We’re facing a historic recession. Even though some businesses are reopening their doors in the COVID environment, it feels like a different world than it was just a few months ago. Even so, the setback won’t last forever. As the […]
By Marc Poirier, General Manager of Abbey Placements LLC A friend of mine stopped by the office once to talk about creating a resume. He had no specific position in mind; it had just been a while since he had made […]
In the Covid-19 environment, we are swiftly shifting long-held best practices in interviewing job candidates. For example, traditionally it was ideal to conduct interviews in person. But now, that can put candidates and interviewers at unnecessary risk of exposure. This […]
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our team, Tiffani Jackson! Tiffani is a recruiting assistant who started with Abbey Placements this month. Currently a student at ISU, Tiffani is hoping to become more knowledgeable […]
Many seemingly small problems can derail the hiring process. So when they’re competing for top talent, good recruiters take precautions and set up their hiring practices in such a way that they reduce their risk of a good candidate falling […]
Whether your business’s needs are growing or you’re filling vacated positions, hiring new employees is a task that requires a systematic approach with an attention to detail. But it doesn’t mean that it’s overly complicated. We’ve compiled this hiring checklist […]
By Marc Poirier, General Manager of Abbey Placements LLC My father, Ken Poirier, started Abbey Placements in 1982 during the height of a recession. He tells the story of a phone call with a prospective client from those early days, a […]
“WHAAAATTT?!?!” the collective sound that our family made at the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Gala on Saturday night upon learning we had won the 2017 Small Business Excellence Award! My wife, Gina, later told me she punched me in […]
It was a good year for manufacturing workers in Central Illinois. Nearly every company was hiring, which provided a variety of choices to workers hunting for their next job. For those workers with jobs already, many employers offered overtime and […]
Another year has come and gone. For Abbey Placements, the year 2016 was about growth in market share and professional development in the midst of a manufacturing downturn in Central Illinois. As predicted last year, an employers’ market for hiring […]
