Command Center matches hard-working employees with companies looking for workers

Get a big order in and need help fast? Did your secretary quit and you need a replacement before your office falls apart? Let someone else go through the hundreds of applications you're bound to receive. Get assistance from Command Center in Cambridge.

Command Center is a 24-7, on-demand staffing facility. If your business needs labor help, the team at Command Center has a dependable, cost-effective solution. Glen Emery and Autumn Haskins excel at matching employers with employees. The first step is a meeting (or phone call) with customers to determine what a company's needs are. Be prepared to list the skill set you're looking for, as well as the other specifics of the job. Next, either Emery or Haskins will visit your company to get a better feel for what type of person will fit in well with your other employees.

There are a number of advantages to using a service like Command Center. According to Emery, right now if you advertise for an open position you're likely to receive between 50 to 200 applications. "We go through and screen the bad out," he said, easing the stress of employers. Once a selection is made, an employer gets a chance to see the employee in action before deciding whether to hire him permanently. During that time, Command Center handles payroll, taxes, insurance, worker's compensation and other necessary paperwork. "It's a lot more convenient and easier for the company," said Emery. If the match isn't right, Command Center will bring in someone else.

In addition to benefiting employers, Command Center offers several perks to employees that other similar companies don't. Through the safety program, employees earn points they can redeem for tools, boots, hard hats and other items. The Loyalty Bonus is popular, noted Emery. For every 1,500 hours worked in a calendar year, the employee will receive a check for one-week's average wage. That means if you've been making $10 an hour, you'll get a check for $400. Command Center also offers affordable health, dental, and vision insurance. Stop by to fill out an application Mondays to Fridays between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Command Center, 320 Garfield Ave. S., Cambridge, can be reached at 763-552-9679. Email glen.emery@commandonline.com or autumn.ruse@commandonline.com. Browse http://commandonline.com.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WORK?

Glen Emery offers these tips to people looking for work to make themselves more marketable.

• Attitude is important. Even if you've been looking for work for months, you need to treat every opportunity as though it was the first place you've applied. "Put on a happy face," Emery advised.

"Come in looking like you're ready to go to work."

• Be honest. When you're asked what type of work you're looking for, don't say "anything." That turns off an employer, Emery noted. Instead, explain what you've done before and note that you're open to learning new skills.