You have 38 minutes! Prepare for an Emergency The last speech I gave in public was mid-2014 when I presented to a large group of locally owned and operated staffing agencies throughout the United States. My presentation topic was disaster recovery plans. My main point focuse...

Don’t Forget About the Local Guys As many of you know, About Staffing is a locally owned business. Over the course of its life, we have seen many ups and downs and are thankful for those that have continuously supported a local business. It is often overlooked what cha...

There is a time for work, a time for play, and we should allow time for rest.  But, we rarely do fully rest, unless we go off the grid for awhile.  Being in nature, to hike, or even sit and smell the clean air is needed now more than ever.  I noticed a few weeks ag...

Sharlene Massie is the CEO and Visionary of About Staffing, Masters at matching workplace culture. Today’s blog post is about job and hiring success statistics. We interview on average 40 people per week at About Staffing, for positions ranging from short term labour t...

 About Staffing turns 21 on June 17th!  What a ride.  It occurs to me that turning 21 is kind of a big deal, not quite mature enough to handle all life decisions, but old enough to drink and gamble in Las Vegas!  The last few years especially were a huge gambl...