When Ruben Fair moved from San Diego to Denver to be closer to family, and began looking for work, he kept an open mind. He didn’t mind starting “from the bottom” and working his way up. But when you learn about his background and work ethic, it makes total sense why. We’ll let Ruben share […]
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Everett, WA — February 1, 2023 — TERRA Staffing Group, an award-winning staffing firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, has announced that they have received an investment from Hastings Equity Partners, a preferred capital partner to founders of lower middle-market businesses, headquartered in Boston, MA. TERRA has been recently recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) […]
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January 25, 2023 – TERRA Staffing Group, a top staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, named its Seattle office both “Branch of the Quarter” for fourth quarter and “Branch of the Year” for 2022. The awards, based on achieving sales, quality, profitability, and service delivery targets, were given at the company’s Quarterly […]
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Technology will continue to change the way hiring managers attract and screen prospective employees, but there are some things that stand the test of time, like the importance of a simple thank-you note after your interview. It’s not just a polite gesture. A thank-you note can be the difference between landing the job or continuing […]
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Sometimes, people assume “big name” companies are guaranteed to be great places to work. That’s what Jay Robinson thought when he started a Warehouse Associate role with a globally-recognized employer. What he discovered, unfortunately, was quite the opposite. The work environment was incredibly stressful, management was unsupportive…the job was just plain “awful.” But Jay knew […]
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Performance reviews typically happen once or twice a year at most companies:mid-year and end of year. Regardless of whether this is your first performance review or your thirtieth, an upcoming performance review can cause stress and uneasiness. And that’s common. People fear the unknown or worry about possibly receiving negative feedback. The good news is […]
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Linda Guy worked for three years as a Material Handler at a medical company, and over time she found the work to be tedious. Her job required a lot of documentation, signatures and other rigid protocol. And she realized this wasn’t going to gel with her bubbly, laid-back personality. To make matters worse, she learned […]
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In 2003, Rory Monroe was working at a blinds manufacturer in Washington when his company decided to relocate to Utah. Wanting to explore where the job would take his career, he took a chance and made the move. A few years into the job, he realized Utah wasn’t where he wanted to live forever. He […]
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HR and business leaders understand the importance of safety in the workplace. But maintaining a safe workplace and instituting a long-term, sustainable safety plan can be challenging. The proof is in the numbers. There have been 3,250,000 workplace safety incidents so far this year—60% of which were cases that required days away from work, job […]
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Most leaders in an organization are high-performing problem-solvers. But the transition from top-producing individual contributor to effective leader isn’t always an easy one. It means helping people learn rather than teaching them; focusing on the team instead of the problem. And while many leaders inherently understand the many benefits to leading with a coaching mindset— […]
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