EMPLOYEE VALUE

In today’s competitive talent market, retaining top performers is a priority for HR professionals. But simply offering competitive salaries and benefits isn’t enough anymore. Employees crave a sense of purpose and belonging – they want to feel valued for their contributions.

But how do you know if your employees actually feel valued?

According to a recent survey, 66% of employees say they would leave their job if they didn’t feel appreciated.

Taking the Temperature: Assessing Employee Value

Before implementing a strategy, it’s crucial to understand your current state. Here are some ways to gauge how valued your employees feel:

  1. Employee engagement surveys: Regular surveys with anonymous responses can provide valuable insights into employee satisfaction and areas for improvement.
  2. Exit interviews: Exit interviews offer a chance to understand why an employee is leaving and identify recurring themes related to feeling valued.
  3. Focus groups: Organize small group discussions to gather qualitative feedback on company culture, recognition, and professional development opportunities.
  4. Stay interviews: Proactive check-ins with high performers can help identify potential roadblocks and ensure they feel valued enough to stay.

By using these methods, you can establish a baseline and track progress as you implement initiatives to cultivate a culture of value.

1. Invest in Recognition (Beyond the Annual Review)

Once you understand your employees’ needs, you can tailor your approach. Here are some key strategies to consider:

  • Peer-to-peer recognition programs: 41% of employees want to be recognized by a peer, so allow employees to publicly thank their colleagues for their support or going the extra mile.
  • Spot bonuses or small gifts: A timely reward for exceeding expectations shows employees their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.
  • Personalized feedback: Public praise is great, but don’t underestimate the power of a sincere “thank you” or a handwritten note.

2. Prioritize Growth and Development

Employees who feel stagnant and unchallenged are more likely to seek opportunities elsewhere. In fact, 65% of employees prefer non-monetary incentives. Focus on professional development by:

  • Offering training and mentorship programs: Help employees build new skills and advance their careers within the company.
  • Encouraging cross-departmental collaboration: Broaden perspectives and expose employees to new areas of the business.
  • Supporting educational pursuits: Consider tuition reimbursement programs or offering flexible hours to attend relevant courses.

3. Foster Open Communication and Feedback

Employees who feel heard and valued are more engaged. Create a safe space for open communication by:

  • Conducting regular employee surveys: Gather feedback on company culture, workload, and development opportunities.
  • Organize town hall meetings: Give leadership the chance to address concerns and share company goals.
  • Implement an “open door” policy: Encourage employees to feel comfortable approaching HR or managers with questions or concerns.

Don’t just tuck these concerns away, utilize them when creating action plans.

4. Promote Work-Life Balance and Well-Being

Feeling valued extends beyond work itself:

  • Offering flexible work arrangements: Allow employees to manage their workloads and personal lives effectively.
  • Promoting healthy habits: Organize wellness programs or offer gym memberships to support employee well-being.
  • Recognizing the importance of personal time: Encourage employees to use PTO and avoid glorifying overwork.

By implementing these strategies, we can create a work environment where employees feel valued, respected, and motivated to contribute their best work. Remember, a happy and engaged workforce is a productive workforce, leading to a competitive advantage for your company.

2024 KICKOFF MEETING

In March leaders of both PROMAN and PeopleShare came together in Miami for a 2024 Kickoff Meeting!

We were all joined together and welcomed PROMAN Group President, Roland Gomez, Director of Marketing, Camille Jankowski, along with our, CEO of PROMAN Group USA, Gilles Tanneur!

Roland gave an outstanding presentation including the history of PROMAN and what is to come.  The new PROMAN logos were introduced for all brands.

This was a very successful event, and the message of our CEO was the key point to this meeting “STRONGER TOGETHER”!

PROMAN and PeopleShare are one company under the PROMAN GROUP Family!

Since the March meeting, it has been very exciting times integrating both sides of the FAMILY coming together and structuring different areas to oversee both sides.

PROMAN and PeopleShare are VERY EXCITED to continue this journey of growth together to reach all our goals!

Message to Employees

contacting your office. If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to info@paramountstaffing.com. If possible, please include your branch and current assignment, as well as a good contact method. Thank you again and stay safe and healthy.

