Human Resources
Extra Help: Staffing Professionals
Apr 9, 2012
Several months ago, the members of the management team at Extra Help, Inc. sat down as a group for a goal-setting session where we came up with both personal and professional goals for the long term and near future. After evaluating and discussing, Sara Gerstner (my counterpart in the St Louis and Edwardsville offices) and I both decided that we wanted to further our professional education and that we would become Certified Staffing Professionals by March 31, 2012.
A CSP is a title provided to professionals in the staffing industry by the American Staffing Association, that prove their knowledge by passing a 100-question exam. The exam consists of both federal and state employment law questions, based on the state of your business. We felt that by taking the extra steps as individuals, the resulting knowledge and experience would be valuable to our company, our employees and also our customers. As soon as our deadline was set, we ordered all of the study materials, consisting of two textbooks and a workbook and we started on our “syllabus” and “study guide.”
As the months went by, we learned the laws and history of employee screening, interviewing, attendance, work eligibility, employee disciplinary action, EEO, FMLA, ADA, and workers’ compensation. On February 27, 2012 (just to give us breathing room in case we didn’t pass the first time… ?), Sara and I passed our test on the first try!! We are proud to announce that we are now Certified Staffing Professionals, accredited by the American Staffing Association. Many of our other team members are currently studying for this exam and the Extra Help, Inc. staffing team will have many other Certified Staffing Professionals very soon!
The American Staffing Association provides Extra Help with great tools such as Education & Training, and also information on the most current Legal & Government Affairs. ASA offers a range of great programs and services to expand your professional expertise and improve your company’s performance.
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