By Lee Hurley The COVID-19 pandemic has given many of us a chance to step back and think about our work. While it can be challenging to change directions, it’s not impossible and for many, now is the time. Why? Traditionally a crisis is when workers begin to consider a shift in direction. And often… Read more »
Atlanta, AG, June 15, 2021: Automation Personnel Services, an award-winning, light-industrial staffing agency, is teaming up with YouthBuild for a job fair later this month. The job fair is aimed at young adults, ages 16-24, and will provide young job seekers with knowledge about well-paying jobs in manufacturing and other light-industrial sectors. Job seekers will… Read more »
Automation Personnel Services Inc. has earned the Safety Standard of Excellence® mark from the National Safety Council with the American Staffing Association for 2021. Automation Personel Services first won this award in 2019, retaining the award with its highest score ever in 2021, a testament to the company’s dedication to the safety and well-being of… Read more »
By Lee Hurley According to nerdwallet.com, average car ownership costs were $8,469 a year, or about $706 a month, in 2017, according to AAA. That’s a lot of money. And yet since the introduction of automobiles in the early 1900s, owning one has become an expected part of the American dream. However, just like in… Read more »
By Lee Hurley Companies all over the nation are struggling to find talent at the moment. How can employers attract passive candidates as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play out over the next few months? Here is an example of how one employer made staffing possible at his family business. Sam Nakos… Read more »
By Loyd McIntosh Now that 2020 is behind us and, with any luck, the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is on the wane, people will be anxious to get out of the house and back to work. That means everything will be going back to normal soon, correct? Not so fast! Even with people returning… Read more »
Automation Personnel Services, Inc., a staffing agency headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is pleased to announce the official opening of its newest office in Orlando, Florida. Amanda Pruitt, Branch Manager of Automation Personnel Services’ office in Tampa, is also leading the company’s expansion into central Florida. “After being asked to serve the staffing needs of a… Read more »
BY LOYD MCINTOSH The COVID-19 era has forced businesses far and wide to get up to speed technologically, and in a hurry, specifically when it comes to mastering the art of the video conference. By this point, the video conference is a regular part of our day and the brand Zoom, for many of us,… Read more »
BY LEE HURLEY The coronavirus pandemic is going to change the way we work, in many obvious ways but in some ways, we simply don’t understand yet. For those who have long been calling for significant changes in how work is done, Covid 19 has turned a turtle into a hare. Those who made promises… Read more »
BY LEE HURLEY UNCERTAINTY Even before the COVID-19 virus turned the world upside down there was a reported high degree of job uncertainty. While unemployment rates were at record lows, globalization and disruptive technologies created challenges for many workers and recruiters. Now those terms are meaningless compared to this pandemic which has slowed economic output to… Read more »