My Career Network

 

 

            My Career Network began in 1999 with the focus of finding college graduates a career anywhere in Kentucky or Southern Indiana. In 2002, Collie knew that there needed to be changes. The company was not going the direction the leaders wanted it to go. The focus changed to the approach of solving recruitment problems for employers. Since the change, the company has grown and acquired several clients.

            Businesses need to be willing to review where they currently are and where they are going. Are they getting the ROI needed to grow, rather than becoming stagnated? Are they following the purpose for which they began their business or evaluating their business plan and using it as a guideline? My Career Network is a great example of what could happen once a business refocuses; growth can occur.

            Speaking with Collie King, president of My Career Network, Collie mentioned, “… the most important item in keeping employees satisfied in the workplace is to pay them right.” Employees will be more focused on their job or tasks at hand, rather than how they are going to pay a bill or buy groceries. My Career Network employees also receive very nice benefits and are inspired to create new ways to satisfy their clients. If an employee comes up with an implemented idea, they are compensated for the idea. If the idea is such that it would actually eliminate their job, (i.e., automation versus a manual process) My Career Network will place them elsewhere in the company.

            Collie hired an outside PR company to interview their employees and the results were such that the employees became confident and made to feel important, which empowered them to complete the needed tasks in order to ultimately take care of their client. Collie has also had success with rewarding the team with a bonus when items are completed in or ahead of time.

“Be honest with employees,” said Collie. “My Career Network takes care of the employees and the employees take care of the company.”

Collie said, “Small business is the greatest opportunity that America has.” In one instance, Collie was interviewing a person that had the qualities for which he was looking, but the individual wanted to start a business. Collie saw the opportunity to hire him for his expertise and also coached him in starting his business. It turned into a win/win situation.