What makes DES Employment Group different from other agencies?
DES focuses on customer service and the quality of employees. We don’t want to send you someone that will just “work for now.” We want to send you someone that will work for good. A DES representative will be at your job site checking in our employees on the first day of work. Then we’ll also follow up with both, you the client, and the employee, periodically after that. Every DES office has employee appreciation events, employee of the month awards, and referral bonuses for our employees as well. We’ve provided quality placements since 1999 and our customer service is second to none. DES guarantees our placements and you are never charged more than what the employee works for you on a contract-to-hire basis. One of our basic philosophies is “in-person” communication. You will be able to place a face with the voice of the DES representatives that will be taking care of you.
How will DES find different people than I will?
We don’t have a super-secret pool of people to choose from, so we will find the same applicants you will. The main difference is WE find them so that leaves YOU more time to run your business. We search resumes, not you, and send only the best options to you for review. DES will take care of the initial screening of employees, any testing and reference checks that need to be done so you are free to interview only the top candidates. We find our employees from referrals, various job boards DES subscribes to, job fairs, social media including DES’ own website, career fairs, etc. DES also works with local Chambers of commerce, state Workforce Developments, and area tech colleges to find you the best candidate. Every DES professional is always looking for candidates; whether at the grocery store, the gas station, the fitness center or wherever they may be, each day of the week.
How do you, screen people?
We have our own guidelines in all our offices which are: online applications, interviews, E-Verify, general background checks and drug screen checks. Then if you have needs on top of that, like skills testing or specific background checks, DES will take care of that as well. We can facilitate both state and national criminal history reports within just a few days. We can handle drug screenings at any of our office locations amongst the mid-west. Additional costs may apply. DES is often asked, “Can I interview the employee prior to you sending them?” You certainly can interview candidates first. We hire based on how you want us to. If you want us simply to send you someone at 8am to start, we can do that. Otherwise we can set up interviews prior to you starting them at your company.
