Adventures in Staffing, Part 1. With extra free time these days, I thought I would look back at 35 years in the staffing world and share some stories.
Just about anyone can be placed, regardless of their background, assuming everyone is up front and honest. While serving as a Career Services Director at a trade school decades ago, we had a student in one of our technology programs who was extremely belligerent toward her classmates and teachers.
Since we didn't have guidance counselors, problem cases ended up on my desk as I would eventually have to assist them in their job search. While this person was outstanding academically, something was off base.
As their last term was beginning, the student came to my desk and asked for a private conversation. After talking at length, I finally found out that she had been convicted of a felony where she was pretty much an innocent bystander but was poorly protected by a public defender.
A faculty member was a certified paralegal who did some research and found that the case could be expunged. With some explaining to a court official, the paralegal was able to help the student clear her record. She went on to land a job with a very large business products company as a field service technician. Never say never without trying!
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