EMPLOYERS CHOOSE MATURE, EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES AS PART OF THEIR TEAMS FOR GREATER VALUE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) January 28, 2010 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cynthia Minter, Owner, Empowering Personnel, LLC
614.570.6620, cynthia@empoweringpersonnel.com, http://www.empoweringpersonnel.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - January 28, 2010 - No surprise: The workforce is graying. What may be a surprise to many is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that over one-third (35.4 percent, to be precise) of the workforce will be 55 and over by 2018. Coupled with employers' generally high regard for older workers and their values, the time is now for older workers and employment opportunity.

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EMPLOYERS CHOOSE MATURE, EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES AS PART OF THEIR TEAMS FOR GREATER VALUE

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Empowering Personnel, LLC, a central-Ohio-based staffing and employer resource agency, specializes in working with the baby-boomer generation of professional administrator and C-level candidates. "Our mission is to empower, employ and enrich all of our candidates," notes Cynthia Minter, co-founder and owner, "but we have a special fondness for working with baby-boomers because we understand them so well." Specifically, Empowering Personnel, LLC was founded by baby-boomers to provide a holistic approach to its associates and clients, matching the expectations and needs of the talented baby-boomer population with employers that desire rich, professional experience and baby-boom work values. "Along with my partner Aileen Wellwood-Brown, of course we make it a point to understand what our clients (the employers) need in terms of worker skills and characteristics and we work to provide them with the right candidates. This is a very traditional approach to staffing." However, adds Minter, Empowering Personnel's name was selected for a reason; "We also work incredibly closely with our candidates to understand what they want as they move forward in their career transition and work passionately to help them find the right employment opportunity."

This approach is different from every other staffing agency because it focuses equally, and maybe even a little more so, on the candidate. Empowering Personnel's approach is to thoroughly learn about the candidate: what he or she wants to do, the desired culture and work conditions, and even the ideal company. With that information, Cynthia and Aileen will then search out employers who match their candidates' "wish lists." The strategy, notes Cynthia, is really pretty basic. "If an employee is working where he or she wants to be and where he or she will be happy, production and fit occur naturally, and the employer benefits tremendously - both financially and harmoniously. This is a win-win for everyone." Win-win is one of Empowering Personnel's core philosophies.

There is value in hiring older workers, too. Employer surveys reinforce that older workers' values and deep-rooted knowledge are critical to the continued profitable and effective operations of many of their businesses, particularly those that have a heavy level of customer interaction. Additional benefits of working with older employees include:

• High levels of professional work ethics, including punctuality, consistent attendance and commitment and dedication to the job.

• Personal integrity and general honesty.

• Attention to detail and pride in quality of work.
• A more expansive approach to problem-solving, based on accumulated knowledge and experience.
• General maturity that contributes to approaching working and working with others differently.

Additionally, businesses often further benefit from hiring older workers because many may prefer to work part-time or reduced hours and often do not require insurance, a significant savings for most employers.

About Empowering Personnel

Empowering Personnel, LLC (EP) was founded in 2008 by baby boomers with an affinity for baby boomers, although all generations are embraced, with a mission of providing a holistic and specialized placement agency that puts candidates and associates first, understanding where they have been and what they want to do, and then searching for the perfect matches. EP provides temporary and permanent placement staffing solutions on a part-time, contract and full-time basis. In addition to staffing, EP assists employers with other human resources solutions, including employee benefits and payroll, separation support, recruiting and on-boarding, candidate background checks and drug testing, candidate and employee assessments, and professional development ranging from skills training to coaching.

Empowering Personnel is a member of American Staffing Association and the Westerville Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and Your Management Team.


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More information can be found online at http://www.empoweringpersonnel.com

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