Recruiting for Good ties staffing hires to kids’ reading gigs

Recruiting for Good launched a perk that gives companies a family benefit when they hire through the staffing agency. Each full-time placement funds 10 book-review gigs for employees’ children in grades 1 through 5, with a $100 dining gift card reward.

Why it matters: - Recruiting for Good is turning hiring into a family-facing benefit. - The program ties staffing placements to literacy, writing and early work habits for children. - Companies can use the perk as an employee-retention tool while supporting a community program.

What happened: - Recruiting for Good launched a new employee perk for companies that retain the staffing agency for full-time search. - The program applies to roles in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, HR, IT, Marketing and Operations. - Every full-time hire funds 10 meaningful gigs for 1st- to 5th-grade children tied to employees at the hiring company. - The company directs interested employers to email Sara@RecruitingforGood.com.

The details: - The featured activity is called “The Book Review Gig.” - Children read one book and write a review tailored to their grade level. - 1st graders write 1 to 3 sentences. - 2nd graders write 3 to 6 sentences. - 3rd graders write a full paragraph of 5 to 8 sentences in cursive. - 4th graders write a three-paragraph response in cursive. - 5th graders write a multi-paragraph essay in cursive. - Children who complete the review receive a $100 dining gift card for a “Mom & Me Lunch.” - Recruiting for Good says the program is designed to build critical thinking, literacy and work ethic. - The company says the initiative also creates opportunities for children with autism and Down syndrome who like to draw, with tailored drawing and painting activities.

Between the lines: - The launch extends Recruiting for Good’s broader model of using placement fees to fund social causes. - The staffing agency has operated since 1998 and focuses on Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Information Technology and Operations roles. - Recruiting for Good says it has run The Sweetest Gigs for talented girls since 2020, with more than 100 unique gigs served to more than 100 girls. - The company links that earlier program to Girls Design Tomorrow™, a mentoring methodology based on 3,000 hours of personal mentoring with daughters and mothers. - The agency also runs a referral program for parents, grandparents and aunts who want to connect girls in third through fifth grade with a five-month gig. - In that program, girls read a book and write a review each month, and completing the gig earns a $500 gift to open a savings account. - Recruiting for Good also promotes related rewards programs for dining, travel and VIP tickets.

What's next: - Employers can activate the perk by retaining Recruiting for Good for a search and completing a full-time placement. - Families can expect the book-review gig slots to open after hires are made. - Recruiting for Good is also promoting upcoming and ongoing events for girls in Los Angeles, including a one-hour social party tied to book reviews and a lunch reward contest. - More information is available at Recruiting for Good’s website, the Retain Recruiting for Good program, The Sweetest Gigs, The Sweetest Gig, The Sweetest Rewards, and Love Books and Chocolate.

The bottom line: - Recruiting for Good is packaging staffing placements as a benefit that can help companies with hiring while giving employees’ children a structured, reward-based literacy activity.