Archive: February 2015

Dear Atty., How Do I End The Hostility?

The “Dear Atty.” column is aimed at answering employers’ legal questions that surround issues in human resources. Attorney Pete Albrecht of Albrecht Backer Labor & Employment Law, S.C. welcomes you to for future editions of “Dear Atty.”   Dear Atty., I am the human resources manager at our company. We have a salesman, Joe, who […]

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Articles That We Love

From time to time we come across articles and infographics that might be of interest to other local businesses. As we combed through a list of noteworthy articles, these five stood out as hot topics in hiring trends, management styles and flexible solutions for employee retention. Inc.: Six Steps to Hiring (and Retaining) Great Employees […]

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Maggie, Administrator

I have worked with Drake & Company since their inception in 1978 in the capacity of searches for top quality legal secretaries. They have consistently been very conscientious in determining our specific needs for each search in order to provide qualified potential applicants. This has become increasingly difficult in recent years with the shortage in […]

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Jonathan, District Sales Manager

It was a pleasure working with you to fill my District Sales Assistant position. Jim is working out great! As we’ve discussed in the past, your fees were slightly higher than some of your competitors. However, after having the opportunity to work with a number of staffing companies, I can say, without hesitation, that your […]

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Ellen, Administrator

I’ve never used an agency before, so I figured I should go to the Cadillac of the group when I am going to an agency – so I called Drake & Company.

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Victoria, Legal Administrator

As an administrator of one of Madison’s largest law firms, time can be my worst enemy if I don’t use it wisely. That’s where Drake & Company, specifically the legal division, comes in. I know that my time will be spent wisely interviewing candidates who have the skills, references, drive, and personality to fit into […]

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Lucy, President

Out of the several agencies we contacted, Drake & Company responded most quickly and professionally. A placement consultant came out to our office immediately to get a personal assessment of our needs and it paid off…Jane is perfect for the job and we love having her here! Drake & Company has made my first experience […]

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Rosemary, Manager

I just wanted to drop you a note regarding our recent hire. She is wonderful! The engineers and planners in my office are thrilled with her computer skills and knowledge, phone etiquette, ability to transcribe, proofread and finalize all correspondence, ability to take charge of an assignment no matter how small or large and do […]

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Robert, Office Coordinator

As for working with you, we are just as pleased. You made a difficult situation in our office, a very bearable hiring experience. You forwarded resumes of five potential candidates, which we were able to interview three. To our benefit, we had a difficult time deciding on our potential hire. Your thorough researching of references […]

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Elizabeth, Legal Administrator

Our company is a small law office in Madison. Because we are a small office, every person is important. When someone is unable to work or on vacation, we need a person who will be able to fill that spot immediately. For the past 18+ years, we have worked with Drake & Company and they […]

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