Fall is here

Over the last ten years the slogan, "People are our most important asset" has moved from being little more than a public relations stance to the cornerstone of boardroom strategy. Business today is transacted in an information-driven, global economy where human capital is the most critical factor to achieving corporate goals - surpassing the importance of capital management, quality control and reengineering.

If we don’t get the people thing right, we lose; it is THE most important thing in all our business.

- Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric

· "Talent" is clearly seen as the source for competitive advantage among Corportate-level executives:

· Global CEO's ranked "finding and retaining talent" as the number one obstacle to growth

· 75% of corporate officers say their organizations are "chronically talent-short"

DES Staffing has the ability and the resources to administer pre-placement job skills testing. Pre-employment assessments are among the most effective hiring tools available to employers. Unfortunately, they are also among the most difficult to implement without some sort of expert assistance. DES utilizes the industry leader's tools in order to place only the best qualified candidates with our client companies.

There is a variety of advantages to adding an assessment component to a company’s hiring process:

· Specialized Uses - Tests can reliably and accurately measure some job-related skills, like complex problem solving or software proficiency, that might be difficult to measure during interviews.

· Objectivity - Even the most well designed structured interview will involve some interviewer bias. An administrator might affect certain tests, but overall pre-employment assessments can be standardized and objective.

· Efficiency - A fifteen-minute test that screens out ten unqualified applicants may save ten hours of additional structured interviews.

We will email the results of each potential employee's assessment directly to you to look over prior to sending them on assigment, thus proving their abilities as a capable, potentially long-term employee.

Let DES work for you.

HOW TO GET UP, WHEN YOU'RE FEELING DOWN...

We all feel down once in a while. Here are a few tips to help you get back up quickly.

1. Practice upbeat communication! Make an effort to greet people in a positive way because people typically reflect the tone of your greeting back to you.

2. Learn something new and interesting! Develop a new hobby or learn how to do something you have always been interested in. You'll be amazed at how much more exciting life is when you are involved in something interesting.

3. Act positive! Have you ever noticed that if you mope around the house, acting tired and depressed, you feel even more tired and depressed? But if you get up and act enthusiastic about life, even if it is only an act at first, pretty soon, you will feel enthusiastic. In other words, fake it until it becomes true. Shakespeare said it more eloquently, when he counseled, "assume a virtue, if you have it not" (Hamlet 3:4). Do this: when you wake up tomorrow morning, jump out of bed and say, "I feel great! It's a great day to be alive!" Say it with conviction, and in no time it will be a great day. Of course you will feel a little silly, that's OK. It sure beats dragging out of bed mumbling, "today's going to be another lousy day, just like yesterday."

4. Look for the Good! Make a conscious decision to look for the positive. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Most people are about as happy as they decide to be." If you look around, you will discover that everyone has challenges and heartbreaks; and everyone has good things in their life. The issue is not the problem--everyone has problems of one type or another--it is our reaction to the problem. Will you choose to respond positively, no matter what life hands you, and then focus on the good things that are happening? Or, will you choose to react negatively, and focus on what's wrong? The decision is yours.

5. Give yourself a break! Remember, YOU are the only one who can help your attitude. You cannot depend on other people or changing circumstances to get you out of the dumps. Take time to give yourself the break you deserve. Stop criticizing yourself or blaming yourself for everything that goes wrong. Remember, you are doing some things right too!

Follow these 5 simple ideas and watch your attitude (and your altitude) soar!