Staffing agency ask me anything (1 Viewer)

[RokNRole]

Well poop. 

If it's really that slow would you give a FBG's resume/bio a quick once-over and offer any commentary as to their general suckiness? 

Sure. I've read thousands of resumes

 

[jamny]

Have you loved long time again?

 

[cosjobs]

I've a good buddy who taught himself programming and rose meteorically through the ranks in Silicon Valley, first as DBA, then Programmer, then lead, and ended up at Dell, I forget the title, but one click under director making 200K, running dev teams in US and India. He burned and crashed and now, after four years he is climbing out of his depression and ruined marriage and various other horrible life events. He's working in a warehouse now for $10 an hour, just trying to get back on his feet and used to being a normal working citizen. He is as bright and articulate as ever, but with his age (61) and past five years, any thoughts how he can ramp back up to some big bucks?

 

[RokNRole]

No. We broke up 

 

[RokNRole]

I've a good buddy who taught himself programming and rose meteorically through the ranks in Silicon Valley, first as DBA, then Programmer, then lead, and ended up at Dell, I forget the title, but one click under director making 200K, running dev teams in US and India. He burned and crashed and now, after four years he is climbing out of his depression and ruined marriage and various other horrible life events. He's working in a warehouse now for $10 an hour, just trying to get back on his feet and used to being a normal working citizen. He is as bright and articulate as ever, but with his age (61) and past five years, any thoughts how he can ramp back up to some big bucks?

I don't know anything about his field.

if he can drive a forklift I can get him a position for $14 per hour

 

[Limp Ditka]

You would be surprised. It's Avery fast paced job and we deal with a ton of crazy BS.

how fast is Avery fast?

 

[doowain]

No I don't agree.

what talent are you speaking of?

The people you place = talent.  Do you know nothing about your job?

 

[Thorn]

how fast is Avery fast?

it's like alot faster, only faster

 

[RokNRole]

The people you place = talent.  Do you know nothing about your job?

I do not know what you are trying to say.

Yes I place people with skills I don't have like tractor trailer drivers or journeyman carpenters but I also place people in entry level work.

most of the positions I fill are in fields I have worked in in some capacity in the past 

 

[cosjobs]

how fast is Avery fast?

Depends on the label

 

[doowain]

I do not know what you are trying to say.

Yes I place people with skills I don't have like tractor trailer drivers or journeyman carpenters but I also place people in entry level work.

most of the positions I fill are in fields I have worked in in some capacity in the past 

I deal with recruiters almost on a daily basis trying to get me to come work for their company.  I'd say 95% of them cannot converse intelligently about the jobs.  They are essentially glorified LinkedIn scourers who find keywords based on their client's needs for a position.

So I'll word my question differently.  Do you feel inadequate speaking to the people you are placing at these companies considering you have no discernible skills that make you qualified to be the first person they speak to about the job opportunity?

Or did McDonalds start using staffing agencies all of the sudden?

ETA:  This isn't necessarily an attack on you personally.  More-so about the recruiting/staffing industry in general.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I deal with recruiters almost on a daily basis trying to get me to come work for their company.  I'd say 95% of them cannot converse intelligently about the jobs.

Think you're now pushing 96%

 

[chet]

We're looking for a CEO for one of my portfolio companies.  Enterprise value is about $100mm.  How would you structure a package for a prospective CEO whose job is to take the company to ~$500mm in 3-5 years?

 

[Thorn]

We're looking for a CEO for one of my portfolio companies.  Enterprise value is about $100mm.  How would you structure a package for a prospective CEO whose job is to take the company to ~$500mm in 3-5 years?

why is the company valued in millimeters?

/mcgas

 

[RokNRole]

We're looking for a CEO for one of my portfolio companies.  Enterprise value is about $100mm.  How would you structure a package for a prospective CEO whose job is to take the company to ~$500mm in 3-5 years?

Not our specialty. I handle blue collar jobs

 

[fantasycurse42]

How many hours a day out of the straight jacket do they allow you?

 

[fantasycurse42]

We're looking for a CEO for one of my portfolio companies.  Enterprise value is about $100mm.  How would you structure a package for a prospective CEO whose job is to take the company to ~$500mm in 3-5 years?

I have zero experience in recruiting, but I'd assume some questions would involve headcount if you're looking for a hockey stick. 

I'd think the package would need healthy guarantees and heavy employee option incentivized bonuses. 

I'd appreciate the 5 years on growth opposed to the 3, if you'd like to see my CV.

My last company I got in at $175MM valuation, we were picked up in the B's in less than 5 years.

*footnote - unfortunately I wasn't the CEO.

 

[Gawain]

How do you subrogate possible OSHA violations to the client if you are the employer of record?

 

[fantasycurse42]

Crayons only in the office, no pointy/sharp objects?

 

[northern exposure]

If this thread was an episode of "Stump the Schwab",they would have pulled the plug by now.

 

[Gustavo Fring]

Do you staff hookers by chance?  

ETA:  I have a temp position open.  

