Kelly Services (Canada) Ltd.

In Nova Scotia, and around the world, Kelly Services is one of the most trusted job placement services. Through our innovative employment solutions and network of Canadian branch locations, we have become a premier employment agency by consistently serving the Canadian workforce with all types of job placement opportunities, and delivering innovative employment solutions to global organizations as well as small to mid-size Canadian companies in all types of areas including Office Services, Marketing, Light Industrial, Electronic Assembly, Accounting/Finance, Information Technology, Science and Engineering.

Kelly has been helping Nova Scotians find work since 1987. In 2010, Kelly found jobs for over 170 Nova Scotians and placed them at 100 different companies within the Halifax area alone. Work assignments vary; they can be permanent where an employee is placed directly with a customer company, or temporary where the length of the assignment can be as short as one day or last a few years.

For Cassie Naas, her Kelly story includes a bit of everything. “In the summer of 2008, I accepted a long term contract through Kelly. It was a wonderful opportunity and I enjoyed every aspect of the work I was hired to complete. Unfortunately, the contract came to an early end when the economy took its devastating downturn and I was, for the first time in my life, laid-off. But the Kelly team pulled through and found me a second placement within my field within a month’s time. The placement was for a four week contract, which was extended into a two month contract and eventually I transitioned from a temporary employee working for Kelly to a permanent, full-time employee with the Province of Nova Scotia. I will be forever grateful for the support the team provided me while I was a Kelly employee.

As for Deanna Furlotte, Branch Manager of the Kelly office in Nova Scotia, working for an industry leader like Kelly that has strong values is extremely important. “Kelly believes in relationships, not transactions,” says Furlotte. “Our commitment to treat every customer like the only customer is at the very core of our culture and the reason why we have established many successful, long-standing relationships.”

Kelly’s commitment to relationships also carries through to ensuring its employees are safe while on assignment at its customers’ work sites. Since 2009, Kelly has had only 1 day lost time due to a workplace accident in Nova Scotia. And recently, Kelly Canada was recognized with the 2011 Health & Safety Corporate Award presented by the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS). This award is given to a company in the staffing services industry that has demonstrated outstanding performance in workplace health and safety.

“We know it’s important to listen to our employees and learn about what they want and need, and it’s equally important to listen to our customers so we can help them find the right fit,” says Furlotte. “That’s what relationships are all about.”

So whether you’re a professional seeking a new job placement or a manager seeking the right partner agency to help with an employee search, contact your local Kelly office to receive the job placement and employment solutions suited to fit your needs.