staffing

Our Mission: "Good jobs for good people"

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AHEAD is a market leader in the staffing industry. By utilizing the expertise of our professional in-house team of recruiting specialists, staffing coordinators, payroll technicians, client service representatives, and lots of great employees, we can guarantee the best in services to our clients.

AHEAD provides employment and career opportunities for the work force while servicing the personnel needs of business in most every industry. Whether you need to fill positions for a day or staff an entire department or function for years, we can help with a variety of staffing services.

To recruit and retain the staff you need, AHEAD uses its extensive state of the art recruiting skills and tools. Incentives are also offered to temporary employees, including vacation and holiday pay, etc.

Employees are interviewed and screened before their first assignment. Testing capabilities include: Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Word Perfect, Windows, PowerPoint, etc. AHEAD will customize testing to your needs or software.

AVAILABLE SERVICES

Temp-to-Hire
Temporary Permanent placement
On-site services
EZE - Enterprise Zone Empowerment
Payroll services
Employee orientation
Performance follow-up
Professional recruiting
Employment management reports

We provide....

TEMPORARY PERSONNEL

Light Industrial
Office and Clerical
Professional and Legal
Technical

Other value-added services...

ON-SITE SERVICES

AHEAD OnSite will customize a program that addresses all of your temporary needs. Available services include:

Dedicated onsite representative(s)
Company/Job specific recruiting
Pre-employment screenings/orientations
Bilingual capabilities
Personnel management
Customized reporting
Quality/Performance follow-up

Benefits to you...

More time to concentrate on your core business
Quality employees
Reduction in your workers compensation, unemployment and tax burden
Reduction in turnover and training
Reduced co-employment liability
Assistance with Enterprise Zone compliance

PAYROLL SERVICES

Computer payroll and paychecks
Direct Deposit - savings and/or checking
Quarterly and annual tax filings
Workers' Compensation

STAFFING INDUSTRY INFORMATION *

Jobs

2.5 million people per day are employed by staffing companies.
500,000 new jobs have been created by staffing companies over the past two years.
82% of temporary and contract employees work full time, virtually the same as the rest of the work force.

Flexibility

64% of temporary employees say flexible work time is important to them.
28% of temporary employees say they work for a staffing company because it gives them the flexibility and time to pursue nonwork interests.
81% of companies cite labor force flexiblity as the overriding reason for employing contingent and temporary workers.

Bridge

74% of temporary employees say it's a way to get a permanent job.
72% of temporary employees obtain permanent jobs while working for a staffing company.
8 out of 10 staffing customers feel that staffing firms offer a good way to find people who can become permanent employees.

Choice

43% of temporary employees say needing time for family is an important factor in their job decisions.
32% of temporary employees prefer the alternative arrangement over traditional employment.
29% of temporary employees say they work for a staffing company because they like the diversity and challenge of different jobs.

Training

90% of staffing companies provide free training to their temporary employees.
4.8 million temporary employees received skills training worth $720 million in 1997.
70% of temporary employees say they gained new skills through their assignments.

* Source: American Staffing Association's "Staffing Facts 2005"
(Sources: American Staffing Association, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Conference Board)

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