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“I have a nagging fear that says ther may be onemore dip,” Welsj said. “But things feel a lot better than they did earlieer inthe year.” For her, the turnarouned came near the end of the firstt quarter, when clients who had postponed projects gave the green light to go For instance, a national coalition that she declined to identify had hiredr Executive Communications to help it recruit The work was slated to start in January, but it just now is gettinbg under way. Along with existing clients resuming projects, Executive Communications has seen a significant jump in inquirieds aboutnew business.
The companyg is in talks with 10 to 12 potential clients about dealws that could be finalized in the next 30 to 60 In comparison, Welsh said, there were only two or three pendintg deals during a very slow periode at the end of 2008 and in earlh 2009. The uptick in business has led Executivew Communications to ramp upits staff. The companyy had eliminated its temporary staff in the fourth quarter of 2008 and was operating with a total of 18permanent employees, includingf 10 full-time call associates. Now, its employmenr has returned to 38 workers as both temporary and permaneny call associates have comeon board.
Amy Broadhurst, vice presideny and general manager ofExecutive Communications, said another economicv indicator has been the quality of the job candidates she has reviewerd in the past coupls of months. The company traditionally receives résumés from collegse students and teachers lookingfor part-timw work in the summer. In addition to those people, Broadhurst said, Executive Communications alsoreceived résuméss from people who were overqualified for the For instance, business owners and commissioned sales representatives who had seen a decline in theirr business were looking for supplemental incomd to make up the difference.
There now are fewer of those typesof candidates, Broadhursyt said. But Executive Communications has continued to attract more maturapplicants — people who are returningg to the work force or are simply in searc h of a better-paying job. “We’ve actually benefited in this recession” in termsd of attracting talent, she added.