Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Communications firm on an upswing, but there is

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“I have a nagginfg fear that says there may be one more Welsh said. “But things feel a lot better than they did earlie r inthe year.” For her, the turnaround came near the end of the firsrt quarter, when clients who had postponed projects gave the greenn light to go ahead. For a national coalition that she declined to identify had hired Executive Communications to help itrecruitf members. The work was slated to start in but it just now is gettingunderd way. Along with existing clientzs resuming projects, Executive Communications has seen a significant jump in inquirieas aboutnew business.
The company is in talks with 10 to 12 potentiak clients about deals that could be finalized in the next 30 to 60 In comparison, Welsh there were only two or threre pending deals during a very slow periodc at the end of 2008 and in earlg 2009. The uptick in business has led Executive Communicationse to ramp up its The company had eliminated its temporary staff in the fourth quarter of 2008 and was operatin with a total of 18permanent employees, includinb 10 full-time call Now, its employment has returned to 38 workeras as both temporary and permanent call associatea have come on board.
Amy Broadhurst, vice president and genera manager ofExecutive Communications, said another economic indicator has been the qualityg of the job candidates she has reviewed in the past coupler of months. The company traditionallyt receives résumés from college students and teachersz lookingfor part-time work in the In addition to those people, Broadhurst said, Executive Communications also receivedx résumés from people who were overqualified for the For instance, business owners and commissioned sales representative who had seen a declin e in their business were looking for supplemental incomee to make up the difference.
Therr now are fewer of those types of Broadhurst said. But Executive Communications has continued to attract more matureapplicants — people who are returnint to the work force or are simply in searchj of a better-paying job. “We’vw actually benefited in this recession” in terms of attractinvg talent, she added.

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