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Questions & Answers about our Staffing Services

·         When we provide you with an employee – we are the “employer of record” and are responsible for all employer costs, such as State and Federal Taxes, Social Security, State and Federal Unemployment, Workers' compensation.  We also provide General Liability and Professional Liability insurances, as well as Errors and Omissions coverage.  We bill weekly based on hours worked and the wage paid.  Our bill rate includes all of the above costs.

·         How does a temporary service work?
It's simple and easy to utilize temporary services.  One phone call, with a job description and job schedule and our staffing specialists begin an in-depth search for the perfect candidate for your position.  If we already have the employee in our files, we can often have a temporary at your job site within one or two hours.  If we need to recruit and interview potential employees for your position, we work very quickly, utilizing a vast network of contacts and resources to find the right employee for your company. 

·         How long must I keep an ASI employee before I can hire them directly?
480 hours.  Executive & Professional Placements are immediately the employees of our clients and never are on our payroll.

·         Tell me about the services you provide.
ASI offers short-term and long-term temporary services, on-going part or full-time staffing, contract staffing, Temp-to-Hire recruiting and placement for full-time positions at your company as well as Executive and Professional Recruiting and Direct Placement services - nationwide.  

·         What does your bill rate include?
Our Customer Hourly Rate includes the employee’s wage, and all employer costs, such as State and Federal Taxes, Social Security, State and Federal Unemployment, Workers' compensation and a fair profit margin, which enables us to be able to offer our valuable business services for all temporary staffing.  For Executive and Professional Direct Placement clients we charge 20% of the first year’s annual salary, plus any pre-agreed advertising and recruiting costs for direct/permanent placements through a Contingency Search agreement.

·         What types of prescreening checks are available?
Drug tests and criminal background checks according to industry standards.  Industry specific research and checks such as CDL ODOT information, Medical hires – normal processes, etc. are also provided.  Ask for industry specific checks and screening.  ASI provides most industry standard screening.

·          Do you offer a guarantee?  What if the employee you send does not meet my criteria?
Yes, we offer a first day risk-free total Guarantee for Temporary Staffing Services.  We also offer a Guarantee period for our Executive & Professional Placement clients.  We always strive for complete customer satisfaction and long-term relationships.  For temporary staffing – we always say:

“If you are not happy – you don’t pay.”

This pertains to our full first day guarantee – where we cancel all charges to any client who is not satisfied with our placement and replace the person absolutely free.  (We go ahead and pay the employee out of our own pocket).

We also offer free replacement terms to our Executive & Professional Placement clients as specified in the Contingency Search agreement. 

·         How do you test your employees?
ASI has many unique and effective testing processes which clearly identify each employee’s strengths and skills.  We also offer free administration of customized testing for individual clients.  Industry specific tests are administered and graded to determine skill levels and performance abilities.

·         How do you bill for your services?
We offer several billing options, which are agreed upon before services are rendered.  Normal billing is due at the end of each work week for temporary staffing services.  Executive and Professional Placement clients pay by agreed upon billing terms specified in the Contingency Search agreement.

·         How do we know whether to use your Temporary Staffing services or to utilize the Executive and Professional Recruiting and Placement Services?  Your company can utilize both services for different circumstances.

Normally, if you are hiring for a position that is temporary or a temp-to-hire position that is not a Management position – you would utilize our Temporary Staffing Services.

When you are recruiting for any management, professional or executive position in which you wish to hire the person directly onto your own payroll and/or you need regional and/or nationwide recruiting – it would normally be considered an Executive and Professional job direct placement.  Usually, a highly paid person, moving from out of town – will not opt to make the move for a temporary or a temp-to-hire position.  No candidate local or otherwise will quit an existing position for a less than permanent position.  Therefore, most permanent and higher paying positions would be considered an Executive and/or Professional Direct placement.  This decision would be made by implementing a Contingency Search Agreement between our companies – and would be authorized by you (our client) – before any recruiting or search was conducted on your behalf.  Positions that pay above $50,000 per year annual salary are typically considered Executive and/or Professional Placements.