QPS in the News

• 04.20.20

  Unemployment Claims Surging Nationwide

  Gabe Gulick is the Regional Vice President of QPS Employment Group, whose mission is to connect people to the right job. He's seeing plenty of openings for jobs that work directly with the food supply chain, including food packaging and production, and warehousing and distribution, as well as those that specialize in medical supplies and some manufacturing, though a decrease in certain sectors like automobile and parts manufacturing.

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• 04.23.19

  Not Your Grandparents’ Staffing

  The labor market for industrial staffing is tighter and moving faster than ever, and recruiting in the segment requires more creativity. Industrial staffing firms must navigate wage pressures and make sure clients have the latest information. Meanwhile, “ghosting” — where workers fail to show up without giving any notice — appears to be more prevalent.

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• 04.12.19

  QPS focuses enhancing "employee experience"

  When the Brookfield staffing and recruiting firm QPS Employment Group plans for its fiscal year, it’s not just about projecting revenue and profits. It’s also about what it can do to make QPS an even more attractive place to work.

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• 02.11.19

  Tight labor market presents challenges as industry continues to grow locally

  “We’re nearing full employment in this market,” said Gabe Gulick, the regional vice president of QPS Employment Group Inc. who oversees the staffing agency’s Iowa operations. “This is not going to magically improve any time soon. … The low unemployment rate is making everybody’s life hard. It’s making everybody become a little more creative.”

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• 02.07.18

  Applicants in KC may have a ride to decent jobs in JoCo, helping fill employers’ need

  Kansas City’s metro area has a jobs conundrum. South Johnson County has openings but not enough candidates. The urban core has job seekers but not enough employers.

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• 01.02.18

  QPS Employment Group needs more workers

  As the economy booms across the nation, employers are having difficulty finding the well-qualified workers they need to staff growing businesses. In response to the difficulty it is having in recruiting employees, Wisconsin-based QPS Employment Group Inc., which is an employment agency, has enhanced its bonus program for referrals.

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• 12.28.17

  How low will it go: Local unemployment dips to 3.3 percent

  With Foxconn already hiring at its interim manufacturing facility, the competition for skilled workers has just tightened again. In fact, the job market has constricted to the point companies have found it necessary to boost benefits and wages, according to Daniel Wendt, branch operations manager for QPS Employment Group.

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• 12.14.17

  QPS Employment sees rising referral bonus costs

  QPS Employment Group has seen its employee referral bonus payments increase more than $350,000 this year, a sign that word of mouth is sometimes the best way for employers to find the talent they need.

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• 09.28.17

  Springfield manufacturers need workers. There's a day of open job interviews coming up.

  QPS Employment Group, a temporary-job agency that opened a Springfield office in 2015, plans to host open interviews from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, the company said in a news release. The interviews take place at QPS' local office, 1452 E. Kearney St.

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• 08.21.17

  Heartland of Iowa is on the move

  Lynn Pedersen, the local branch manager of QPS Employment Group Inc., is the inaugural president of the Heartland of Iowa SHRM chapter. She said the planning and organizational process for the group has been underway for more than a year. It brings together HR professionals from across north central Iowa.

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• 08.18.17

  Best Places to Work winners see payoff in workplace culture efforts

  When it comes to workplace perks, some southeastern Wisconsin employees are seeing more paid time off (PTO) and taking the day off on their birthday, as well as enjoying extensive benefits packages. It's no wonder — with a historically low state unemployment rate, employers are finding creative ways to attract and retain talent.

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• 07.31.17

  QPS Donates 800 Backpacks to Employees’ Families

  Internal employees of Manitowoc-area staffing company QPS Employment Group recently raised funds to help purchase school supplies for associate, or temporary, employees of the company.

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• 07.26.17

  Edgerton lands another large distribution facility expected to create 120 jobs

  The Kansas City Area Development Council announced the new location. The agency said its work to attract the company to the Kansas City area was assisted by the Kansas Department of Commerce, the city of Edgerton, CBRE, NorthPoint Development, JLL, KCP&L, BNSF, Johnson County Community College, IMKO Workforce Solutions, QPS Employment Group, Focus Workforces and KC SmartPort.

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• 07.26.17

  QPS Donates Backpacks to School Kids in Need

  QPS Employment Group understands that for many of our associate (temporary) employees, the struggle to provide for their families is a daily challenge. That’s why internal employees of QPS decided to raise funds to help these families buy school supplies.

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• 11.30.16

  QPS Is Featured on WAOW

  Many businesses in North Central Wisconsin are hiring seasonal workers during the holidays. Staffing professionals say companies like retail shops and delivery services in the Wausau area are desperate for the extra help as business spikes.

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• 11.30.16

  QPS' Referral Program is Featured on WIFR

  If you're looking to make a little extra cash this holiday season finding a temporary job may not be too hard, one company says it has nearly 200 openings.

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• 11.28.16

  QPS' Turkey Giveaway is Featured on KIMT

  Around this time of year many families face hardships due to a lack of income and not being able to find a job. But one organization wants you to know there’s help out there. QPS Employment Group launched a new job assistance program for the holiday season.

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• 11.14.16

  QPS Makes List of Kansas City's Top Staffing Firms

  QPS was named to the Business Journal's Top Staffing Services list for the Kansas City area.

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• 10.21.16

  QPS Makes the Business Journal's Largest Milwaukee Area Private Companies List!

  QPS was named to the Business Journal's Book of Lists of Largest Milwaukee-area Private Companies.

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• 05.31.16

  Contrary to contrasting pictures from politicians, state economy crawling along

  Mark Immekus, president and chief sales officer of Brookfield-based QPS Employment, the state’s largest staffing company, said businesses have reported increasing demand for their products, but they are unable to fill the jobs necessary to produce them because of a lack of qualified workers. “In certain cases we’re seeing it impede growth,” Immekus said. “You can imagine how frustrating that is for certain businesses.”

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