Headhunters For The Trades
Archive for April, 2009
FREE OSHA 10 HOUR CLASS – May 6-7
Apr 30th
Free OSHA 10 hour class being offered on Wed 6 – Thurs 7 May, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. This class is in English.
Another Spanish class is being offered on 13-14 May from 9:30am to 3:30pm.
Location: Hispanics United of Buffalo, 254 Virginia St, 14201
To enroll, call: Mr Rivera at: 716-856-7110 Ext 122
Chris Baker goes Permanent!
Apr 17th
I met Chris when he first came to CPGworks back in May 2008. He came in with a smile and very well prepared. At first glance, you would think he is in sales…. and you know what…. that was his career before he decided to switch trades. With having have some experience with drywall hanging and finishing, trim, tape, paint, wallpaper and doing ceilings. He had also done landscaping for a few companies on the books. But he wanted to do more construction, and because he had decided that since he was relocating to WNY- why not give it a shot. His relocation was due to wanting to be a full time dad to his young son.
Within the short time frame of getting to know Chris, I knew he was a rare find. Proud, reliable, dependable, and willing to show that he is more than just your “Sales Guy”. He loved working with his hands and seeing the end product. Because I believed that he would make a great employee for anyone of our clients, I set him up right away with Mark at Affordable Drainage. Within two (2) weeks Mark had this to say about Chris.
“Chris has become his right hand leader- hard working, dependable, reliable, eager. He really knows what he is doing” He started there in early June and stayed till the end of October when the season ended for Mark. Not letting the grass grow under his feet, I placed Chris with Frank at Enviro-Care. They clicked instantly. Frank said that he really liked Chris’ work ethics & great personality, along with being a great team player, and asked if he could he would buy him out early and put on his books, and that he was a good catch, worth having on his team. ”
Well, Chris completed his hours and he his now going on the books as PERMANENT with Enviro-Care. Not only is Enviro-Care happy, but so is Chris. He feels like he found his new “home”.
You cant always judge a book by its cover…. Salesman turned into a Remodeling career…. WAY TO GO CHRIS!
Kim Tatoian
Recruiter CPGworks – Springville Office
NY consumers more confident
Apr 8th
The following article appeared in Business First of Buffalo, 8 April 2009:
Consumers in most areas of New York state see better days ahead — Buffalo included — according to the Siena Research Institute.
The first-quarter report released Wednesday shows an upturn in overall consumer confidence in eight of nine metropolitan areas. Buffalo, up 4.3 points compared to a year ago, had the third-best improvement but still ranks last among at 54.4 points. Rochester was the lone metro to decline, down 0.2 points from the first quarter of 2008.