 

[chet]

I have zero experience in recruiting, but I'd assume some questions would involve headcount if you're looking for a hockey stick. 

I'd assume the package would need healthy guarantees and heavy employee option incentivized bonuses. 

I'd appreciate the 5 years on growth opposed to the 3, if you'd like to see my CV.

My last company I got in at $175MM valuation, we were picked up in the B's in less than 5 years.

*footnote - unfortunately I wasn't the CEO.

Appreciate the interest but @Mr. Pickles is probably one of the few on the board who understand the technology.  It's complicated stuff.

 

[RokNRole]

How do you subrogate possible OSHA violations to the client if you are the employer of record?

I don't handle that part so I don't know.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Appreciate the interest but @Mr. Pickles is probably one of the few on the board who understand the technology.  It's complicated stuff.

I'd be happy to negotiate on his behalf.

 

[Peyton Marino]

I don't understand any of the words in this sentence so I don't know.

fixed your post

 

[Peyton Marino]

you should try to go for 40 beers tonight.  possibly pour some on your computer too.  

 

[RokNRole]

fixed your post

Reported

 

[RokNRole]

Crayons only in the office, no pointy/sharp objects?

Reported

 

[fantasycurse42]

Sure. I've read thousands of resumes

Are they usually on napkins?

 

[Fishboy]

I don't handle that part so I don't know.

But you probably should know if your are the one representing the company to your employees and clients. 

Can't believe I even bothered to find this link, but it may be worth a read to gain proper knowledge on the subject since you are in the temporary light industrial and trades staffing industry: 

https://americanstaffing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/osha_1-slide.pdf

 

[Peyton Marino]

Reported

cool 

 

[fantasycurse42]

cool 

T&P - try to not lose sleep over this.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

That's just one low paying position.

we have some people making $20 per hour. The margins are much more on those.




 

Do they let you talk to candidates making $20 an hour or does someone else do that?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

You've been in the Staffing Industry for over 2 years and are now a Branch Manager and you don't know the answer to this question? 

Using your example - the client company is billed $14/hr for every hour the employee works. 

The worker is the employee of the staffing agency, not the client company.  The staffing agency pays all employment taxes (FICA, SUDA, Unemployment Insurance, etc) on said employee on the $10/hr. 




 

If you have a made up job and a made up life, you don't get into accurate details.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

You would be surprised. It's Avery fast paced job and we deal with a ton of crazy BS.

Now that sounds more like an accurate description of you. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

No. We broke up 

Did she break up with you because you needed a picture of you two as proof of this fantasy relationship?

 

[Limp Ditka]

No. We broke up 

Was it over a train?

 

[northern exposure]

Might want to add a subtitle to this thread "Don't make your questions too difficult Fellas. It is Friday, Amirite!"

 

[Bucky86]

Why won't you go away?

 

[Mr.Pack]

They just get a bill from us as a vender.

What's a vender?

 

[elguapo07]

Hoiw many more years at this level do you think Tom Brady has?

 

[Peyton Marino]

Reported

update?

 

[urbanhack]

how is this 3 pages?

 

[ProstheticRGK]

We're looking for a CEO for one of my portfolio companies.  Enterprise value is about $100mm.  How would you structure a package for a prospective CEO whose job is to take the company to ~$500mm in 3-5 years?

I am interested. And I proof-read this post several times for grammatical errors. That must count for something, right?

 

[Apple Jack]

What's a vender?

Van bumper

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Appreciate the interest but @Mr. Pickles is probably one of the few on the board who understand the technology.  It's complicated stuff.

Ahh. Update?

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

what talent are you speaking of?

Reported

I really don't handle this part of it.

I don't know anything about his field.

I do not know what you are trying to say. 

Not our specialty. 

I don't handle that part so I don't know.

Do you know what "Ask me anything" means?

 

[RUSF18]

Why would you have a staffing agency focused on filling such low paying jobs? Seems like with only a marginal increase in effort from your recruiters, you could be filling $50/hour IT contracting jobs or salaried finance positions.

 

[belljr]

Why would you have a staffing agency focused on filling such low paying jobs? Seems like with only a marginal increase in effort from your recruiters, you could be filling $50/hour IT contracting jobs or salaried finance positions.

they focus on factory work and laborers.

Like when holidays role around - they will advertise and you get a bunch of people, usually a lot of college kids.  Stuffing magazines/boxes whatever in a warehouse somewhere

 

[bentley]

I've a good buddy who taught himself programming and rose meteorically through the ranks in Silicon Valley, first as DBA, then Programmer, then lead, and ended up at Dell, I forget the title, but one click under director making 200K, running dev teams in US and India. He burned and crashed and now, after four years he is climbing out of his depression and ruined marriage and various other horrible life events. He's working in a warehouse now for $10 an hour, just trying to get back on his feet and used to being a normal working citizen. He is as bright and articulate as ever, but with his age (61) and past five years, any thoughts how he can ramp back up to some big bucks?

I was pretty sure you were talking about Abe for the first half of this story.