Congratulations to Jez Martinez, Marketing Specialist for earning TERRA’s “Spotlight On” Award. The “Spotlight On” award is a way of recognizing the many TERRA team members who play vital supporting roles in fulfilling our mission of “Success Stories Created Daily.” This is a quarterly award nominated by our management team and ultimately selected by Ann …
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Dorsey Simmons worked with TERRA in the early 90’s and again in the mid-90’s. During that time we were able to find him regular, full-time employment. Down the line, unfortunately, he ended up being laid off. After that, he worked for a different staffing company for a little while, doing various temp jobs, but felt …
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Ashley Wilson found herself unemployed for the first time since she was 15 years old. Needless to say she was upset and stressed. A month of fruitless searching later, she came across a Craigslist ad that caught her eye. She picked up the phone and scheduled an interview, despite her nervousness regarding never having worked with a …
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Six months ago we shared the story of Alex Brooks with you. He came to TERRA looking for a position that would allow him to utilize his background in business development, marketing and sales. Suzette Nedervelt, Seattle recruiter, placed Alex in a temporary-to-hire position with an up-and-coming start-up company that was growing and had tremendous advancement opportunities. We’d …
Father of four and “mechanic for many moons,” Marco Medalia has been a valued TERRA field employee for several years. In January of this year we were able to place Marco in a contract-to-hire, machine operation position for a large aerospace manufacturer.Not only did this role allow him to showcase his mechanical aptitude, the schedule helped improve …
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Paul Root worked for the same company for 27 years before retiring. When he eventually decided to go back to work, a Craigslist search brought him to TERRA. He met with Stephanie Launius, Tacoma Recruiting Coordinator, and told her about his food production and supervisory experience. He also let her know that he was looking …
At TERRA, we are in the business of creating success stories – daily. Recently, we received a note from someone whose success story we played a part in and couldn’t resist sharing the sweet message with you. I recently relocated from Georgia to Washington and faced the hard task of finding employment in the Tacoma area. …
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Exciting news from TERRA Founder, Betty Neighbors: TERRA Staffing Group is sponsoring up to three high school students (grades 9-12) to attend Washington Business Week this summer. All TERRA employees or “Friends of TERRA” (including Facebook Friends) are able to refer a student to this opportunity. This is a great opportunity for a teen to …
A common problem some job seekers have when looking for a job is not having enough experience. But did you know that having too much experience can also be a problem? Hiring personnel are sometimes hesitant to bring on individuals who are overqualified or have a highly specialized background. So it’s no surprise that these …
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The right job can unlock something that you didn’t even know you were passionate about. That’s what happened to Erika Hillman. We’ll let her share her story. Back in 2021, I was living in Florida where I worked at Disney World in a few different roles. I worked in a restaurant as a Hostess, I …
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