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Temporary
Staffing Services
The
University's current Temporary Staffing Agreement with Todays became
effective June 29, 1998. Since that time there have been numerous
technological advances, as well as changes in the temporary staffing
business.
In
an effort to provide superior services to the Penn community, in
early May, 2001 a Temporary Services Committee was formed to conduct
a comprehensive study of available services.
The
criteria included finding a vendor who could provide professional
and experienced on-site staff, comprehensive technology, policies
and procedures oriented to excellent and consistent customer service,
flexibility-willingness to customizing operating procedures and
special services as well as free web training to University employees
to learn how to utilize and access their Internet-based services.
The
process included vendor presentations, site visits to see actual
operations and sending a shadow job applicant to see how the firms
check references and administered testing to determine a potential
employee skills and abilities.
Due
to exceptional strengths and outstanding capabilities, the Temporary
Services Committee unanimously recommended the selection of Unique
Advantage (a minority and women owned business) to be the University
of Pennsylvania' s exclusive provider of professional and support
level talent. As an exclusive vendor to the University of Pennsylvania,
Unique Advantage will be working closely with local and highly reputable
talent providers, partnering with them to ensure all of your needs
are met with a consistent service level.
The
University of Pennsylvania and the Unique Advantage partnership
will be effective January 2002. In the interim, business will continue
as before, with Todays filling requisitions for temporary employees
and sourcing candidates for full-time regular skilled office support
staff. Human Resources will continue to communicate relevant information
related to this new partnership as we move forward.
The
Temporary Services Committee represented a cross selection of schools/centers
who utilize the services, and we wish to thank the following committee
members:
- Gary Truhlar,
Human Resources
- Donna Showell-Brown, Recruitment
& Staffing
- Anna Loh, Wharton
- Jeanne Howley, School
of Arts & Sciences
- Margaret
Smith, ISC
- Marie Witt,
Business Services
- Kathy Rick, School
of Medicine
- Denise Lay, School
of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Rita Tomassone, Development
& Alumni Relations
- Margaret
Porigow, Undergraduate Admissions
- Pat Woldar, School
of Fine Arts
- Terry Snyder, Archives
- Barry Stupine, School
of Veterinary Medicine
- James Graham, Acquisition
Services
--Division
of Human Resources
Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 6, October 2, 2001
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