If you’re new to using staffing services, you’re probably unfamiliar with staffing industry lingo. Our staffing glossary gives explanations of some terms you’ll come across in the staffing world, and that you see on our blog and website.
ALTERNATIVE STAFFING
Alternative staffing organizations like DPI Staffing are a bit different. They provide commercial temporary staffing services that help people with barriers to employment (such as a disability or experience of homelessness) to get jobs.
CONVERSION FEE
A customer pays a conversion fee to a staffing company when they want to hire a temporary employee permanently. That’s not the case at DPI, however – after one of our associates has been at your location for 520 hours, you pay no conversion fee!
DIRECT HIRE
A direct hire, or permanent placement, means the staffing company manages recruiting and screening a candidate who you will hire on a permanent basis.
JOB ORDER
The job order is a formal instruction that you’d like to hire for a certain position or positions. The job order contains details like necessary skills and pay rate. In addition, it contains all of the information recruiter all of the information they need to identify top candidates.
MARKUP
The markup is the percentage of the temporary employee’s pay rate that the staffing agency charges for its services. When you add the pay rate plus the markup, you get the bill rate, the total amount you will be charged for an employee.
ONBOARDING
A solid onboarding plan helps new employees get up to speed as quickly as possible. Even though temporary employees may only work at your facility for a short time, they need training as to expectations, safety procedures and to whom to direct questions.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
All staffing companies complete screening before hiring a temporary employee. This may include a drug screen, a background check and skills testing, depending on the staffing company’s and employer’s policies.
TEMP-TO-HIRE
Temp-to-hire gives an employer a trial period with an employee as a temp, before they decide to hire them permanently. It’s also known as “try before you buy.”