Ayers has been providing HR interim-staffing services for nearly a decade.  “Clients have come to us with needs in a variety of situations,” Terry says.  “Our business gives us access to a cadre of HR professionals who work on a consulting basis, which enables us to meet temporary needs with highly qualified talent.”
   
A sampling of assignments includes the following:

• When the rapid growth of a major pharmaceutical company strained the capacity of its internal recruiters, the company augmented its recruiting team with an Ayers consultant.
• An international bank with a small presence in Connecticut recognized that its needs did not justify keeping a full-time HR professional.  After the incumbent declined to convert to part-time status, Ayers placed a consultant there on a long-term, part-time assignment.
• When the HR Director at a client company went on maternity leave, Ayers provided a senior-level generalist to fill the position until the employee returned.
• A small but growing broker-dealer decided to develop a national network of call centers.  Rapid implementation was critical, but the firm’s HR staff was already stretched by the demands of rapid growth.  Ayers put a team in place to handle the recruiting on a turnkey basis up to the final interview—at well below the client’s per-person recruiting cost.
• A community bank divesting a large business as the result of a merger lacked the HR staff to handle the project.  Ayers brought in two consultants who helped the bank with everything from planning the human resources aspects of the divestiture through execution of specific details.