Paramount Staffing Reaches Fast-Growing Southeast with Acquisition of TalentForce

NORTHBROOK, IL. — Sept. 13, 2019 — Paramount Staffing—a temporary staffing agency focused on industrial staffing—acquires TalentForce and expands its presence into the Southeast. The combined company will generate more than $200 million annually in revenue with nearly 250 full‐time employees serving more than 800 clients with 55 offices in 12 states.

“Our acquisition strategy has been to identify companies who focus on industrial staffing, operate in states which are rapidly growing, and most importantly match up with us culturally. We have found that partner with Talent Force,” commented Paramount President Matt Schubert.

With 31 additional offices, the acquisition creates a strong staffing arm for Paramount into North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and New Hampshire. TalentForce specialties include Light Industrial and Administrative/Clerical.

Paramount Staffing and Talent Force are aligned culturally, geographically, and in our business model to provide outstanding customer service to our clients and employees,” added Schubert. “We are very excited about this partnership and the opportunities it will present.”

Both Paramount Staffing and TalentForce will operate jointly. Talent Force’s Chief Operating Officer, Bobby Walker, will continue running Talent Force and all current team members will remain in place.

“This partnership will provide more opportunities to build on established customer relationships and resources to create new ones,” commented Walker.

After Paramount Staffing in June 2018, Talent Force marks the second acquisition in the United States by Proman.

“We are pleased to welcome the Talent Force team in the Paramount Staffing family; this acquisition brings Paramount Staffing a very talented staff of veterans that will be led by Bobby Walker, COO of Talent Force. Bobby has been extremely instrumental in the development of Talent Force over the last 20 years and Matt and I really look forward to working with him and his team,” concluded Gilles Tanneur, Chief Executive Officer of Proman North America.

For more information, contact info@paramountstaffing.com.

About TalentForce

The vision of TalentForce is to become an industry leader by developing long‐term partnerships through a customer focused and solutions‐oriented approach. TalentForce recognizes each business has its own unique challenges and objectives. Its partnerships are established with a thorough understanding of customers’ business. With this in mind, a customized solution is developed based on the specific needs of customers helping to overcome concerns allowing clients to focus on core duties. As experts in the staffing industry for over 30 years, TalentForce has the knowledge and experience, to provide customers with the unparalleled quality service they expect and deserve. Visit www.talentforce.com

About Paramount Staffing

Paramount Staffing was honored as a Top 20 Best Company by Fortune Magazine and has been named a Top Place to Work in the Chicago area on multiple occasions. Founders Matt Schubert and his wife, Tina, have a staffing history background as Matt’s father (Larry) and uncle (Alan) were founders of Labor World (later Tandem Staffing) back in the early 70’s. Paramount Staffing was acquired by Proman in June 2018, which is also a family‐owned business. Visit www.paramountstaffing.com

About Proman

Proman is a 100% family‐owned business operating with nearly 400 offices in the U.S., France, Monaco, Switzerland, UK, La Reunion, Luxembourg, Belgium and Canada. It was founded in 1990 in Manosque, France by Mr. and Mrs. Gomez. It serves the following sectors: industry, energy, environment, construction, logistics, transport, and tertiary. Its core business is recruitment temporary work, fixed‐ term contracts and permanent contracts. It strives every day to maintain and cultivate entrepreneurship.

Paramount Staffing Scholarship Winners

Paramount Staffing held a reception on August 1 to announce and award 4 college scholarships to children of employees for the 2018 academic year. Winners are:

  • Fabiola Avila daughter of Enrique in the Bolingbrook, IL office will be attending Denison University in Granville, Ohio as a freshman
  • Cara Hovance daughter of Scott from the Northbrook, IL office will be attending Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO
  • Kelly Vander Ploeg daughter of Mark from the Northbrook, IL office (a second-time winner) will continue at Hope College in Holland, MI
  • Ana Vazquez daughter of Juan from the Des Plaines, IL office will continue at Lee University School of Nursing in Cleveland TN

Pictured below from left to right are: Enrique Avila, Fabiola Avila, winner Fabiola Avila, winner Kelly Vander Ploeg, Mark Vander Ploeg, Scott Hovance holding a picture of daughter Cara who was unable to attend and Matt Schubert, President of Paramount. Also unable to attend was Ana Vazquez and father Juan.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Paramount Staffing Scholarship Winners 2018

How To Drive in Snowy Conditions

Driving in the snow can be a super stressful situation, with 17% of all weather-related vehicle crashes being caused by snowy conditions. Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you have no other choice than to drive, even when it’s snowing out. Luckily, with a little preparation and an understanding of your car and how snow affects the road, you can prevent yourself from getting into a crash and stay safe while driving in the snow.

