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Loop Announces Acquisition of Moorecroft Systems

Loop, an SCI Company, announced today the acquisition of Moorecroft Systems, an Alpharetta, GA – based IT consulting firm with…

Fortune 250 Retailer – 1

Loop Recruiting partnered with a Fortune 250 retailer in the home improvement industry to address a critical challenge: managing inventory, especially items located in hard-to-reach areas within stores. Through innovative solutions, Loop helped the retailer enhance operational efficiency, ensuring better product availability and customer satisfaction. This collaboration not only streamlined inventory processes but also strengthened the retailer’s overall supply chain management, demonstrating Loop’s ability to tackle complex industry-specific issues with tailored consulting, recruiting, and staffing strategies.

Southeast Based Recruiting Firms Announce Merger

Loop Recruiting and SCI Workforce Solutions announced their merger today, forming a new industry leader in professional staffing, recruiting, and…

The Time Is Now To Prepare For A Successful Start To 2024!

Many are eagerly anticipating the holiday season as the year draws to a close, including everyone in the Loop offices…

Ask A Recruiter – pt. 2

Ask A Recruiter is back, this time with our Spartanburg team! In this article we solicit the insights of our…

The Benefits of Working Directly with Hiring Managers

When working with a recruiting agency, do you work directly with the recruiter or are you hands off, letting HR…

Ask A Recruiter

Our staffing and recruiting experts share their insights into successful hiring, labor market forecasts, industry trends, and related topics. Below,…

It’s Complicated to In A Long Term Relationship

Among the most important dynamics in the recruiting industry is the working relationship between a hiring manager and a recruiting…

Loop Recruiting Announces Partnership with Aurubis

Augusta-based Firm Partners with European Multimetal Recycler   Augusta, GA – February 6, 2023 – Loop, a recruiting, staffing, and…

December 2022 Employment Summary Explained

At the beginning of every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Employment Situation Summary. Generally, this report contains…

Our Loop Philosophy: Half Mile Wide, Half Mile Deep

If you tune in to the keynote speaker at your next big industry conference, or leaf through the flashiest tome…

Why You Should Consider Using a Staffing Agency

  Staffing agencies offer recruitment and candidate selection services for organizations that may not have the time, expertise, or resources…

Workday Rising 2022

LOOP recently spent a few days at the Workday Rising conference in Orlando, FL. Workday is the leading provider of…

HR Technology Conference

The HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas was an awesome opportunity to explore emerging talent acquisition, payroll, development, and artificial…

Personality Interview Questions

Personality questions during an interview can be surprisingly uncomfortable for candidates. It can become difficult to figure out how to…

Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills

Hard skills vs soft skills: What is the difference? In many job descriptions, employers will often look for a combination…

Loop Opens Second Headquarters in Downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina

    On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Loop officially celebrated the grand opening of our second headquarters located right in…

How To Write A Great LinkedIn Summary

Writing a LinkedIn Summary on your personal profile can be surprisingly difficult. Not sure where to even begin or what…

‘Tis the Seasonal Work

Temp work. Contract-to-hire. Seasonal gig. For those in the job market, these phrases often provoke hesitation. That’s because one of…

How Can Staffing Firms Be Innovative?

In today’s world innovation and flexibility is everything, especially in staffing firms. So when Bullhorn was putting together an Ebook…

Argos Health

Sara met Donald King, Loop’s Director of Staffing, at a Young Professionals of Augusta networking event. Sara was active in…

Unisys

The discovery phase of Loop’s partnership with Unisys began in 2016, shortly after the company’s hiring of a new Site Director. At the time, Unisys was still relatively new to the Augusta market and had faced some initial challenges staffing their recently renovated 300-person call center. Unisys partners with a Managed Service Provider, The Pinnacle Group, which coordinates staffing relationships with multiple vendors to secure talent. Unisys recommended Loop’s services to The Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle) and we began the process of identifying challenges and exploring strategies to overcome them.

TaxSlayer

TaxSlayer, an Augusta-based online tax preparation company, has faced seasonal hiring challenges since its inception in the early 2000’s. The company’s call volume increases steadily for roughly six months leading up to Tax Day in mid-April, and then falls off dramatically beginning in May. This results in a unique need for skilled, informed employees for nearly half the calendar year.

ARGOS HEALTH | Candidate Case Study

Sara met Donald King, Loop’s Director of Staffing, at a Young Professionals of Augusta networking event. Sara was active in…

Thank You For Your Thank You

A client recently asked my opinion on candidates sending Thank You notes after an interview. She was taught to always…

Stop Making Assumptions. Start Making Hires.

Robert Sweeney, the Founder and CEO of Facet, a fast-growing software development company, recently wrote about a major hiring whiff…

Loop Recognized as Unisys Supplier of the Year

AUGUSTA, GA, March 26, 2019: LOOP, based in Augusta, Georgia has been named a winner of the 2018 Pinnacle Group…

What’s Trending in 2018?

Bullhorn’s 2018 Staffing & Recruiting Trends Report is out. Check out Jeff’s quote on page 15! When asked why candidate…

Getting Ahead of Cybersecurity Risks

How is your staffing company minimizing exposure to security breaches? What are your internal or client-facing strategies? Cybersecurity is an…

LOOP Announces Downtown Move

AUGUSTA, GA, September 28, 2017: LOOP, a recruiting agency specializing in technology and cyber security, is moving downtown to accommodate…

Recruiting and The Art of Social Engineering

While in Boston for Bullhorn’s Engage 2017, I attended a speaker session with Glen Cathey, SVP of Global Digital Strategy…

Think Like a Freak, Make Good Decisions & Pour Out the Comeback Sauce

In every sport there is a winner, the champions, the best team.  Oftentimes we celebrate first, second and third place. …

Celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Day Like a Boss

Administrative Professionals’ Day (also known as Administrative Assistant Day, Secretaries Day or Admin Day) is Wednesday, April 26, 2017. This is a…

Tips for Retaining Your Best & Brightest

At LOOP we carefully interview and vet candidates for our clients. We not only ensure our candidates have the right…

“The Daily Routine”

I recently finished reading Jesse Itzler’s book Living with a SEAL, and I admit it will change the way you…

FLSA – What does it mean and how can I avoid the $100K+ fine that comes with non-compliance?

Why should you care about the upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? For starters, if you have…

Why You Should Quit Facebook (at least for a little while)

A comedian friend of mine, John Crist, recently tweeted, “The guy sitting next to me in this waiting room is…

Augusta-Based Loop Human Resource Advisors Celebrates Its First Year of Business

Family Ties Create Business Success in this Staffing and Recruiting Firm AUGUSTA, GA, April 13, 2016: Loop Human Resource Advisors,…