Control Your Destiny
Career opportunities boost employee performance
Many people believe that a company’s perks elevate it to being a best company to work for — the stocked beverage fridge, the game rooms, the trips, the in-house masseuse. Lighthouse Management Group CEO Song Woo strongly disagrees. While Lighthouse — which provides staffing in healthcare, accounting, finance […]
Coaching Up
A continuous learning environment fuels growth
When Mark Simons launched The Goal in 2002, he wanted to avoid the sink-or-swim new hire induction processes and high-pressure work environments that had become cultural norms throughout the IT staffing industry.
To create the type of supportive, continuous learning atmosphere that attracts high-potential talent and fosters their professional […]
Strong hiring, training and culture propel Pacific Companies on the list
There is a bell in the office of physician staffing firm Pacific Companies.
“Every time someone does a deal — making a placement or bringing in a new search — they ring the bell, and everyone comes and high-fives them,” says Gary L. Cook, president […]
The Golden Rule
Happy employees = higher performance = good service
What’s so powerful about being a great place to work? It’s about employee performance.
When employees are happy and proud about where they work, they simply perform at a higher level and provide better customers service, says Mark Eldridge, CEO of ALKU, an Andover, Mass.-based provider of […]
A Good Ear
Listening to employees, encouraging career growth
Aya Healthcare cares deeply about creating exceptional experiences for its employees and executes that vision by listening to its employees’ needs and goals.
Founded in 2001 by President and CEO Alan Braynin, Aya provides travel nursing and workforce solutions to hospitals. The company, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., […]
Repeated Success
Attracting top talent brings stellar results at CHG Healthcare Services
When Annalee Rowley began at CHG Healthcare Services some 20 years ago as an administrative assistant, she was a single parent with four children.
That’s when she discovered the company’s “people first” philosophy and its dedication to ensuring that employees can have a work-life balance. CHG’s […]
A Simple Mission
Knowing your clients, candidates leads to success
Understanding Recruitment gets what it takes to be a successful staffing firm. After all, it was the grand-prize winner last year as well. Its mission is simple: to understand its clients and candidates. This approach helps the company gain insights and provide a more comprehensive service. […]
Staying Committed
Engaging workers at work and play
What’s the main ingredient that makes a particular staffing firm a great place to work? If you ask ConSol Partners, it’s staff engagement. Its employees believe that staff engagement is key when it comes to why ConSol is a Best Staffing Firm to Work For.
Marc Cohen, who co-founded […]
When engineers hire engineers, the results are a Best Firm to Temp For
Akraya Inc. launched in 2001 as a group of engineers hiring engineers. And as the Silicon Valley-based staffing and consulting firm expanded, it remained true to its philosophy: It is easier to teach an engineer how to recruit than it is to teach […]
100 offices, a strong macro culture
How can a firm whose 650 employees are scattered among 100 offices in 20 states create a consistently positive culture?
“It’s been a journey,” says Ben Roth, who founded Roth Staffing in Newport Beach, Calif., in 1994 and today is its chairman. “We wanted to create something that was different […]
