Posts by matt@kennedy-services.com
The Parenting Skills I Gained from My Staffing and Recruiting Family
We interrupt your weekly dose of staffing and recruiting knowledge to give you this: BABY! Everyone loves a baby. Four weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed our third child to the world, Kennedy Layne Sarant. They say that you should separate business with pleasure, but that is difficult when you love what you do,…
Read MoreWhen to Work with Staffing and Recruiting Agencies, and Why?
Assume that you are the manager of a company that experiences a 50% increase in market demand for its product during the summer months. How would you manage the workforce to accommodate the increased production needs? I came across this question in an economics class. Of course, my solution was to utilize a staffing agency’s…
Read MoreStaffing the Election for Our MBE Partners
Tuesday was Election Day in Maryland. Did you rock the vote? Yes, I am old enough to remember when MTV played music videos and encouraged kids to vote. Elections always make me nostalgic because it makes me think of when we were awarded the contract to staff the 2014 Maryland elections. It was the first…
Read MoreRecruiting and Hiring Maryland Grads
Oh, the places you’ll go. It is a classic Dr. Seuss book that walks us through the trials and tribulations of decision making. It is commonly used as the basis we instill in our children to dream and plan for the future. It is also widely associated with graduation. We all know someone that is…
Read MoreThe Future of the Business Card in Maryland Staffing
We are into Phase One of Governor Hogan’s “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery,” and we are beginning to see how the world will look post-COVID. The topic of the country reopening brought me into the middle of an interesting discussion about the health of the business card.
Read MoreStaffing, Recruiting, and the Maryland Unemployment Stimulus
As business partners, we are facing an enemy that may be equally as threatening to our livelihoods as COVID-19… bringing our people back to work. The $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits will continue through July 31. For the next two and a half months, the government will pay your full-time employees an extra $15…
Read MoreMother’s Day is Special for a Woman-Owned Staffing Company
…in many ways, Kennedy Services just fits for me. Kennedy Services is one of Maryland’s oldest independent, woman-owned staffing services.
Read MoreSo Many Good Options
Kennedy Services received some positive news this week. We have been checking in with you periodically throughout this pandemic, and several of you have begun to work your way back to “normal” operations. Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery is giving the Kennedy family hope for a brighter future. We are ready to slingshot…
Read MoreThe Show Must Go On
“The Baltimore Ravens are now on the clock.” As we patiently wait for Commissioner Goodell to put our team on the clock to find a sense of sport’s normality, I find myself reflecting on my normal. In the first major sporting event in over a month, the National Football League is making the ultimate display…
Read MoreMaster of Space and Time
Where has the time gone? It has been two weeks since I first checked in on you. How are you doing? “It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.” And here we are distancing ourselves from one another for the good of the country. Personally, I feel…
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