Temporary Employment Bounces Back in Middle Tennessee – and Across the Nation

It’s a good news, bad news scenario. The bad news, we already know. According to a recent usatoday.com story, just under half of the 8.8 million U.S. jobs lost during the recession have been recovered during the last three years.  Construction and manufacturing were devastated, while healthcare and education were relatively unaffected.  Government employment continues […]

Want to Be More Successful? Make Your Mornings More Productive

Mornings are a fantastic time to get things done.  There are fewer interruptions, the day is still full of possibilities and your willpower is renewed after a good night’s sleep.  When you check things off your To Do list in the morning, you head into the afternoon feeling as though you’ve really accomplished something – […]

Temporary and Contract Employees are Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Spoiler alert:  After reading this post, the way you think about how work gets done in your company will never be the same. We’ve all heard of the proverbial “supertemp” – the accomplished executive with an ivy league MBA (and a résumé that makes recruiters weak in the knees) who works on a temporary or […]

Thriving in the V.U.C.A. Enviroment

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to the concept of V.U.C.A. – a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous operating environment which has become the “new normal” in business today. As mentioned in the post, your company needs to develop “agile models” – ones that prepare you for major disruptive events – to truly thrive […]

Thinking of Hiring a Middle Tennessee Intern? Here’s What You Need to Know

Throughout Nashville, Cool Springs, Hendersonville and Murfreesboro, things are heating up.  Summer will be here in a flash – and you know what that means.  College students will be searching for summer internships to improve their job skills and establish vital employment connections. If you’re considering hiring an intern, be sure you thoroughly understand the […]

Wood Personnel Services Makes the Cut!

Leading Middle Tennessee Staffing Firm Named to Inavero’s 2012 Best of Staffing™ List Wood Personnel is pleased to announce that we’ve been named to Inavero’s 2012 Best of Staffing™ list.  The Best of Staffing™, presented in partnership with CareerBuilder, is the nation’s only client satisfaction award that recognizes exceptional service within the staffing and recruiting […]