Our Approach
OUR QUALIFICATIONS
We strive to hire employees with natural instincts for leadership & management. It is very important to us that each employee has a strong foundation in customer service. Our hiring process consists of an in depth interview with a counselor as well as comprehensive computer testing, reference checking & resume review. We hire individuals who we feel will represent the People Connection to its fullest.
We send each consultant to be accredited by the California Association of Staffing Professionals. We have a strong in house training program that ensures each new consultant understands our standard of customer service and care.
We promise to honor our guarantee if for any reason you are not satisfied with any aspect of your placement. Your concerns are taken very seriously and a resolution will be immediate.
We believe our applicants and customers should be treated like gold… Our success depends on it!
Below you will have the opportunity to learn about each of your consultant's background and training, as well as email them should you need to ask a specific question.
Our Story
Equal Employment Opportunity
The People Connection is committed to providing equal employment opportunity. We do not consider race, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, gender, or sexual orientation in any employment decision. Each person is evaluated on the basis of personal skill and merit. We insist that both the spirit and intent of the laws prohibiting discrimination be fully implemented in all our working relationships.
John Dorning
President
Originally from New York, John has been living in the Bay Area on and off for many years. John returned to San Francisco after seven years in Japan teaching and working in a law firm to join The People Connection in1998, where he went from working at the front desk, to staffing consultant to Operations Manager and Vice President to taking over as President and owner in 2018. John has also been active in the theatre, doing all aspects, from stage managing to acting and also does martial arts. He attended Suffolk County Community College, City College of San Francisco and San Francisco State University.
Jean Eddy
Consultant
Jean Eddy relocated to the Bay Area more then 20 years ago from the East Coast. She has 30 years of staffing service experience. She has worked her way from consultant, recruiter, sales and management to ownership. She opened The People Connection in 1984. Her passion is to help her applicants/employees find good jobs as well as help her customers find the best employees. Jean has a BS in Business from the University of Maryland. Her days are currently filled with selling, marketing and problem solving.
Josh Torres
Staffing Consultant
Josh Torres is a Staffing Consultant at The People Connection. He is a local Bay Area (Palo Alto) native, and 2019 graduate of the University of Alabama with his bachelor's in business marketing. Prior to joining The People Connection team, Josh has spent his young career within the legal, tech startup and major league sports industries within the Bay Area. Josh is focused in all aspects of business development, recruiting, marketing and customer experience. Josh looks forward to further growing his expertise and career within staffing operations at the People Connection while building lasting client and candidate relations for years to come!