Here are three methods on how to safely drive in the snow.

First Method

1. Accelerate, decelerate, and turn much slower than normal. When you’re driving in snowy conditions, you should take your time because your vehicle may take longer to react than usual. Slowly applying the gas and gradually accelerating is the best way to gain traction when you lose traction in your rear tires. While you’re driving, decelerating abruptly or making sharp turns at a high rate of speed may cause you to lose control of your vehicle.

  • Try to maintain a speed of 45 mph (72 kilometers) or less.
  • Anticipate times where you’ll have to stop and decelerate slowly, far in advance of where you have to stop.
  • Test your car’s accelerating, braking, and turning abilities on a clear stretch of road before driving to your destination.

2. Use your headlights. Test your lights before starting your trip in the snow. Make sure that they are visible from the outside and remove any of the built up snow that may be obscuring them. Use your lights during the daytime when it’s snowing because visibility is worse for all drivers on the road.

  • Test your headlights and brake lights once a month to ensure that they are operational.

3. Accelerate steadily when going up hills and don’t stop. Don’t try to power quickly up a hill by slamming the gas pedal because it may cause a spinout. Try to gain momentum and use it to get up the hill. Don’t stop while going up a hill because your car could get stuck in the snow.

  • When you are coming up on a crest of a hill remember to decelerate steadily in advance. You don’t want to go fast on a downward slope because you could lose control of your vehicle.

4. Increase your following distance from other vehicles. Following closely behind someone could cause an accident if you have to brake abruptly. Under snowy conditions, it’s recommended you stay 100 feet (30 meters) behind the car in front of you.

  • Pay close attention to the brake lights on the vehicle in front of you in case you have to come to a sudden stop.

5. Stay alert and aware of your surroundings. While you should always be alert while you’re driving, it’s even more important to do so when driving in snowy conditions. Practice defensive driving and pay attention to other drivers on the road.

  • Other drivers may not have the same level of skill when it comes to driving in snow, so they may lose control of their vehicle and cause a collision with your car or truck.
  • Keep your radio turned down so you can hear if other cars are losing control or are honking their horns.

Click Here to see the other two methods of how to safely drive in snowy conditions

6 Ways to Stay on Budget During the Holidays

The holidays are here, and for many, it’s a season of spending.

If you’re worried about the pressure to spend on the most amazing gifts this holiday season while staying within your budget, the following tips will help you deal.

1. Institute a Spending Limit

One of the easiest ways to make sure you stay on budget is to limit how much you spend on gifts.

 You can set these limits in a variety of ways. For example, maybe you decide to only spend $100 per family, or $50 per couple, or $25 per individual. Maybe you and your partner agree to only spend a maximum of $200 on each other. If you have kids, perhaps you decide to only spend $100 on them. The numbers don’t matter.

You might think it’s trivial to say you can only spend $10 on all of your nieces and nephews, but if you have 10 to buy for, that adds up!

2. Make a List and Check It Twice

Once you have your spending limits in place, it helps to create a list of gifts and what they cost so you can make sure you’re sticking to those limits.

It can look something like this:

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Partner — $100:

  • Shoes: $40
  • Coffee mug: $10
  • Sports jersey: $50

Mom — $50:

  • Candles: $20
  • Slippers: $20
  • Nail polish: $10

Dad — $50:

  • Trilogy book series: $25
  • Coat: $25

Sister — $25:

  • T-shirt: $15
  • Bracelet: $10

3. Use the 4 Gift Rule

This is popular with parents for kids, but you can apply it to anyone.The key is to get something:

  1. They want
  2. They need
  3. They can wear
  4. They can read

And that’s it. You can use this in conjunction with your spending limits, but it also puts a limit on how many presents you can buy, which can help you focus your spending.

By focusing your efforts on these four areas, you can set expectations for the holidays going forward, which means less stress year-after-year!

4. Suggest a Gift Exchange

This works well for people who have huge families. It’s one thing if you have 5 or 10 people to buy gifts for, but buying gifts for 30+ people is a different beast. Your spending can very easily get out of hand when it comes to having that many people to keep track of!

