The Select Family of Staffing Companies
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The Select Family of Staffing Companies is an American company that provides temporary
and permanent staff
.
A member of the American Staffing Association
, The Select Family is ranked as the 8th-largest employment agency
in the United States
(2nd-largest for industrial staffing, 8th-largest for office/clerical, and 12th-largest for finance/accounting) and the 16th largest in the world
. The company primarily offers services in human resources, and has over 400 offices in 45 states.
The company's major divisions include Select Staffing, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, RemX Financial Staffing, RemX IT Staffing, RemX OfficeStaff, RemX Search & Placement, RemX Engineering, RemX Scientific, Select Truckers Plus, Project Solvers (design
), Westaff
, and Select Medical Staffing.
With annual revenue
at $1.748 billion for 2010, the company employs over 95,000 job seekers
in assignments with 6,000+ client companies. in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, industrial, clerical, |administrative, accounting, finance, information technology, life sciences, construction, trucking, health care, engineering, and professional services.
in 1985. In the 1990s, the company began an acquisitive growth strategy, purchasing an average of two competitors a year. Since 2000, It has bought or merged with over 50 top staffing firms nationwide, including Checkmate Staffing, First Site Staffing, Staffing Services and Progressive Personnel Services, National Careers Corporation, PDQCareers.com and CT Engineering, Ablest Inc.,, Tandem Staffing Solutions,, and Westaff, among others.
The company's largest acquisition to date was of RemedyTemp, Inc. in 2006. From this purchase, it received multiple new divisions
and entered into new niche markets, including Remedy Intelligent Staffing (franchise
) and RemX Specialty Staffing (finance and accounting, IT, high-end clerical, scientific, fashion/design, and engineering). As a result, The Select Family of Staffing Companies was chosen as the umbrella name for all divisions. As the same time, Select was briefly renamed SelectRemedy (it retains the SelectRemedy name in certain markets), before changing its name to Select Staffing in 2007.
By early 2008, the group continued to grow with the purchase of Resolve Staffing's assets. Through this acquisition, the company ventured into new industries to now include support for health care (Select Medical Staffing), trucking (Select Truckers Plus), and fashion/design (Project Solvers) for clients nationwide.
agencies that focus on clerical and light-industrial personnel in a wide range of industries. It still goes by the name SelectRemedy in the state of Illinois.
Prospective workers must go through a five-step screening process that includes integrity
screening, formal application, behavioral interview, reference checks, employment eligibility verification, drug tests, and background checks. Applicants must also undergo skill assessments focused on their area of interest, as well as safety
procedures.
Select Staffing has offices nationwide.
requirements and maintain current and valid driver qualifications.
, as well as physician
and allied health personnel placement.
networks, and has more than four decades of recruiting experience. Remedy uses what it calls the “Intelligent Fit” process that was formulated to include a client needs assessment, a skills and behavioral evaluation of the candidate, and finally, performance management
to match job candidates with positions.
programs focused on such topics as enhancing skills for managers and supervisors, as well as customer service and sales representatives.
program was launched in 1998, resulting in franchises being granted to more than 100 licensees.
With the acquisition of Westaff in 2009 came many more franchise offices, which still operate under the Westaff brand.
Temporary work
Temporary work or temporary employment refers to a situation where the employee is expected to leave the employer within a certain period of time. Temporary employees are sometimes called "contractual", "seasonal", "interim", "casual staff", "freelance", or "part-time"; or the word may be shortened...
and permanent staff
Permanent Employment
Permanent employees or regular employees work for a single employer and are paid directly by that employer. In addition to their wages, they often receive benefits like subsidized health care, paid vacations, holidays, sick time, or contributions to a retirement plan. Permanent employees are often...
.
A member of the American Staffing Association
American Staffing Association
The American Staffing Association is the trade association representing the U.S. staffing industry.ASA is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded to promote flexible employment opportunities and ensure the quality of staffing services, ASA has been the voice of the U.S. staffing industry...
, The Select Family is ranked as the 8th-largest employment agency
Employment agency
An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees. In all developed countries there is a publicly funded employment agency and multiple private businesses which also act as employment agencies.-Public employment agencies:...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(2nd-largest for industrial staffing, 8th-largest for office/clerical, and 12th-largest for finance/accounting) and the 16th largest in the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
. The company primarily offers services in human resources, and has over 400 offices in 45 states.
The company's major divisions include Select Staffing, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, RemX Financial Staffing, RemX IT Staffing, RemX OfficeStaff, RemX Search & Placement, RemX Engineering, RemX Scientific, Select Truckers Plus, Project Solvers (design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
), Westaff
Westaff
Westaff is a staffing company based primarily out of Santa Barbara, California, United States. Westaff has more than 75 franchises located throughout the United States. Westaff is a wholly owned division of The Select Family of Staffing Companies....
