TAPFIN :: In the News

In 2008, COMSYS Process Solutions and TWC Group merged to create a fully integrated resource fulfillment offering. The new entity was renamed TAPFIN Process Solutions to reflect a separate and distinct focus on these offerings. With the strength of a publicly traded professional services parent company, TAPFIN represents one of the largest human capital fulfillment and management outsourcing providers in the market.

Fresh Starts Column: Required – Empathy and Kleenex
New York Times (9 November 2008)
It may be hard to see a silver lining in the current economic crisis, but if you happen to be a loan workout specialist, things are looking up. Not only must these professionals understand how loans are structured, they are also part detective, part diplomat and, often, part therapist.

Employers Wise to Find Value in Silent Generation Workers
Employment Crossing (3 November 2008)
While employers should not necessarily go out of their way to meet the particular demands or preferences of one particular generation of workers, they should recognize the assets each group brings with them and manage their employees so that these advantages are maximized.

In a Post Chimes World, VMS/MSP Usage Continues to Grow
Staffing Industry Analysts (22 July 2008)
Staffing Industry Analysts Ranks VMS/MSP Companies; TAPFIN Ranks in Top Ten in Total Combined Spend Under Management

New Grad Recruitment
Inside Training (21 May 2008)
Rumor has it some of them think they can come to work in their pajamas, and expect a fast ascent to their ideal job role. Nevertheless, you still want them. The competition to recruit new college graduates is intense, and may require a strategy shift, says Martin McDonald, a recruitment consultant with TAPFIN.

Top 5 Mistakes You Can Make at a Job Fair
The Employment Times | HR Advisor (21 Mar 2008)
Job fairs are the best places to find a new job, or to make a career change. However, while you might be well qualified for a position, if you make an easily preventable mistake you will not make the grade. TAPFIN's Beth Theodore helps you avoid this embarrassment and inconvenience by taking a look at the top 5 mistakes you can make at a job fair.

The Culture Factor
HR Executive (16 Mar 2008)
TWC client CertainTeed discusses how RPO vendors are finding that success through in-depth understanding of their client's culture.

On the Hunt for Talent
Talent Management (Mar 2008)
TWC consultant Martin McDonald discusses how to compete for the best college talent.

Competitive Hiring: How to Win in Recruiting Technology Workers
AARP Employer Resource Center (Feb 2008)
Many recruiters believe that job fairs are good vehicles for finding large numbers of candidates for entry-level jobs. But what if those jobs require more than 20 years’ experience? Are job fairs still effective in recruiting mature workers?

"I Have Some Questions About the Job—And So Do My Parents!"
Best Practices in HR (Feb 13, 2008)
As each new generation enters the workforce, Human Resources pros must adapt recruiting strategies to ensure attracting the best and the brightest applicants. One of the latest trends HR must be prepared for is parental involvement during the college recruiting process.

Software developer Vertex plans to double its consulting staff
Philadelphia Business Journal (19 Oct 2007)
Big corporations can be slow to adopt new technology, but once enough do, the rest take the plunge. That's why Vertex Inc. recently announced plans to use TWC to double its consulting staff from 25 to 50 and add five sales people by the end of the year.

Keeping In Touch
Asbury Park Press (8 Oct 2007)
TWC's Mike Sweeny discusses how social networking sites can also help workers network with their colleagues, improve their careers and work and find other jobs.

HR Star: Rob Rosend
HR Crossing.com (4 Sept 2007)
HR Star: Business and psychology go hand in hand, or so Rob Rosend, president of our HRO Division, discovered.
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Venture into Psyches
Philadelphia Inquirer (12 August 2007)
Terry Williams, CEO of TWC, talks about how leadership is key to start-ups, and how the Foster Group's psychological testing can raise success.

The Art of Influence
Human Resources Executive (May 2007)
Robert Rosend, president of our HRO Division, talks about how today's HR executives can use the art of influence to impact how line managers approach the business.

Fast Lane: Positive Environment
Smart Business (Mar 2007)
Smart Business speaks with Terry Williams about growing smart and how to create an environment where workers can excel.

Competitive Hiring: How to Win in Recruiting Technology Workers
Vault.com
Recruiting is as important to a business as the development of a technology. Companies typically develop business plans but often fail to develop a staffing plan and strategies to support it. Learn what factors are critical to recruiting new talent and how the strategies for recruiting have evolved with technology.

Coping with the Post-Merger Blues
BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek's panel of career experts offer advice on what execs should do when their dot-com is snapped up by a big bureaucratic corporation.

Despite Downsizing, Employment Levels Hold Steady
HR News, Goleta Publishing
Despite a spate of high-profile layoffs and a sagging economy, the nation's jobless rate remains at historically low levels. That means employers who have been grappling with a tight labor market for several years can expect little in the way of relief.

The Psychology Of a Start-Up
VAR Business
Does your exec have what it takes to run a start up? TWC has created a new assessment tool to evaluate a start-up management team's odds for success.

How to Evaluate Technology Training Programs
Monster.com
The array of options for technology training can be daunting, especially for people looking to break into the world of IT jobs. Monster.com consults industry experts to decode what's hype and what's for real.

Women In IT Strive For Equal Job Compensation
Information Week
Despite unprecedented demand for technology workers and a rise in the number of women entering the IT field, many male IT professionals still receive higher salaries, bonuses, and raises than their female counterparts. TWC discusses reasons this discrepancy may still exist.

Weighing Two Good Job Offers?
BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek's panel of career experts advise on what questions you need to ask yourself when debating between two good job offers.