The Salem Group is a staffing and strategic solutions company that is headquartered in Chicago. A female-owned business, it was founded 35 years ago and has expanded since then into a multi-divisional firm. At its inception, it operated out of a single office in the Loop district of downtown Chicago. Today, still growing, it partners with key national organizations.
The same team that put together the Salem Group decades ago still runs it today. Before they created the firm, they did extensive research to see whether there was an actual need for a new staffing agency serving the Chicago area and found out that there was but only if the new firm offered customized, strategic solutions. Therefore, they moved ahead and have given their clients exactly what they have needed.
Because they have been in business so long, the Group has been able to build up an enormous database of talent. This allows employees to find exactly who they need for whatever the job is. Their attitude in general is that you have to compare yourself to the very best in the industry, and this shows in how they follow-up with employers and employees alike to make sure that the matches are working. They were also a pioneer in merging job-seekers with tech-skills with the employers who needed them as the information age began and continue this tradition.
Divisions
Salem Group is divided into several more specialized companies. Salem Staffing handles administrative and professional needs, Salem Tech covers the information technology industry and Lorenz Engineering serves the engineering field. Salem Managed Services Group and Salem Land & Professional Services Group create managed programs for professional and right-of-way workers respectively.
Mission
The mission of Salem Group, put simply, is to bring together extraordinary people with extraordinary employers creating win-win scenarios for all involved. They pride themselves on understanding how people mesh with the workplace. They are all about excellence, integrity and action as the many organizations who have worked with them over the years have found. A civic and social minded company, they also give back to society in many ways.
Company Green Initiative
The leadership team at the company believe strongly in protecting the environment. Accordingly, they have put together a program for their own firm called the Green Initiative, which implements specific solutions for saving paper, conserving energy, recycling and more within the company operations. Furthermore, the firm encourages its employees to find environmentally-friendly ways of getting to work and provides numerous educational opportunities for them to learn about sustainability.
Job seekers and employers
Those seeking employment through the group can apply on its website. Furthermore, currently available jobs are listed as well, and these can be searched by geographic area. The company works closely with its employers and seeks to build up long-term-relationships. Accordingly, they go above and beyond to be available in person and also have an online portal where employers can seek out the talent that they need.