, and Select Medical Staffing.
With annual revenue
Revenue
In business, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. In many countries, such as the United Kingdom, revenue is referred to as turnover....
at $1.748 billion for 2010, the company employs over 95,000 job seekers
Contingent work
Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee...
in assignments with 6,000+ client companies. in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, industrial, clerical, |administrative, accounting, finance, information technology, life sciences, construction, trucking, health care, engineering, and professional services.
Select Family History
Known originally as Select Temporaries, the company opened its first office in Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
in 1985. In the 1990s, the company began an acquisitive growth strategy, purchasing an average of two competitors a year. Since 2000, It has bought or merged with over 50 top staffing firms nationwide, including Checkmate Staffing, First Site Staffing, Staffing Services and Progressive Personnel Services, National Careers Corporation, PDQCareers.com and CT Engineering, Ablest Inc.,, Tandem Staffing Solutions,, and Westaff, among others.
The company's largest acquisition to date was of RemedyTemp, Inc. in 2006. From this purchase, it received multiple new divisions
Division (business)
A division of a business entity is a portion of that business that operates under a different name. It is the equivalent of a corporation or limited liability company obtaining a fictitious name or "doing business as" certificate and operating a business under that fictitious name...
and entered into new niche markets, including Remedy Intelligent Staffing (franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
) and RemX Specialty Staffing (finance and accounting, IT, high-end clerical, scientific, fashion/design, and engineering). As a result, The Select Family of Staffing Companies was chosen as the umbrella name for all divisions. As the same time, Select was briefly renamed SelectRemedy (it retains the SelectRemedy name in certain markets), before changing its name to Select Staffing in 2007.
By early 2008, the group continued to grow with the purchase of Resolve Staffing's assets. Through this acquisition, the company ventured into new industries to now include support for health care (Select Medical Staffing), trucking (Select Truckers Plus), and fashion/design (Project Solvers) for clients nationwide.
Select Staffing
Originally called Select Temporaries, Select acquired RemedyTemp, Inc. in 2006 and was renamed SelectRemedy briefly, before changing its name to Select Staffing in 2007. Since then, Select Staffing has grown through the acquisition of several recruitingRecruitment
Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...
agencies that focus on clerical and light-industrial personnel in a wide range of industries. It still goes by the name SelectRemedy in the state of Illinois.
Prospective workers must go through a five-step screening process that includes integrity
Integrity
Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions...
screening, formal application, behavioral interview, reference checks, employment eligibility verification, drug tests, and background checks. Applicants must also undergo skill assessments focused on their area of interest, as well as safety
Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
procedures.
Select Staffing has offices nationwide.
Select Truckers Plus
Born out of the company's buyout of Resolve Staffing in early 2008, Select Truckers Plus, as it was renamed, specializes in driver leasing. Truckers Plus drivers must pass 11 Department of TransportationDepartment of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is the most common name for a government agency in North America devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have...
requirements and maintain current and valid driver qualifications.
Select Medical Staffing
Select Medical Staffing, formerly Resolve Staffing's Health Care Division, focuses primarily on travel and per diem nursingNursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, as well as physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and allied health personnel placement.
Remedy Intelligent Staffing
Remedy Intelligent Staffing is one of the company's nationwide franchiseFranchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
networks, and has more than four decades of recruiting experience. Remedy uses what it calls the “Intelligent Fit” process that was formulated to include a client needs assessment, a skills and behavioral evaluation of the candidate, and finally, performance management
Performance management
Performance management includes activities that ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management can focus on the performance of an organization, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service, as well as many...
to match job candidates with positions.
Westaff
Westaff is the other one of the company's franchise networks. It was acquired in March 2009 when Select's parent company acquired the 61-year-old California-based staffing firm.RemX Specialty Staffing
The RemX Specialty Staffing division provides temporary and permanent placement solutions for accounting, financial, IT, administrative, fashion/design, biomedical, and engineering professionals. RemX Specialty Staffing comprises the following divisions: RemX Financial Staffing, RemX IT Staffing, RemX OfficeStaff, RemX Engineering, RemX Scientific, Project Solvers, and RemX Search & Placement. Each division has offices in major U.S. markets.Power Training Institute
Power Training Institute offers professional developmentProfessional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
programs focused on such topics as enhancing skills for managers and supervisors, as well as customer service and sales representatives.
Franchising
A franchisingFranchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
program was launched in 1998, resulting in franchises being granted to more than 100 licensees.
With the acquisition of Westaff in 2009 came many more franchise offices, which still operate under the Westaff brand.