How Proactive is Your Staffing Strategy? Find Out with This Quiz:

Replacing staff for last-minute call-offs. Increasing production capacity. Supporting a growing organization. The ways our Middle Tennessee clients use staffing are as diverse as the organizations themselves. But regardless of the reason(s) your company needs staffing or recruiting services, a proactive strategy will help you: save time and money; access better quality people – exactly […]

Business Growing? 4 Ways Your Middle TN Staffing Partner Can Help

Time for some Middle Tennessee math: Q: What do you get when you add: an educated workforce; a cost of doing business that’s nearly 10% lower than the national average; and premier location? A: A booming economy – and impressive business growth! Throughout our region, organizations are expanding. Many employers are moving their national headquarters […]

Dreading Your Busy Season? Here’s how to keep your sanity.

How to Keep Your Sanity During Busy Season | Wood Personnel Services

Seasonal surges are exciting for company leaders, especially when that surge in activity means additional revenue. But if you have any direct responsibility for staffing or employee management, you know that a big uptick also means exhausted workers. Unpredictable personnel budgets. And the very real possibility that this time around, you may not have the […]

ACA in 2016: 3 Ways Staffing Can Help Your Middle TN Business Manage Costs

As of January 1, the ACA has changed its definition of a “small employer” and is now requiring employers with 50 to 100 full-time/full-time-equivalent employees to offer adequate, affordable health coverage to the majority of employees and their dependent children. Whew – that’s a mouthful. In simpler language, it’s getting more expensive this year to […]

Benefits of Temporary Staffing During a Slow Economic Recovery

As our economy struggles to gain steam once again, businesses are forced to make tough choices regarding their workforces.  Skyrocketing employment costs such as insurance, overtime, payroll taxes, healthcare and other benefits, coupled with the uncertainty of just how long a recovery will take, are placing enormous pressure on employers to run lean. Here are just a […]

Seasonal Help: Why You Should Plan Your Staffing Needs Now

Admittedly, it may be a little early to light a Yule log.  But if you’re in the customer service, administrative/clerical, hospitality, shipping/delivery, inventory or technology/finance industries, you’re probably headed for a busy – if not your busiest – time of year.  If you’re going to require extra help this holiday season, it’s definitely not too […]