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Questions With Kelly
Drake & Company CEO Kelly Starr-King recently answered questions about a common misconception and what sets Drake & Company apart from other staffing agencies in Madison, Wisconsin area.
Community Spotlight: Dane Buy Local
When Drake & Company was founded by Leanne and Gary Starr over 36 years ago, Paul Soglin was Madison’s mayor—the first time around, The Eagles’ “Hotel California” won “Record of the Year” at the GRAMMY’s, and John Irving’s The World According to Garp was the book that no one could seem to put down.
Drake & Company Get Fit Challenge Update: The Inevitable Backslide
Anyone who has tried to lose weight—whether it’s five pounds or 50—has been through it. Yep, you guessed it—the inevitable backslide. When our Drake & Company team met with the other participants in the In Business Get Fit Challenge in mid-March, we were excited to get started.
March Madness: What College Basketball Can Teach You About the Job Hunt
Similar to our obsession with the Olympics (which we wrote about a few weeks ago on the Drake blog), Americans seem to love the March Madness of college basketball. A recent survey estimates that over 176 million Americans tune in for the flurry of games each year, and of those, 50 million participate in March Madness pools, either within offices or as part of friendly bets with friends.
7 Misconceptions About Working With Staffing Firms
At Drake & Company, applicants come to us through several channels. Sometimes we’ve worked to place them in a temporary or full-time position before. Other times, they come to us as a referral from someone we’ve placed. However, the majority of the applicants registering with us are new to the staffing industry. Whenever we speak with a new applicant, we are reminded of the many misconceptions there are regarding the staffing industry—and we thought we’d take the time to dispel them here with regard to Drake & Company: