@WORK Personnel Services represents the most traditional niche in today's staffing marketplace. Through the placement of temporary and temp-to-hire employees predominantly in clerical and light industrial fields, the personnel market represents the largest and most developed of all staffing niches.

As a form of outsourcing, the use of personnel services has become a preferred method of cutting costs and focusing on core business functions. According to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey, 98% of all companies use some form of personnel staffing. Overall, the temporary staffing industry has become the ultimate outsourcing service in America today.

More than one-half of businesses say they use temporary employees for assistance during unexpected increases in demand for their products or services while many companies also rely on temporary employees to fill in for absent regular employees who are sick, on vacation, or on family and medical leave. The ability to cover staff vacancies with temporary employees until a regular employee is hired is also an important driving force for @WORK Personnel Services franchises.

Below is an example of a marketing piece that is used in some of our offices, this example comes from our Portland, ME location:

Staffing Facts

Jobs

We're the jobs people. Staffing companies match millions of people to millions of jobs.

  • 3 million people per day are employed by staffing companies.
  • 12 million temporary and contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a year.
  • 79% of staffing employees work full time, virtually the same as the rest of the work force.

Flexibility

The staffing industry offers flexibility to both employees and companies. People can choose when, where and how they want to work. Companies can get the skills they need to keep fully staffed during busy times.

  • 66% of staffing employees say flexible work time is important to them.
  • 64% of staffing employees report that their work gives them the scheduling flexibility and the time for family that they desire.
  • 90% of client businesses say staffing companies give them flexibility to keep fully staffed during busy times.

Bridge

Temporary and contract work provides a bridge to permanent employment. People can try out a prospective employer and showcase their skills for a permanent job.

  • 88% of staffing employees say that temporary or contract work made them more employable.
  • 77% of staffing employees say it's a good way to obtain a permanent job.
  • 80% of staffing clients say staffing firms offer a good way to find people who can become permanent employees.

Choice

Many people choose temporary and contract work as an employment option. They can select their work schedules and choose among a variety of diverse and challenging assignments.

  • 67% of staffing employees say choice of assignments was an important factor in their job decision.
  • 23% of staffing employees have little or no interest in a permanent job, they prefer the alternative arrangement over traditional employment.
  • 33% of staffing employees say they work for a staffing company because they like the diversity and challenge of different jobs.

Training

The staffing industry provides free training for millions of temporary and contract employees to help meet today's demand for skilled workers.

  • 90% of staffing companies provide free training to their temporary employees.
  • 65% of staffing employees say they developed new or improved work skills through their assignments.
  • 40% of staffing employees say they choose temporary or contract work as a way to obtain employment experience or job training.

*Source: American Staffing Association