So instead, try suggesting to your family that you all get together for a simple gift exchange. Each person brings one gift valued at $X, and you do the holiday grab-bag style.

5. Try a Giftless Holiday Experience

Some people get so caught up in the consumerism of the holidays that they forget what this time is all about: spending time with loved ones, kindness, and gratitude.

You can still experience holiday cheer by volunteering or donating during the holidays. For example, many places accept volunteers the morning or day of Christmas to help with activities such as meals and community events.

The point is you can create new holiday traditions that aren’t centered on presents. Maybe youand your family simply get together and have a meal, watch a movie, or play games. There’s nothing wrong with having unconventional traditions that focus more on giving than receiving.

6. Take the DIY Route

If your family doesn’t take to the gift-less or less-gifts suggestion, you can always save money by making presents yourself. This tends to be more thoughtful, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a nice present.

Since you can go down a rabbit hole of making all these presents, try sticking to one and buy your materials in bulk. It will be cheaper that way, and although DIY costs more of your time, it’s usually more fulfilling and less stressful.

Read the full article by Paula Pant here

New Years Job Fair

Paramount Staffing is looking for you!
Come into our Naperville office and experience the Paramount Advantage

1552 North Aurora Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563

New Year – New Career!
Come-in in 2017 and leave with work for 2018. Just like magic!
On-the-Spot job offerings for qualified candidates.
We’ll have a special End-Of-Year raffle. Ask for details at the event.

Be a part of this wonderful opportunity. Our clients offer a variety of incentives from production, to attendance, to raffles, and more. Ask for details at the event.

We have a variety of job opportunities with pay rates ranging between $10.00 and $15.00 per hour

We need your expertise for the following job opportunities:
-Assembly
-Packers
-Forklift Operator
-Machine Tenders
-Loader / Unloaders
and more!

Make your career move today to these areas
* Aurora, Illinois
* Naperville, Illinois

We have all shifts available with a variety of start and end times.

We have part-time, full-time, temp-to-hire and seasonal job opportunities for you.

Jump over our Locations page and give us a call for details today! http://bit.ly/2yjNZxJ
And
Fill in your information here and get the process started today! http://bit.ly/2yCwBV6

Paramount Staffing Contribution for DVAM

Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues and raise awareness.  Over the last three decades, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors, to hold abusers accountable, and to create and update legislation to further those goals.

Paramount Staffing wants to thank YWCA of Memphis for allowing us to contribute and be a part of their effort to protect, support, and provide housing to women and children when they most need it.

The YWCA Shelter is a 27-bed facility that provides the only 24-hours, 7-days-a-week emergency shelter to abused women and their children. To protect the safety of their clients, the shelter is in an undisclosed location. The YWCA is the only women’s shelter of any kind in the city that allows mothers of teenage sons to keep their sons with them, provided the boy is attending high school. Residents of the YWCA shelter are provided with counseling, referrals, and connected with resources that can help them begin their transition to a new life free of abuse.

We are humbled to be able to give back to the community, and take our customer service beyond the office space.

If you know someone that could benefit from their service, please provide them with this number

Homeless Hotline Number: 901-529-4545

Paramount Staffing of Memphis Team

Paramount Staffing Helping Eliminate Racism and Empowering Women

Job Fair in Zion IL

PARAMOUNT STAFFING AND THE CITY OF ZION BRINGS THIS JOB FAIR TO YOU!

Drive up to our job fair, we have plenty of free parking. Take your time and talk to our representatives, research our job openings, and apply to what best fits your needs.

When – November 16th from 4 PM to 7 PM

Where – Zion-Benton Public Library 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion, Illinois 60099

Bring your family and friends, we have plenty of job opportunities (18 years of age and over only).

Click here to learn more

We have job opportunities in these industries

+ Logistics
+ Warehousing
+ Manufacturing
+ Food Industry

These job opportunities are for the areas of

+ Gurnee
+ Lincolnshire
+ Northbrook
+ Libertyville
+ Buffalo Grove
+ and more!

Pay rates to vary from $10.25 to $22.00 an hour depending on the shift, position, location, and experience.

These are some of the benefits of working with these clients

– Weekly pay
– Temp-to-hire
– Permanent employment
– Attendance bonus
– and much more once you get hired!

RSVP here

We have new job opportunities every day, please stop by and ask for more details, we’ll have what you’re looking for. Can’t wait and want to apply today? Click here