Reliance is happy to recognize Danny Shrout and Amir Raufi of Canon Virginia and Curtis Gupton working at the City of Newport News for their excellent efforts as associates of Reliance Staffing this month. “Danny exceeds expectations! He is very supportive, attentive, excellent team member!” said Nigel Monroe, Shrout's supervisor. “Danny was ... [Continue Reading]
You Rock! Mason Kidd is Associate of the Month
Mason Kidd works as a machine operator in the polymers department for one of our manufacturing clients in Virginia Beach. He received the award because he's bright, has a great work history and an outstanding work ethic. Since going on assignment in November, Kidd has demonstrated initiative and a positive attitude that Reliance is proud to ... [Continue Reading]
You Rock! Hargrove and Vo are January’s Best
Marquis Hargrove and Hanh Vo have been presented Reliance's "You Rock!" award for being our best associates for January. Their performance reflects well upon themselves and Reliance by going above and beyond requested duties, being reliable, positive, and eager to assist whenever possible. Hargrove works as an assembler in the Automated ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Donna Moore, Mid-Atlantic Cold Storage
Donna Moore is the full-time office manager at Mid-Atlantic Cold Storage after getting her start with Reliance Staffing & Recruiting in 2014. Beginning as a receiving clerk with another Reliance client and doing an outstanding job, Moore was reassigned to Mid-Atlantic just as the business was getting ready to expand. “My first job with ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Jose Valdez
Patience, persistence, and punctuality are the 3 P’s that served Jose Valdez well in getting a new job in the construction industry. Valdez began using Reliance in 2015 and had been placed on assignments consistently. He was recently hired by a Reliance client partner to work as a contractor on houses. “My skills are high as a general ... [Continue Reading]
November 2017 You Rock Winner: Shell Chamblee
Reliance Staffing and Recruiting is happy to announce that Shell Chamblee, placed at Producers Peanut Company, has been named our November “You Rock” associate of the month! Chamblee has been working in Production – Mixing Ingredients and Machine Operation. “Shell has been with Producers for a very long time and he is a faithful employee, ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Dan Bonnell
Dan Bonnell came to Reliance Staffing & Recruiting looking for a way to pay some bills after the costs of going to college full time began to catch up with him. Now he has a full-time job and a great career. Bonnell began his career search with Reliance because he had seen other people receive job opportunities through us, but also because he ... [Continue Reading]
October 2017 You Rock Winners: Christine Butterworth and Kenya Wood
Reliance Staffing and Recruiting is happy to recognize Christine Butterworth and Kenya Wood at Canon Virginia, Inc. as our October ‘You Rock’ awardees. Butterworth has been a Reliance associate for ten years and consistently shows great skill as a financial accountant at Canon. “Christy has been working on the payroll account analysis since ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Mark Ambrocio
Mark Ambrocio is just starting his career and he chose to start it with Reliance Staffing & Recruiting. Ambrocio began using Reliance two years ago at the recommendation of his father, who was also working with Reliance. Since joining our team, he was placed and worked diligently at USUI International Corporation where he has now been ... [Continue Reading]
August Top Employee: Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Taylor
Reliance takes great pleasure in recognizing Gabriel 'Gabe' Taylor as our top associate for August 2017. Gabe is working on a long-term contract with the City of Chesapeake's Information Technology Department as a computer operator and is valued for his daily contributions. Some observations of Gabe's work performance include excellence in ... [Continue Reading]
Top Employees for July
Our Newport News branch awarded three employees as "top employees" for the month of July for their outstanding performance. Amechi Green is supporting Stormwater Operations at the City of Newport News and responds to service requests, works on preventative maintenance that helps to prevent flooding and property damage, and conducts safety ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: David Rodriguez
David Rodriguez had stopped working to pursue more education but decided to return to work to take care of his family in 2016. The holiday season was fast approaching when he called Reliance Staffing in November, and, shortly after this phone call, this bright and talented associate was permanently hired by our partner organization, COATS Staffing ... [Continue Reading]
May Top Associate: William Jackson at Birdsong Peanuts
Our “top associate” of the month is William Jackson of our Suffolk office who is currently working at Birdsong Peanuts. “William has always been a great employee from Reliance here at Birdsong,” said Peggy Ayers of Birdsong. “[He is] always devoted.” Jackson has been an associate with Reliance periodically since 2005 and has worked with us ... [Continue Reading]
You Rock Winners: Lisa Starks and Bernard Michel
Congratulations to Lisa Starks and Bernard Michel, our first quarter “You Rock” Award recipients for 2017 at Canon Virginia, Inc.! Bernard Michel is a new member in the molding department and previously was in printer refurbishing. Since the beginning of his employment, he has shown superb dedication to his work, is never late and rarely takes ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Shanishia Cropper
Shanishia Cropper used Reliance Staffing and Recruiting as a stepping stone for her career. She moved from Newport News to Suffolk in 2016 and is now, at the age of 22, a customer service representative with Quality Custom Distribution (QCD). She is working on her degree through Thomas Nelson Community College. Cropper, who definitely possesses ... [Continue Reading]
You Rock Winners: Brock, Richardson and Hardy
Reliance Staffing & Recruiting is pleased to announce its top associate winners for January: Cheryl Brock, Yolanda Richardson and Devon Hardy. Brock, our non-industrial winner from Suffolk, has performed administrative work with Reliance for three years and has excellent customer service skills. "Being honored with the “You Rock” award ... [Continue Reading]
You Rock: Melvin Sturdivant!
Congrats to Reliance's December You Rock recipient, Melvin Sturdivant, who is working at Land N Sea's distribution location in Norfolk. "Melvin walks the talk, and that’s why he deserves the You Rock award," said supervisor Heather Smith, Branch Distribution Manager. "He doesn’t just say he’s going to be a great candidate, he shows that he ... [Continue Reading]
Exceptional Workers Roth and Salman Rewarded
At Reliance Staffing & Recruiting we are especially thankful to our associates who best exemplify the hard work and reliability we aim to provide our clients every day. This month, we are happy to reward our associates serving at Canon USA: Mohammed Salman and Michael Roth. Salman is a small parts assembler and Roth is a camera repair ... [Continue Reading]
You rock, Junior McVane!
Reliance was happy to present to our associate Junior McVane of Virginia Beach our "You Rock!" award last month. McVane has worked with one of our manufacturing clients at the beach since December 2014 and is on track to becoming a permanent employee with them. He also works part time with Walmart. "Junior is a really good guy," said Nancy ... [Continue Reading]
Permanent Hire Profile: Nellie Austin
Nellie Austin has been a dedicated worker assigned to Canon Virginia, USA for the past decade. She began her new career through Reliance Staffing & Recruiting 13 years ago. Austin first came to Reliance as a referral from the community services board seeking employment and an opportunity to provide for herself and family. “Because there was ... [Continue Reading]