The American Staffing Association honored Advent Group with a national Care Award for outstanding social responsibility initiatives among ASA member staffing agencies and associates across the country. The ASA Care Award winners will be celebrated at Staffing World® 2018 on Oct. 16‒18 in metro Washington, DC. The Advent Group was honored for our Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow program, a… Read more »
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Three Interview Tips You Haven’t Heard a Million Times Before
Posted on by Josie Thuma
It’s the night before an interview for your dream position at a company you’ve cyber-stalked for years. You set your alarm, went to bed early, Googled your interviewer, and rehearsed answers to about 1,000 generic interview questions the interviewer may pull out of their bag of tricks. Still, you’re wondering if you’ve done all you… Read more »
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Working for Advent Group: An Insider’s Perspective
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
At Advent Group, we understand the power of perspective. It’s true to say that we’re a team of recruiters, administrative assistants, managers, salespeople, marketers, and account reps. But, we’re also entrepreneurs, violinists, chefs, travelers, entertainers, and writers. Working for a recruiting agency means connecting people with jobs. But, it also means a tearful thank you… Read more »
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Announcement: Katy Smith is Division Director for Advent Creative Group
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Katy Smith to Division Director for Advent Creative Group. Katy joined Advent Creative five years ago and through her dedicated, hands-on approach to delivering recruiting and service excellence, the division has experienced unprecedented growth. Katy has an exceptional reputation in our marketplace and is frequently recognized for outstanding… Read more »
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Advent Group Named 2018 Best Place to Work by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
Advent Group is happy to announce that we have been named a Best Place to Work by the Minneapolis and St. Paul Business Journal. The Best Places to Work nominees were selected based on anonymous employee questionnaires to determine which Minnesota companies best create and maintain engaging work environments for their employees, through team-building activities,… Read more »
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Advent is Breaking Barriers with Avivo
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
This year, Advent has selected “Breaking Barriers” as our cornerstone initiative under our Advent Cares program. We created this initiative to assist individuals in our community who have experienced significant barriers to economic stability, wellness and success. Advent has selected our long-term community partner, Avivo of Minneapolis, to carry out our initiative. Avivo provides a… Read more »
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Flash Promo Today Only for $300 Off New Staffing Requests
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
$300 Flash Promo Today Only What do you get when you cross Administrative Professionals’ Day (today) with National Superhero Day on Sat? A Flash promo of course! TODAY ONLY from 9 – 3 pm, take $300 off ANY new staffing request of 40 hours or more! We have some seriously SUPER talent available right now and if you have been thinking about… Read more »
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Advent Talent Group Expands Services, Opens Specialty Division Advent HR
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
Advent Talent Group is pleased to announce the expansion of our services to include our new specialty staffing division, Advent HR. Advent has more than 30 years of experience staffing all levels of HR and Recruiting within a wide variety of industries in the Twin Cities market. Earlier this year, we decided to give this… Read more »
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Advent Creative’s Panel Event: Cutting Edge Digital Trends for 2018 and Beyond
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
On February 28, Advent Creative Group hosted a complimentary panel discussion exclusively for our clients and connections. At the event, industry experts weighed in on cutting-edge digital trends for 2018 and beyond. Panelists discussed augmented intelligence, chatbots, new data-driven applications, as well as the future of video, lead generation and more. We explored practical applications… Read more »
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Team Building 2018: Constructing Our Foundation & Extreme Sandbox Fun
Posted on by Susan Isebrand
Today the Advent Group team gathered for our annual team building event. This year, the day was centered around “Constructing Our Foundation” and we spent the morning developing our tools, constructing new strategies, and building on our strengths as a team. Then we headed to the Extreme Sandbox in Hastings where we learned to operate 26-ton bulldozers… Read more »