Customer comment regarding Todd Glander

This afternoon I received an email from the Vice President at Bonney Staffing, Annette Lefebvre. Bonney Staffing recently upgraded to our latest Enterprise version of TempWorks.

Annette stated "Todd did a great job and it was a pleasure working with him."

Bonney Staffing was established in 1976 and is located in Maine and New Hampshire. They have eight offices and have been a customer of TempWorks for over six years.

Atta Boy, Todd. Nice job!

Thank you Annette for your comments, as well as your business.

The last few weeks at TempWorks

It has very busy at TempWorks the last couple weeks. We have received large contracts for staffing software, payroll funding, and customer upgrades.

In addition to the contracts, the TempWorks implementation team brought three current customers live on our latest Enterprise version this week.

Yesterday, TempWorks CEO Gregg Dourgarian announced we would be hiring more people to help our team keep up with demand. Please check out our career page for details.

Besides the new business we have been getting in, I would also like to mention another anniversary at TempWorks. Last week Enterprise software developer Eric Rodewald celebrated his second anniversary. Thanks Eric for your contributions to our team.

Customer of TempWorks mentioned on CNN.com

Dan Temps out of Houston was mentioned in this article discussing "Five jobs for Facebook addicts."

TempWorks Anniversary for Maria Dourgarian

Last weekend marked the three year anniversary at TempWorks for Maria Dourgarian.

Maria seems to do it all. She started off in our support center. Currently she assists our customers with conversions, time clock imports, feeds to ADP, and the list goes on and on.

Congratulations Maria! Thank you for all of your contributions to our team over the years.

The Best Advice I Ever Got

Last night I was reading the July 6th, 2009 issue of Fortune magazine. In the magazine it had quotes from Bill Gates, Colin Powell, Tiger Woods and many others regarding "The Best Advice I Ever Got."

Certainly there is good information in the magazine. I like taking tips from people who certainly are wiser than myself. But it got me to think, what is the best advice I have ever received? Would this advice have come from my father, mother, or family? Or my spouse? Or my friends? Or maybe just some random stranger?

This question honestly is a tough one for me to answer.

From a business standpoint I would have to say it came from John Rupchich III, who is the President of Life Style Staffing in Madison, Wisconsin.

Life Style Staffing has been a customer of TempWorks for seven years. I was on-site at their Madison location for many weeks during their initial software installation. I noticed John was always dressed up in a suit, tie, nice dress shirt, you get the idea. I on the other hand was used to wearing jeans with some sort of t-shirt while at the TempWorks office. But when I was on-site at a customer location I would wear a dress shirt and tie (or TempWorks polo) with a nice pair of Dockers.

One day I asked John why he always wore a suit, when he didn't need to. He told me, "It's my uniform." And then he mentioned the phrase, "You want to dress for the job you want...not the job you have."

Whenever I go out to visit our customers I always wear a suit. When I am at the office, I typically wear a nice dress shirt and tie with a pair of dress pants. Not because I have to, but it's my uniform...and I dress for the job I want.

Thanks John for the advice.

What is the best advice you have received?

Pepsi Max - Job interview commercial

Recent TempWorks Press Release

Action Staffing and TempWorks Reverse Unemployment Trends in Colorado

Using Funds from President Obama's Stimulus Package, Action Staffing, in Partnership with TempWorks Financial Services, will Return Hundreds to Work on Colorado's Roads and Highways.

Loveland, CO (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 -- Action Staffing of Loveland, CO has secured a seven figure contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation to provide classroom and on-the-job training as well as job placement in highway and road repair positions to the unemployed. The On-the-Job-Training program was established using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009.

On-the-Job-Training is a free six-week training program aimed at providing workers with the skills and resources necessary to secure long term employment in highway maintenance and construction positions. Targeted towards women and minorities, the program is funded by the Federal Highway Administration through a competitive grant process. Robin Aragon, CEO of Action Staffing commented that "having opened our doors only a year ago, winning this valuable public-sector business is a leap forward for us."

We want to stand above other staffing companies, and be able to make a difference for everyone we come into contact with.

TempWorks provided us with the comprehensive software, payroll processing and financing package that we needed to secure this deal.

We're pleased to be able to furnish the financial and technical support necessary to help Robin and Action Staffing put people to work in meaningful long-term careers

Entrepreneurial endeavors within the employment industry have been the focus of our services for years, and as the billions of dollars of government spending trickle down to projects like this we will constantly be looking for ways to put our capital and our technical expertise to work helping people jump-start their businesses.

Quality and Service Driven Results.

Building Diversified Relationships through Integrity, Ethics, and Value to ALL of our clients and associates.

