Thanks for joining us today here at Warehouse and Operations as a Career, I hope you\u2019re having an outstanding week so far! So where are we at week wise, let\u2019s see, so we\u2019re in week 39, next week starts the 4th quarter of the year, can you believe the year is wrapping up in only 13 more weeks? I always try and review my goals for the year about now, kind of check on how I\u2019ve done, what I\u2019ve accomplished, maybe make that last minute push towards bringing one to completion and yes, sometimes having to move one or two over for next year. How\u2019s your goals coming along? Are you keeping those journals updated, and getting noticed by your management, working towards that next task or promotion? I think of this month as a time to reboot myself too, to start thinking of my goals and planning for next year. Send us an email to host@warehouseandoperationsasacareer.com and let us know how you\u2019re doing with your goals, or let us know if we can help ya in any way. And don\u2019t forget to check us out on Facebook and Twitter using @whseandops, there\u2019s a lot of discussions going on their during the week too. Well let\u2019s get on with week 39 I guess, week 40\u2019s going to be here before we know it, shoot week 52 is racing our way now.
\nSo this week I was asked about Staffing Companies, why can\u2019t I just fill out an application at a facility I want to work for? Why do they use a staffing company? Doesn\u2019t it make more sense to just hire employees? Well that\u2019s kind of a three pronged question but let\u2019s start by looking at what a staffing company is.
\nStaffing companies are in the business of supplying employees. I\u2019m familiar with 3 different types so we\u2019ll look at those today. We\u2019ll be sticking with light industrial placements, one\u2019s dealing in general labor, skilled positions or using equipment and those that fill all the utility positions in the warehouse. Now some agencies specialize in short term assignments, maybe day labor placements. When an employer needs 20 people for 3 days or 3 weeks they may reach out to such an agency. This type of service may use something like an availability list, a list where people call into the service each evening or morning and ask what assignments are available. Then there\u2019s the services that are offering Temp to perm placements. These agencies are utilized by employers for the more skilled positions, or where a little experience is needed, maybe something in a productivity environment where training of some sort is going to be required. These agencies are a quick one stop shop for the employer. They are placing all the ad\u2019s, print, classifieds, social media etc and combing through the resumes, interviewing, hiring and running any required background checks and drug screenings. Then you have the Sourcing Agencies. These agencies are typically experts in a few particular fields and can offer their clients not only skilled associates but experienced and trained employees for their tasks. These are almost always Temp to Perm offerings and the goal with these companies is for us to be hired on with their clients as quickly as possible. What this type of agency supplies is quite a bit different that the other two.
\nSo back to our question, Why do they use a staffing agency, doesn\u2019t it make more sense for them to just hire employees. Having been on both sides of staffing companies, hiring them and working with them I\u2019ll try and share a few thoughts. First let\u2019s imagine as a Company or Employer what it\u2019d take for us to maintain a seasonal workforce, even to keep that many names and phone numbers updated and at our fingertips when we needed them. Placing 20 people could take us days or weeks, and then we\u2019d have the cost of advertising for those positions, looking through hundreds of resumes and setting appointments to interview the prospective applicants, hiring them and then qualifying them, oh and then there\u2019s all the time and expense for background checks and any drug sc...