We recently sat down with Paul Boca the CEO of Corporate Job Bank, a prominent staffing agency in Phoenix. With over 30 years of experience, they have proven to be industry leaders in the staffing arena. Curious how he did it? Keep reading to find out!
What’s your story?
After a decade in the clothing business, I began searching for another challenge. In 1985, a few friends in the mortgage and banking industry needed some assistance finding employees for their growing businesses. Using “old-fashioned” recruiting, word of mouth and networking, I was able to meet this incredible task, which developed into starting my own staffing company.
Over 30 years and several hundred thousand placements later, Corporate Job Bank Personnel Services has been voted the #1 employment agency in Arizona for 2 decades in a row. This honor wasn’t received because the company is the largest or has the best prices, but because of its hardworking and dedicated staff, professional ethics and integrity. The core of the company’s business foundation is built solely on the relationships it develops and nurtures with its customers and candidates, all contributing to Corporate Job Bank’s doors remaining open while continuing to grow in a fast-paced job market that has experienced many ups and downs.
What exactly does your company do and who benefits from the service?
Corporate Job Bank bolsters Arizona’s workforce in making connections, gaining experience and obtaining lasting placements with incredible local and international companies. Our clients benefit from our full scope of employment services when they require the recruitment of skilled temporary, temporary-to-hire or direct hire workers. We provide payroll fulfillment, vocation specific interviews and candidate screenings, employee training and much more – oftentimes under tight deadlines.
What makes you unique?
At Corporate Job Bank, we know that each candidate and company have exclusive needs. Therefore, our service approach is customized based on the individual needs and requests of our customers or potential employees. We’ve been awarded for this service model and ranked the #1 locally owned staffing agency in Arizona for over two decades running. Since our company’s inception in 1985, we’ve believed that pioneering technology is essential to success, but have also found that sometimes face-to-face interaction is the key to customer service in the staffing industry. Because we are locally owned and operated, we have a direct pulse on today’s job market in virtually every trade in Arizona. We aren’t limited by some of the constraints, red tape or other challenges that large national corporations face.
While our recruiters and account managers do provide direct hire staffing for surrounding regions and states, our main scope of business is local; which makes us enthusiastic about supporting and making a positive difference in the job market of our own community. We also realize that today’s pool of candidates is looking to invest in the experience they can obtain from a position, oftentimes in lieu of a long-lasting career. As Jamie Gutfriend of CAA’s Intelligence Group in Forbes has put it, “They’re looking strategically at opportunities to invest in a place where they can make a difference, preferably a place that itself makes a difference.” Corporate Job Bank appeals directly to the modern labor force as our motto and discipline are: “Our People Make the Difference.”
What are you most excited about for the future of your company?
As we enter our 2nd year out in our Avondale Branch, we are extremely excited with the growth opportunities that are in front of us in the West Valley. We are also very fortunate to have already established great partnerships with solid West Valley companies and candidates. Due to the strong team and culture that we have built, I believe that the future has never looked better for Corporate Job Bank.
Do you have core values at your company? If so, what are they and how do they impact your business operations?
Our Core Values are comprised of six traits we believe have helped shape our company, brand, and culture. They guide our everyday dealings with our clients and employees.
- Professionalism: Our appearance, conduct and knowledge influence the opinion that our customers and candidates have of us as a company.
- Compassion: We care about our customers, candidates, and employees, and treat them with the respect and dignity they deserve.
- Timeliness: We deliver to our customers, candidates, and employees early or on time. We respect others’ time and are punctual for customer and company meetings.
- Truthfulness: We are open, honest, ethical and fair with our customers, candidates, and employees. We can be trusted to adhere to our word.
- Nimble: In our rapidly changing industry, we embrace changes in technology and processes that enable our customers and company to be more efficient.
- Passion: We all have the burning desire to do the very best we can to satisfy our customers, candidates, and employees.
What are some stats that help showcase the impact your company has?
The first number that comes to mind is that Corporate Job Bank is ranked the #1 locally owned staffing firm in Arizona – and we have been for 20 years! Our curated database consists of over 110,000 experienced applicants. Each week, we have approximately 2,000 temporary employees on our payroll. We have 2 conveniently located Valley offices. Our internal operation consists of 5 personable account managers, 17 talented recruiters (including direct hire), a supportive team of 2 managing our front desk, and a highly efficient payroll crew of 4.
If you could give your clients one piece of advice, what would you say?
The main concern clients face is turnover, which is most likely one of their hesitations when they hear “staffing agency” or “temp”. After all, replacing employees is expensive and time-consuming. Corporate Job Bank is here to break the stigma. We want our services to be affordable and provide a return on investment for our clients, while simultaneously ensuring our candidates obtain the experience and income they seek. Therefore, we strive to provide a workforce of vetted, skilled and passionate employees that have been thoroughly prepared prior to their start date.
In order to help our employees understand your expectations, we endeavor to gain as much detail about the day-to-day operations of your company as possible. The more we know – the more our employees and contractors know, which equals employee retention. We are here to help make your company run more smoothly – let us in on your daily routines, challenges, and successes! Send us an email, call, text or join us on social media.
If you are looking to partner with a staffing agency in Phoenix, reach out to Corporate Job Bank! With their experience and expertise, you can fill your open position while saving both time and money.
