Due to the recent layoffs across the country, the job market is flooded with applicants. Unfortunately, most of them are not qualified. Human resource professionals are spending hours just reading resumes hoping to find the right candidate.
Staffing services screen the candidates before they are sent to the potential employer for an interview. If you don't think a staffing service can benefit you, read the following notes from interviews at an Arizona staffing service.
- We recently posted an opening for an order selector that had stated in the ad: If you have the listed qualifications, do not send a resume, just come to the office. We received over 500 resumes!
- We put a cup holder with pencils in our application room last week and told everyone to use only pen. (3 cups full of pens) 25% used the pencils.
- Some applicants think that a stable job history is staying for at least 3 months at each employer
- Number one reason for changing jobs was: better opportunity. We guess unemployment was that opportunity.
- We have had the same unemployed person call us once a week for 2 years asking us: do you have anything? By the way, he turned us down when we offered him work the first time he called.
- An applicant turned down a job because he stated that he could not afford to get to the office to fill out the tax paperwork.
Do you have time to deal with these candidates before finding the right fit for your job? You need to run your business, not spend hours pouring through resumes and checking references. The business of a staffing service is finding the perfect employee for you. The employees of the service will interview, test and check references BEFORE they come to you. How does this save you time and money?
- If you are a small business owner, you are likely a 'jack of all trades.' When you use a staffing service, you have a professional human resources professional on call to help you. You can spend time marketing your business to increase sales.
- Human resource professionals at large companies have many responsibilities. Using a staffing service allows you to spend your time on other projects instead of reading messy resumes from unqualified candidates.
- Checking references is also time consuming. A staffing service can do this before you interview the candidate.
If you have never used a staffing service, most offer the first consultation for free. Meet with them and you may be surprised at how easy the next search for an employee will be.
About the Author:
Michael D. Hayes is a native of Arizona, and is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. He purchased Momentum Specialized Staffing in 2003 when the company's primary business line was recruiting commercial truck drivers. Michael has transformed the company into a successful full-service staffing provider. Michael is a member of the Executives' Association of Greater Phoenix (EAGP), 100 Club of Arizona, Men's Art Council, and The Arizona Trucking Association. Read his blogs at www.momentumstaffing.wordpress.com or www.phoenix.jobing.com