Staff Source holds open house for job seekers

HOBART | Job-seekers hoping to be hired for industrial or hospitality positions attended a Staff Source open house Monday at the Hobart Community Center.

Staff source job fair at hobart community center

Cris De Laurentis, left, executive employment coordinator for Staff Source talks Monday morning with job seeker Robert Lawton, of Hobart, second from right at the Hobart Community Center during a Staff Source job fair. Lawton worker for 29 years with the Hostess company until their last roun…

Alcohol server classes scheduled Dec. 27 in Hammond

HAMMOND | The hospitality division of Hammond-based staffing firm Staff Source is hosting alcohol server training classes later this month to help people complete a required step before obtaining a bartender license.

Staffing firm recruiting job candidates at Portage WorkOne office

PORTAGE | Businesses in Portage, Hobart and Valparaiso are looking for people later this month and next month to fill entry-level positions.

Local business helps raise more than $25,000 for global nonprofit

HAMMOND | Staff Source, a local staffing and recruitment firm, celebrated the holiday season by giving back to the global community. A fundraiser was held to raise money and awareness for a charitable nonprofit organization, Worldwide Impact Now.

Region jobs set to grow, but area lacks enough skilled, drug-free workers

About 23 percent of employers nationally plan to hire full-time, permanent employees next year, and in the region, manufacturing and construction jobs are set to increase. Employment in the automotive industry and warehousing and logistics also is poised to improve next year, according to re…

NWI expected to boost employment in '12

Next year could bring more local hiring in manufacturing, logistics and business services, according to people watching labor market trends.

NWI expected to boost employment in '12

Next year could bring more local hiring in manufacturing, logistics and business services, according to people watching labor market trends. But some recruiters remain concerned about a dearth of skilled workers to fill positions that will be open.

NWI expected to boost employment in '12

Gregory Stagner, of Portage, talks with executive employment coordinator Cris De Laurentis on Wednesday during an interview for a job opening at Staff Source in Hammond. Staff Source job seekers lined up outside the door for a short period at the corporate office as they waited to interview …

NWI expected to boost employment in '12

Human resources assistant Irianna Herrera, left, talks with Tim Strom, of Portage, on Wednesday morning at Hammond staffing firm Staff Source. Strom, who was let go after nearly 39 years with a company, was interviewing for one of more than 100 positions that will be filled as a local compan…

NWI expected to boost employment in '12

Job seekers line up Wednesday morning in the lobby of Staff Source in Hammond as they wait to interview for positions at a local company.

Staffing firm seeking candidates for automotive jobs

HAMMOND | A Hammond staffing and recruitment firm is hosting a series of open houses to help recruit candidates to fill more than 100 jobs for a local automotive industry supplier.