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4 Resume Tips

4 Resume Tips

Even if you're not in the market for a new job, keeping your resume current ensures you don't forget career milestones, newly acquired skills, important awards, or professional development courses/memberships. As you're going through your resume, follow our 4 Resume...

Behind the Desk: Kris Montgomery

Behind the Desk: Kris Montgomery

For our final Behind the Desk installment, get to know more about Kris Montgomery. She's our part-time web and social media guru (and Ginni's older sis) who lives in Raleigh. Describe your current role at Matern Staffing in a few sentences. I help get our...

Where’s Ginni Part 9

Where’s Ginni Part 9

Phew! Time is flying by, and I'm finally catching up on writing about my client visits. For my latest work experience I visited a leading manufacturer and supplier of concrete masonry, dry mix, and hardscape products in Milford. Milford is a small community in...

Behind the Desk: Teresa West

Behind the Desk: Teresa West

For our next Behind the Desk installment, get to know more about Teresa West. She's our long-time Staffing Director, who's been there through thick and thin for over 15 years. Describe your current role at Matern Staffing in a few sentences. As Staffing...

Behind the Desk: Ginni Matern Mastin

Behind the Desk: Ginni Matern Mastin

In the next few weeks we'll share more information about the ladies behind the recruitment, job placement, coaching, and operations of Matern Staffing.  Being a small business staffing agency serving the Greater Fredericksburg, VA area is no small task. This...

Where’s Ginni Part 8

Where’s Ginni Part 8

Have you ever wondered about the water tower on Route 1? Well, the first American production plant featuring our client's roofing products was built in 1976 in Fredericksburg, VA. Our client makes roofing sheets and tiles from 50% recycled paper, formed into a...

2017 Summer Bucket List

2017 Summer Bucket List

The temperatures are warmer, the pools are open, and another school year is finished. Happy First Day of Summer! Most of us have a bucket list of some type. Whether it’s a list we’ve written down or something we recall from memory, it’s something personal to everyone....

Where’s Ginni Part 7

Where’s Ginni Part 7

For my next client visit, I learned about hand-crafting spirits and to catch up with old friends. My earliest memories with the distillery go back about 15 years when Joe Dangler was the Master Distiller. Joe taught me and my mom about horse betting at Colonial Downs...

Celebrating 50 Years of Staffing

Celebrating 50 Years of Staffing

Fifty years ago today my grandmother, Ann Duffer (aka "Mimi"), opened the doors to her employment agency, Ann Duffer Personnel, in downtown Richmond. The business started with placing candidates in mostly secretarial and clerical positions at legal and...

Where’s Ginni Part 4

Where’s Ginni Part 4

Steel - it's all around us. It anchors large commercial buildings, reinforces bridges, runs our appliances, and strengthens our cars. Henry Bessemer revolutionized the steel manufacturing process in Britain in the 1850s, which was a huge contribution for the...

Spring into a Job

Spring into a Job

Spring into a new job or career with Matern Staffing! Whether you're looking for part-time, temporary or full-time work, we can help you. We have openings for Forklift Operators, Machine Operators, Sales Representatives, Panel & Truss Fabricators,...

Where’s Ginni Part 3

Where’s Ginni Part 3

On the third off-site client visit, Teresa and I visited the sweet work family at a local foam manufacturing plant. Our client manufactures foam-based products for packaging, residential and commercial insulation, marine dock systems and more. Teresa...

Where’s Ginni Part 2

Where’s Ginni Part 2

On Valentine's Day this week, I spent the day hanging with my brother, Brandon. Brandon began his career as a mechanic nearly 11 years ago after graduating from Nascar Technical Institute in Charlotte. He moved over to the Parts department a few years ago...

Where’s Ginni Part 1

Where’s Ginni Part 1

With new ownership in the new year, Matern Staffing plans to more regularly visit our employees and employers in the field. We want to better understand the work environment, required skills and responsibilities, and team morale so we can grow our...

2016 Year in Review

2016 Year in Review

2016 was a busy year for Matern Staffing (formerly AT Once Staffing) and the local economy. With our recent ownership and name change we are confident 2017 will bring continued growth and happiness for our staff, employees, and employers. Looking for a new...

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