David Newman was an executive at a prominent staffing agency for ten years before he joined Smart Solutions. During those years he worked to improve their recruiting and placement process, their relationships with clients, and the general culture of the staffing industry. By the time he was ready to leave he had come to one conclusion:
Staffing agencies have failed.
“’Staffing’… It’s a swear word. Nothing but hollow promises.” David’s unique insight from within the industry reflects the experience of so many 3PLs (Third-Party Logistics companies) that feel they are forced to use staffing agencies, despite knowing how hollow those promises are.
Consider the three biggest lies you’ve been told when it comes to staffing your company.
Lie #1: “We’ll fulfill 100% of your staffing needs.”
But let me guess, your experience with staffing agencies is more like, you ask for 10 people, get 4, and maybe—maybe—one out of those four is going to be any good for your company? And speaking of which…
Lie #2: “Our recruits will be a perfect fit for your company.”
Not only is this rarely the case, but often you’re getting people who aren’t even suited for the job, right? When you have a big order to fill, what are you supposed to do with workers who can’t lift boxes or keep up on their feet all day?
Lie #3: “We’ll work with your company’s needs.”
And just how are they going to do that, you might ask, when you’re just one of several companies they’re recruiting for? If your staffing experience is typical, then you’ve had a difficult time even getting proper communication from your staffing agencies, let alone exclusive service.
Yet, you swallow these lies; you take it, knowing these agencies won’t come through and knowing you’re going to have to pay four or five different staffing agencies altogether just to scratch at the surface of your company’s labor needs, because what else can you do? What else is there?
David Newman found the answer to that question in Smart Solutions.
“Smart Solutions is not a staffing agency,” is the first thing David will tell you. Sure, they’ll fulfill your labor needs, but that’s just the beginning of what they’ll be able to do to help your company profit and grow.
For one thing, they make good on their promises, already separating themselves from the pack of your typical staffing agencies. For another, Smart Solutions will dedicate a team—your team, designed specifically and exclusively for your company—to onsite process improvement and workforce optimization.
What those jargon words mean is that by partnering with Smart Solutions, you’re bringing into your company the tools and expertise to solve all your labor and workflow problems, leading to profit and growth your company has only been dreaming about.
To read more ways Smart Solutions can elevate your company from the mire of broken promises that is the world of staffing agencies, click here.
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