April 2015 – Trillium Staffing

World Safety Day 2015

Jenna Mathieu — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:37:55 +0000

We’re excited to recognize World Safety Day 2015! While safety remains at the forefront of our minds each and every day, today is the perfect time to remind our clients and employees of exactly why our dedication and focus to safety is unwavering.

“Passion and Humanity gives me the day to day drive to do the right thing. I do not want anyone to get hurt or get that dreaded call that your loved one is not coming home. If I have touched or taught one person with a safety message I feel I have been productive. In the safety world, everybody knows when you do the wrong thing or do not do something to save a life, nobody knows when you have done the right thing and save a life, limb or eye. It’s the humane thing to do and we choose NOT to look the other way!”

– Jamie Ellis, Safety Manager

Trillium employs a full time Risk Management team including several safety managers to help ensure we partner with safety minded clients helping us to provide our employees with not only exciting but also safe job opportunities.

“Behavior Based Safety is what drives me. If people have safe behaviors in their life, this will translate into safe habits for peers, children and a quality work force and work structure. Safety is a team effort! Everyone has to be involved in the safety arena.”

-Stephen Woodworth, Safety Manager

While choosing safe job sites is crucial, even the safest of job sites pose potential risks. Before our employees even enter a job site they undergo basic job site safety. We gladly participate in client sponsored safety events, and even provide additional safety training including:

Workplace Violence
Forklift Certification / Train the Trainer
Confined Space
Health Hazards in Construction: Heat Illness, Silica & Noise
Fall Protection
“Mock” OSHA Inspections
OSHA 10 Hour: Construction, General Industry, and Maritime
Cold Weather Safety
Lock Out / Tag Out
Machine Guarding
Hot Work: Welding, Cutting, Brazing, and Burning

For more information on our Safety Training programs click here.

Want to learn more about how you can gain access to Trillium’s national network of top level talent? Contact us today! If you are a stand out in your profession and seeking contingent or long term career opportunities, visit our job seekers section for more information!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

Average Time To Fill Hits Peak Since 2001!

Jenna Mathieu — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:25:35 +0000

So it’s not your imagination, the time to fill your job vacancies has grown substantially. The Dice-DFH Vacancy Duration Measure, recently reported the average time to fill a vacancy had jumped to almost 27 working days in February 2015.

Today’s employment market is a candidate driven market allowing candidates more flexibility and potential job offers than they’ve had in the past 10 years. With the rebound from the 2009 recession, the market has changed from being saturated with talent who was under or unemployed, to a discernible talent shortage in most industries. Employers are struggling to attract and maintain talent in roles ranging from General Labor to Professionals. Undoubtedly, in addition to the strain on your operations the longer a vacancy exists the more costly it becomes both financially and towards workplace productivity.

How can you decrease your time to fill? Here are a few ways to increase your quality of candidate while decreasing your time to fill:

Utilize your networks. The more people that are aware that your opening exists, the more likely you are to drive applicant traffic. Social networks, industry organizations, and your own staff can all work to help boost exposure to your position.
Build a referral program. If you don’t already have a competitive referral program you’re behind the times. Referrals often produce a higher level of candidate and a longer length of employment than a traditional hire.
Get in touch with passive candidates. Passive candidates are far less likely to be receiving multiple offers, have jumpy work history, or be lacking in skill sets. While it takes a little more digging to locate a passive candidate, the job offer process often times moves at a faster pace.
Partner with a staffing firm. Most staffing firms do not require an exclusive agreement or any financial obligation unless you choose to hire a candidate that they present. Often times they have access to a number of candidates in confidential job searches who are not posting resumes online or applying to job postings. In addition, they are experts at locating those hard to find passive candidates.
Be open to negotiations. Could paying a nominal amount more seal the deal before your candidate accepts an offer with your competitor? Absolutely. Be open to negotiating remote employment, pay rates, and even relocation. While initially some of these financial decisions may seem unsettling, the costs of a long term job vacancy will quickly outweigh an additional $5,000 relocation package for the right candidate.
Be proactive. Don’t wait for a vacancy to arise before recruiting to fill it. You should constantly be working to attract talent for your key positions. This will allow you to upgrade talent in areas that you need to and give you a pool of candidates to contact when an opening arises unexpectedly.

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

Are Counter Offers Counter Productive?

Jenna Mathieu — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:57:26 +0000

Whether you were caught off guard completely or just finally facing the inevitable, if a strong producing member of your team just gave notice your mind is likely reeling. Before emotions play a role in your response, it’s important to consider the long term effects of producing a counter offer.

More often than not, the employee is not leaving their position strictly based on pay.

Considering that salary doesn’t even make most lists for the top 10 reasons employees quit, it shouldn’t be the first band aid you seek. In fact, in many cases the repercussions of presenting a counter offer can cause further detriment to your team. Here are just a few reasons why:

It can demonstrate to employees that they have to threaten to leave in order to be compensated better.
Instead of working towards addressing the real issue of why the employee is choosing to leave the organization, you are asking them to instead take a pay increase in lieu of a resolution.
The employee may experience rapport loss with co-workers if they become aware of the situation.

Results show that a staggering 90% of employees who accept a counter offer, leave the organization within one year.

Undoubtedly, there is a better solution. Consider a thorough exit interview process. The exit interview process should be far more than having the employee complete a survey. The results should be tracked by department, by category, and a team of leaders should look for common trends and solutions. Using this information wisely can significantly reduce your turnover as an organization.

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

Talent Shortage Escalates in 2015

Jenna Mathieu — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:28:12 +0000

You don’t have to be an HR Executive to know that the United States is experiencing a talent shortage. According to the Glassdoor Recruiting Outlook Survey, a staggering 48% of hiring decision makers don’t see enough qualified candidates for their open positions. In addition, 26% reported they see the situation getting harder in the next 12 months.

A recent CareerBuilder survey predicts a 13% growth in temporary employment by 2019. Temporary employment supports a large number of positions that are currently experiencing a talent shortage including:

Skilled Trades

Construction

Professional

Administrative

Technical

Engineering

Skilled Manufacturing

Light Industrial

Temporary employment agencies provide temporary, contract, and direct hire recruitment solutions to companies in a multitude of industries. In a 2014 survey by American Staffing Association, nearly 90% of temporary and contract employees said that staffing work made them more employable.

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

Trillium Staffing Announces Recent Recognition!

Jenna Mathieu — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:35:42 +0000

Trillium Staffing recently announced it’s recognition as one of “West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies To Work For”. Trillium is proud to have been recognized for several consecutive years based upon feedback from our staff. A team will be accepting the award on our behalf next month, stay tuned for pictures from the event!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.

Trillium's 2015 Food Drive Results Announced!

Jenna Mathieu — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:52:56 +0000

In March of 2014, we decided to celebrate our 30th anniversary in business by giving back the communities who have so generously welcomed and supported us over the years.Our first food drive was launched and the energy and enthusiasm from our local offices, chambers, clients, and staff was beyond our wildest dreams. It become obvious that we had a national network of dedicated individuals who had a passion for going above and beyond. We made the commitment to host a food drive annually every March.

Please click the logo below to view a slideshow highlighting some of their efforts and showcasing our top 3 teams in the nation based on pounds donated. We couldn’t be more proud of their commitment!

Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitment is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide. Trillium is privately owned by Oskar René Poch.