5 Decades of Staffing Delight - 1990s

Over the past 50 years, Sparks Group provided staffing and recruiting services to fill critical recruitment needs with local employers across information technology, accounting and finance, office and administrative, and creative areas of expertise. Over the past five decades, we’ve followed the hiring market closely and how it affected employment, and used that insight to develop talent acquisition strategies that help organizations recruit and retain niche talent that support their growth goals.

In the third installment of our 5 Decades of Staffing Delight series we wanted to share how we grew our staffing services during the 1990s. If you are interested in reading about how Sparks Group was founded and served employers and job seekers during the 1970s you can read the first blog in the series here. The second blog about our developments during the 1980s can be read here.

Utilizing Applicant Tracking System Technology

In 1992, Sparks Personnel implemented its first applicant tracking system (ATS) to better serve employers with efficient, in-house talent acquisition tools. The electronic recruitment technology collects and filters thousands of resumes to more efficiently provide recruiters with a pool of qualified applicants. 

Top employer advantages of applicant tracking systems include: 

• Increased accessibility for candidate applications
• Time saved spent vetting and identifying top candidates
• Streamlined applicant management and onboarding processes

Now, Sparks Group’s talent database is made up of over 50,000 resumes from qualified professionals across the nation, ready to work in areas of expertise including accounting and finance, office, information technology, and creative.

Offering Resource Management Solutions

In 1996, in response to the marketplace’s growing need for contingent staff, Sparks Personnel implemented its first managed services program (MSP) with a large tech company in Northern VA. This innovative program, now common for high-volume users of contingent staff, provides employers with reduced costs, streamlined operations, and increased workplace productivity by providing a single point of contact to handle necessary staffing resources.

Sparks Group provides organizations with managed services including:

• Onsite Project Management- handling the recruitment and placement of temporary and full-time employees, as well as follow up quality checks
• Recruitment Process Onboarding- providing staffing services that reduce cost per hire and optimize hiring timelines
• Organizational Consulting- providing expert guidance on strengthening existing talent acquisition processes to achieve business objectives

Sparks Group: 50 Years of Evolving to Meet Employer Workplace Needs

50 years ago, Sparks Personnel was formed to fill employment pipeline issues for local businesses and job seekers. Since then, Sparks Group has grown its staffing and workforce solutions to better serve employers and skilled professionals in response to shifting hiring environments and changing market forces.

Our team of staffing experts helps organizations:

• Expand their hiring reach by tapping into larger pools of qualified professionals and passive candidates
• Reduced cost and time to hire
• Increased retention rates by recruiting best fit candidates
  
  

Looking to optimize your talent acquisition pipeline or outsource recruitment tasks? Sparks Group is here to help. Contact our team of staffing experts today and we can help address the challenges you are currently facing and provide you with the guidance and resources required to promote long-term recruitment success.