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Temporary Staffing Center

Overview

We are pleased to announce that Northwestern University has developed a Temporary Staffing Center. The Center was established to supply temporary staffing coverage for various needs throughout the university: vacations, leave of absences, temp to hires, special projects, seasonal peaks, and unexpected business demands. The core services provided by the Center will be recruiting, interviewing, and assigning individuals in temporary administrative and financial support positions, solely at Northwestern University.

Whether you are a first-time or transitional job seeker, college graduate, graduate student, experienced professional or retiree, NU has a variety of positions ranging from Office Assistant to Accounting/Financial Assistant to Executive Assistant.

We seek individuals who demonstrate:

•  Professionalism

•  Customer focus

•  Excellent interpersonal skills

•  Strong verbal/written communication skills

•  Team orientation

• Detail orientation

•  Efficiency

•  Innovation/Creativity

•  Organizational and planning skills

•  Computer proficiency

Benefits to Temporary Employees

In addition to offering temporary opportunities in stimulating work environments, there are multiple benefits to joining the NU Temporary Staffing Center:

•  Challenging positions

•  Temporary-to-hire opportunities

•  Software tutorials

 

•  Flexible work schedules

•  Valuable work experience

•  Choice of work location


Partnership

To meet NU's growing demand for pre-qualified temporary employees, we have developed this centralized staffing solution. The partnership will allow Northwestern University to provide our departments with highly qualified temporary employees. In addition, this program will allow candidates to have one central avenue to explore all of NU's temporary job opportunities.

The center will be managed by NU's Human Resources and Advanced Resources, NU's selected temporary staffing partner. The Temporary Staffing Centers will be centrally located on each campus:

 

EVANSTON CAMPUS

Alexis Wisniewski

Staffing Consultant

1801 Maple Avenue

First Floor, Suite 1101

Evanston, Illinois 60208

alexis-wisniewski@northwestern.edu

Phone: 847 467-0048

CHICAGO CAMPUS

Theresa Barron

Staffing Consultant

750 North Lake Shore Drive

6 th Floor, Suite 693

Chicago, Illinois 60611

t-barron@northwestern.edu

Phone: 312 503-1234

 

 

All prospective temporary applicants will need to complete an on-line application, provide three professional references, complete a face to face interview and test on required software and other relevant skill sets. Certain positions will require background screenings. To further explore joining NU's temporary team click the link below which will take you to sample position descriptions and the online application, located on Advanced Resources' website.

 

www.advancedresources.com

NU Partner