"In the past, we used referrals from existing employees and newspaper classifieds to obtain candidates for our open positions," explains Earl McDaniel, owner of Earl McDaniel & Associates, Inc. (EMAC). "We found this approach to be very time-consuming and not very effective in finding the right person for the job."

That's why Earl and his Vice President of Operations, Pat Lundin, decided to work with Career Associates, LLC. Pat was aware of the partnership between Career Associates and Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C. and that Career Associates' recruiting services were just what they needed. "We wanted Career Associates to take over and be effective in weeding out the inappropriate applicants and in giving us three top candidates to choose from. This not only saves us time in going through all of the resumes and conducting initial interviews, but it is also a good opportunity for candidates to find out about EMAC from a third party," explains Earl.

EMAC has been in business for over 20 years. Their mission is to service owners of Subway franchises through advice and guidance from their field staff. According to Pat, they currently cover 346 franchises in two-thirds of Indiana and one-half of Kentucky with 26 employees on staff.

Earl expects those numbers to continue to increase in the near future. "Which means we will be turning to Michelle (Choate, human resource consultant with Career Associates) for more placements. Michelle has been very efficient and insightful in bringing us candidates. As a result, we have been able to fill positions more quickly and then to keep those candidates in those positions," says Earl.

Another advantage that Earl derives from using Career Associates is that the candidate doesn't have to pay the fee. Although he is a very cost-conscious business man, Earl is happy to pay the fee because he views his investment with Career Associates as extremely worthwhile -- placing the right person, in the right job, more efficiently. "You can't ask for better than that," concludes Earl.

For information and a no-charge, no-obligation determination of how Career Associates can help your organization with your hiring needs, including recruiting services, candidate testing services, outplacement services, background verification and trailing spouse services, call Gene Whorl at 812-423-7263.