Founded in 2008, Action Staffing services the skilled and semi-skilled workforce of Larimer County and the surrounding area by building relationships with local employers and connecting them with qualified job-seekers. Aragon continues, "We want to stand above other staffing companies, and be able to make a difference for everyone we come into contact with." Winning this contract will allow Action staffing to help put people back to work in a tough labor market, improve employment conditions, and make strategic improvements to local infrastructure.

Action Staffing employed capital provided by TempWorks to accommodate upfront education and payroll costs. With regards to the TempWorks package of Services, Aragon states that, "TempWorks provided us with the comprehensive software, payroll processing and financing package that we needed to secure this deal."

Federal funds earmarked for projects of this nature have been a key tool in the attempt to reduce unemployment rolls over the past six months. Staffing firms such as Action are critical in reaching out to underemployed segments of the community by providing compelling career advice and valuable training to job seekers. Behind those firms are factors and hard-money lenders such as TempWorks who provide expertise and financing to newly found entrepreneurial initiatives.

"We're pleased to be able to furnish the financial and technical support necessary to help Robin and Action Staffing put people to work in meaningful long-term careers," comments TempWorks CEO and Founder Gregg Dourgarian. "Entrepreneurial endeavors within the employment industry have been the focus of our services for years, and as the billions of dollars of government spending trickle down to projects like this we will constantly be looking for ways to put our capital and our technical expertise to work helping people jump-start their businesses."

About Action Staffing:
Action Staffing Solution is a family owned staffing agency based out of Loveland Colorado. Their mission is to offer "Quality and Service Driven Results." They pride themselves on, "Building Diversified Relationships through Integrity, Ethics, and Value to ALL of our clients and associates." For more information on Action Staffing Solutions please call (970) 667-4202 or visit myactionstaffing.com

About TempWorks Software:
TempWorks Software incorporated in Minnesota in 1997 and provides a full suite of enterprise staffing solutions. Designed to automate and streamline all facets of a staffing firm's daily operation, TempWorks Software offers fully integrated front and back-office staffing software, web portals for customers, employees, applicants and vendor management, and many additional modules. From recruiting to payroll and everything in between, TempWorks Software puts technology to work for staffing firms and their clients. For more information about TempWorks, please visit tempworks.com or contact Director of Public Relations, Laura Baratto, at 651-452-0366, or by email.

On the rebound

I was reading the July/August issue of Inc. magazine. The article I was reading was in reference to strategies which companies are taking now to prepare for an upturn in the economy.

Many of the things listed below (page 100 of the article) I have seen/discussed with many of TempWorks customers in recent months:

• Invest in Technology
• Snap up talent on the cheap
• Ramp up training (could also be part of investing in Technology)
• Form strategic partnerships
  
• Get to know prospective customers (I have mentioned to many of our customers TempWorks will provide marketing material, get on conference calls, or conduct webinars for any of their customers or prospects who are interested in how our technologies will benefit in their processes or help them to get information)
• Cut costs strategically
  

I love technology...especially on trips out to see our customers

Earlier this year I wrote a post about three business travel essentials. This is an updated list based off of my recent purchases and recent trips:

1. TempWorks Mobile - allows you to look up contact information, addresses, phone numbers, leave messages, see recent messages, etc. All very quickly and easily.

















2. Garmin Nuvi GPS - I put on over 1000 miles on my rental car last week on a trip out to California. It found every customer location, hotel, and restaurant. Nice screen display, and easy to use.
















3. Apple Iphone - Phone, podcasts, email, camera, twitter, facebook, text messaging, iSky Parking app (so I know where my car is when I get back to the airport).

I was a little hesitant to get the Iphone because of AT & T's cell phone service compared with Verizon. So far I have not had any complaints.











4. Plantronic Voyager Pro - As many states add laws for talking on your phone while driving a car, a Bluetooth headset is always a good idea. I have tried many different headsets, and this one from Plantronic is the one I have had the best success with so far. It is a little acquard looking, but it is suprizing light for its size.

Nice job TempWorks Marketing Department

We have been very busy at TempWorks.

This week:

• we had prospects in the office
• customers going live with our payroll processing
• customers going live on our Enterprise software
• consultants doing a scope analysis for a customer who signed up recently

As Gregg Dourgarian mentioned in a recent post on staffingtalk, our recent website upgrade has helped to bring in 200+ inbound leads a month.

But, I must also give a pat on the back to those involved in creating our marketing calateral, case studies, press releases, and so on.

In the past few weeks I have gotten quite a few compliments from current customers and prospects. They have mentioning words like "very professional" and "great presentation of your information."

Nice work Gregg, Paul, and Laura on continuing to get the word out about TempWorks!