A Message from Tom

On occasion, we hear from a client, “I did not know you provided those types of professional staff”. We consider this a reminder that we need to do a better job spreading the word!

Our focus is providing professional contract, contract to hire, and direct hire staffing to our clients. We focus on providing professionals in the following disciplines:

• Engineering and Technical
• Information Technology
• Finance
• Scientific

Where in your organization do you need top talent? How can we provide service to other areas of your company?

Thank you for your business!

Tom Bailey

President

A Message from Tom

As we enter the holiday season, I want to thank you for your business! We appreciate the confidence you have placed in us to provide some of the best talent in the market. We have some great employees who are consistently doing great work for our clients. You have been a part of the success of PeopleSolutions in 2011!

Our thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!

We are looking forward to a successful 2012, and the opportunity to continue building great relationships!

Happy Holidays!

Tom Bailey

President

A Message from Tom

Welcome to Fall 2011. This has proven to be a strong hiring year in the professional markets served by PeopleSolutions-Engineering, IT, Scientific, and Finance. Many indicators are looking towards a strong 2012!

Are there projects you need to complete before the end of this year that will require additional staff resources? Looking ahead to next year, what talent will be needed to start the year in a strong position?

We are ready to assist, and identify the talent you need to get the job done!

Give me a call, and we can put together a plan.

We appreciate your business! Enjoy the season, and have a Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Sincerely,

 

Tom Bailey

President

804.288.6035

 

A Message from Tom

I am pleased to report that we are continuing to see growth with our contract staffing. Our affiliate company, The Richmond Group, continues to see an increase in hiring for direct positions as well. Many of our clients are having record success this year, and bringing in the talent to support their growth. These same companies are finding candidates are receiving multiple offers.

 

Let us know how we can help you secure the right professionals for your company-whether a contract hire, contract to direct, or direct hire, we are ready to work with you to find the best solution, and hire top talent! We have many years of expertise on our staff and vast resources to draw from, so anytime you have questions regarding staffing, please give me a call.

 

Use our knowledge and resources as if they are yours! I can be reached at 804/288-6035 or by replying to this email. We appreciate the opportunity to work with you.

 

Enjoy the Fall!

 

Tom Bailey

President

 

 

A Message from Tom

We are continuing to see more people making job changes as new opportunities continue to develop. When people leave positions, this allows an opportunity for a manager to review that role, and determine if changes should be made. When faced with this situation some questions to consider: What talent is needed for the role? Who is available? What will it cost? How quickly can I interview and hire?

These are questions we help our clients answer everyday. The right decisions can make a significant difference to you and your organization. Please let me know how we can be of service.

The War For Talent Escalates

Articles relating to the difficulties companies are experiencing when attempting to hire experienced staff are popping up in national publications such as The Wall Street Journal with increasing frequency.  In the professional employment/white collar ranks unemployment nationally is close to the low rate of 4%.  Four percent unemployment means there is virtually no unemployment.  The normal comings and goings of companies in the healthiest economy will cause close to 4% of the working populations to be between jobs.

Many sectors simply cannot find the talent they need to cover increasing demand and growth.  Manufacturing has open positions in the hundreds of thousands.  Banking and finance have come back with a vengeance and has open positions also in the hundreds of thousands.  Consumer spending continues to stoke the economy with retailers alone showing over half a million open positions.  The health care industry is almost at a crisis state when it comes to staffing.  Health Care has open positions in the millions with nursing alone showing over half a million open positions.

Help wanted signs, that largely disappeared over the past 2 years can be seen outside of many storefronts and businesses.

The economy is definitely back.  Unemployment is dropping monthly while positions remain open longer and longer.

Beyond the expanding economy, strong dollar, and low interest rates, lie 2 factors that will cause this cycle’s War For Talent to become downright vicious.  The Baby Boomers are finally retiring and will continue to remove their talents out of the job market for the next 10 years.  The second factor is the lost college and high school graduates of the past 3 years.  The 2 to 3 year experienced professional barely exists.  From 2008 to present the money to train and ability to bring on rookies simply did not exist.  And now we will all pay for that with a lack of 2 to 3 year experienced candidates.

So what’s a company to do?  Here are some simple ideas that will help—for the time being:

• Make your company and opportunity appealing
• Sell your opportunity to the candidates you do uncover
• Become flexible on background requirements, paying more attention to the quality of the person then the exact experience fit
• When you find someone who you think is a good fit, hire them.  Do not delay in your decision.  While you delay, another company will not.

With our focus being in the professional staffing market, we are experiencing a significant  hiring increase in the Engineering, IT, Scientific and Finance areas. Professionals are in demand, and we are very fortunate to work with successful candidates and clients who are moving forward in their markets.

We have continued to improve our candidate resources and recruiting skills, and are ready to meet your demands. As the market continues to improve, demand for professional talent will increase, and we are ready to help you identify the people you will need to improve and grow your organizations.

Let me know how we can help. We are excited about 2011!

As 2010 comes to a close, we continue to see a significant increase in contract staffing and project staffing. In addition, our affiliate company, The Richmond Group is seeing increased direct hire placements.

I want to thank you for being a part of our success in 2010. We are looking forward to a strong 2011, and as an organization we are thrilled to be a part of putting people to work!

 Happy Holidays!

Successful Companies Utilizing Contract Staffing

 

In a recent story on “Morning Edition,” Kurt Nickisch reported on companies that are thriving despite economic downturns.  His story focused on how any company, even a small business, can find opportunity in a recession.  One of the consultants he interviewed, Darrell Rigby, said he compares these situations to race cars speeding around a race track, where recessions are the curves:

Rigby says it’s hard for companies to pass each other during good times on the straightaway. The big companies stay in front on power alone. ‘But on a curve, curves are driven by strategic finesse and so even a company that has less power — if it is skillfully maneuvered in curves — can pass much larger, stronger competitor. . .’.

Our economy is still somewhere on that curve, but it certainly won’t stay there for long.  For a company to pull ahead of its competitors, it will need to begin making those skillful maneuvers before its opportunity for advantage has passed.   There are a limited number of areas where true competitive advantages can be found for businesses.  Two of these avenues are through Technology and People. 

Therefore, the questions we must ask ourselves are:  Are we employing the right technology, and are we working with the right people?  New technology can take a great deal of time to implement, but working with the right people is something that you can control and change on a much shorter timeline.  As evidenced by a recent report, the Aberdeen Group found that 60% of organizations are turning to contract staffing as a means to get the right people onboard in a much shorter timeframe – in many cases days, versus weeks or months.   Additionally, using contract staffing firms, as compared to “1099” independent contractors, drove an 88% higher rate of compliance to federal, regulatory and state labor policies. 

Contract staffing has distinguished itself as a tool that strategic companies can employ in order to better position themselves and power ahead of their competitors before we are back on the straightaway.