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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Looking for inspiration from you...
I recently became the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for a company that specializes outpatient detoxification. I took this job because I felt it was the perfect way for me to combine my love of marketing with my passion for helping others. On a more personal note addiction problems run rampant in my family and my small hometown of Titusville, Florida.
I would love to hear stories from anybody currently struggling with addiction or better yet from those of you have your addiction under control. What are your fears? What gets you through the day? Who if anybody has stood by your side? Please share! Your story will be my inspiration to go out and educate others that there are places to seek help.
Hugs and kisses for you all~
Andrea Faye
I would love to hear stories from anybody currently struggling with addiction or better yet from those of you have your addiction under control. What are your fears? What gets you through the day? Who if anybody has stood by your side? Please share! Your story will be my inspiration to go out and educate others that there are places to seek help.
Hugs and kisses for you all~
Andrea Faye
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Orlando Chapter Florida Staffing Association Kickoff Event
The Orlando Chapter Florida Staffing Association Kickoff Event hosted by Andrea Clarkson and Kim Hochstetler was a success. The chapter has been dormant for quite some time, so it was exciting to see recognized leaders from the local staffing industry in attendance and eager about banding together to work toward common industry goals. Others in attendance included job seekers hoping to shake hands with local hiring managers and representatives from the Orlando Business Journal and OrlandoJobs.com.
The local chapter is looking forward to many more successful meeting and is hoping to make this a monthly occurrence. We will be posting the details of our next event shortly. Please join us on our local Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000300812815) and website (http://www.floridastaffing.org) for updates.
The local chapter is looking forward to many more successful meeting and is hoping to make this a monthly occurrence. We will be posting the details of our next event shortly. Please join us on our local Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000300812815) and website (http://www.floridastaffing.org) for updates.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The Orlando Chapter of the Florida Staffing Association Rebuilds
The Orlando Chapter was at one time one of the most productive chapters in the Florida Staffing Association. When the economy started to decline unfortunately so did membership participation. Uncertainty and fears about the stability of their field made members shy away from participating; which is both sad and ironic as it is our goal to band together and protect the future of the industry.
With temporary staffing on the rise and employment legislature becoming an increasingly hot topic we thought today's market place was the perfect time to rebuild the local chapter. The efforts to rebuild the chapter will be spearheaded by its new Chapter Leaders Andrea Clarkson of Pro Image Solutions and Kim Hochstetler of Spartan Staffing. We will be holding a casual mixer and meet and greet at Ember in Downtown Orlando from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on August 18th. Anybody who is interested in learning more about FSA is welcome to attend.
For more information on FSA please visit us on the web at http://www.floridastaffing.org/.
Warm Regards,
Andrea Clarkson
With temporary staffing on the rise and employment legislature becoming an increasingly hot topic we thought today's market place was the perfect time to rebuild the local chapter. The efforts to rebuild the chapter will be spearheaded by its new Chapter Leaders Andrea Clarkson of Pro Image Solutions and Kim Hochstetler of Spartan Staffing. We will be holding a casual mixer and meet and greet at Ember in Downtown Orlando from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on August 18th. Anybody who is interested in learning more about FSA is welcome to attend.
For more information on FSA please visit us on the web at http://www.floridastaffing.org/.
Warm Regards,
Andrea Clarkson
Monday, July 26, 2010
Keeping up with the trends: Hiring Smart; the Expanding and Shrinking Workforce.
Traditionally, temporary help firms have been useful when you need a replacement for a full-time employee who is away from work for vacation, leave of absence, or illness. But temporary help may be what you need to maintain your budget in our changing economy. We are seeing an increase in employers that are grasping the concept of increasing and shrinking their workforce by the daily demands of their operation. I have included some of the many benefits of using a contingent workforce below.
Pros of using temps. The trend toward using temporaries and other nonregular employees is growing, with good reason. There are many advantages to using temporary employees in your business, including:
Burdens. We take on the burdens; you save through trimming wages and eliminating the vacation time, holiday pay, sick time, health insurance and 401(k) match expenses.
Savings.Enables your business to adjust more easily and quickly to workload fluctuations creating savings.
Retention.Using temporary help during peak periods relieves stress and prevents burnout among core employees, which can reduce absenteeism worker's compensation claims in the long run.
Time. The temp agency recruits the employees and sends you people with the qualifications you specify. No long-term commitment. If you're not sure whether you have enough work to keep a full-time employee busy, try a temp and find out.
Less dependency on contractors. You may feel uncomfortable being dependent on nonemployees if large segments of your business are farmed out to independent contractors and temps may cost less than contractors. With a temp, you do have the power to directly supervise the employee's work.
Possibility of hiring good temps, permanently. If a particular temp worker seems to fit well into your business, you can always offer to hire him or her as a permanent employee. In this case, you avoid the risks of a probationary period you'd normally have with a new hire.
Let me further clarify, as I do not want to come across as a neanderthal who does not see the long term results of such actions. I agree that the contingent workforce is a crutch for our current economic strain.Many companies have learned that they can accomplish a lot by running with a lean staff which is not necessarily a bad thing.
If executed properly lean companies that are currently running efficiently (increased profits, without strain or burden to their staff) take advantage of using temporary workers during peak time they can continue to see profit growth. With the increased profit growth of these companies will come increased economic spend opening up the doors for growth in other sectors of business and in the long run creating more permanent job and economic stimulation for years to come.
Pros of using temps. The trend toward using temporaries and other nonregular employees is growing, with good reason. There are many advantages to using temporary employees in your business, including:
Burdens. We take on the burdens; you save through trimming wages and eliminating the vacation time, holiday pay, sick time, health insurance and 401(k) match expenses.
Savings.Enables your business to adjust more easily and quickly to workload fluctuations creating savings.
Retention.Using temporary help during peak periods relieves stress and prevents burnout among core employees, which can reduce absenteeism worker's compensation claims in the long run.
Time. The temp agency recruits the employees and sends you people with the qualifications you specify. No long-term commitment. If you're not sure whether you have enough work to keep a full-time employee busy, try a temp and find out.
Less dependency on contractors. You may feel uncomfortable being dependent on nonemployees if large segments of your business are farmed out to independent contractors and temps may cost less than contractors. With a temp, you do have the power to directly supervise the employee's work.
Possibility of hiring good temps, permanently. If a particular temp worker seems to fit well into your business, you can always offer to hire him or her as a permanent employee. In this case, you avoid the risks of a probationary period you'd normally have with a new hire.
Let me further clarify, as I do not want to come across as a neanderthal who does not see the long term results of such actions. I agree that the contingent workforce is a crutch for our current economic strain.Many companies have learned that they can accomplish a lot by running with a lean staff which is not necessarily a bad thing.
If executed properly lean companies that are currently running efficiently (increased profits, without strain or burden to their staff) take advantage of using temporary workers during peak time they can continue to see profit growth. With the increased profit growth of these companies will come increased economic spend opening up the doors for growth in other sectors of business and in the long run creating more permanent job and economic stimulation for years to come.
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