When taking advantage of temp-to-hire opportunities, clients can see if candidates are a good fit, prior to making a qualifying job offer.
7. Avoid Unemployment Claims – Since the temporary employee is an employee of the staffing service, there are no unemployment issues if their services are no longer needed by the client. This helps reduces costs and the anxieties associated with “letting people go”.
8. Specialization – Staffing services often have specialty areas. By focusing on their core strengths and expertise, staffing services can find candidates that clients are often unable to find via their own resources.
9. Familiar faces – Many temporary employees are requested back for future assignments, providing value as a proven resource; someone who is familiar with the client’s environment and the duties of the assignment.
10. Flexibility – Temporary staffing provides flexibility by allowing clients to scale their workforce when adding staff due to vacancies, business peaks and large projects. Conversely, clients who rely on temporary staff can decrease staff during slow periods and periods of economic uncertainty.

 

4 Staff, LLC is a full service staffing company that provides highly qualified personnel for Temporary, Temp-to-Hire and Direct Hire positions. Established in 2006 by two individuals with over 50 years of combined staffing industry experience in the Washington, DC metro area.

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Small Business is Good Business

May 20-26 is National Small Business Week.  That got me thinking.  After all, as a small business owner, I have to think a lot differently from when I was an employee.  I’m quite certain that pertains to all small business owners.

According to 2011 statistics* –

• There are 28 million small businesses in the U.S. — which outnumber corporations 1162 to one.  
• Small businesses employ 57% of the country’s private workforce and pay 44% of  U.S. payroll.
•  Only 50% of businesses survive five years. 
• A small business went bankrupt every 8 minutes in 2009.

As you can see, the first two statistics demonstrate how vital small businesses are to the American economy, while the latter two indicate how scary it is to take the leap and become a small business owner. 

Personally, I’ve always enjoyed working for smaller companies.  During my professional business career, I’ve been through two mergers.  In each case, I felt more “at home” with the smaller, local company.  I also prefer local restaurants to any large chain.  On principle, as well as on taste, I almost always choose a unique boutique restaurant over a chain that is designed for the masses.

As individuals, we always make personal choices, and whenever possible, I choose to patronize small businesses.  I believe that I get better service from the local place, and I know who to complain to if I’m ever dissatisfied.  The owner is often on the premises, so if you have an issue, you can go straight to the top!  Mostly, I prefer to support the small business owner, because without trying to sound self-righteous or pompous, I just believe it is the patriotic thing to do.  When you buy from a small business owner you are supporting the economy.  You are supporting America!

I truly hope that you will support small businesses, not just during National Small Business Week, but each and every week.  For the economy to grow, we need small businesses to succeed, and, like many small business owners, I’m counting on you for your support!

 * Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-small-businesses-in-america-2011-8