1999 News releases

The Career Shop of Durham College and Manpower Launch Performance Partnerships

October 13, 1999

Oshawa, Ontario - The Career Shop of Durham College and Manpower announced the creation of Performance Partnerships at Durham College's main campus today. Performance Partnerships, which offers comprehensive human resource and development services, was designed specifically to help organizations remain competitive in the global marketplace.

Many organizations face a variety of human resource challenges due to an unpredictable business environment and rapidly changing technology. The joint venture between The Career Shop and Manpower creates a unique opportunity to maximize the potential of human resources by:

• helping employees understand their role in the organization;
• increasing employee morale;
• encouraging employees to take responsibility for their own employability;
• assisting terminated employees find new employment; and
• ensuring employees view the organization as ethical and caring.

The Career Shop-Manpower collaboration will benefit organizations and employees alike by, helping raise morale and generating a higher return on payroll costs; further motivating staff and improving their skills; increasing customer loyalty and repeat sales; and lowering turnover, all of which lead to significant savings.

"Our partnership with Manpower will allow The Career Shop to offer business clients more comprehensive services to meet their human resource requirements," stated Jan Lean, Career Counsellor, The Career Shop. "Our goal is to help organizations remain competitive by having the right person in the right job, with the right skills to make a meaningful contribution to the bottom line."

The Career Shop of Durham College is a one-start, comprehensive community career development service staffed by employment specialists. This team of highly skilled and dedicated professionals has been providing career training and employment programs to the community for more than 25 years as an integral part of the college's commitment to building meaningful partnerships.

"Because The Career Shop is a recognized leader in career development, we were excited to pursue a partnership whereby our customers and their employees could leverage the expertise of Manpower's overall human resource services," says Kathy March, Branch Manager of Manpower. "It was obvious that Durham Region was ready to invest in human resources and employees."

Founded in 1948, Manpower is a global leader in human resource solutions. Manpower is committed to quality and service and invests heavily in the creation of leading-edge human resource technologies that result in a more productive workforce for their clients.

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