Temp-to-Hire Staffing Services in St. Louis
Find the Right Employee Before Making the Long-Term Commitment
A resume and interview can tell you a lot about a candidate. Seeing how someone actually performs on the job tells you more.
Southside Temporaries provides temp-to-hire staffing services for employers throughout the Greater St. Louis area, giving businesses an opportunity to evaluate an employee’s skills, reliability and overall fit before making a permanent hiring decision.
You get the talent you need today while giving both your company and the employee an opportunity to determine whether the position is the right long-term match.
What Is Temp-to-Hire Staffing?
Temp-to-hire staffing combines the flexibility of temporary staffing with the opportunity to transition a successful employee into a permanent position.
Southside Temporaries recruits and prescreens candidates based on your requirements. The selected employee begins working on a temporary basis, allowing you to evaluate their performance in your actual work environment.
During this period, you can see firsthand how the employee:
- Performs the responsibilities of the position
- Works with supervisors and coworkers
- Handles your workplace expectations
- Demonstrates reliability and dependability
- Applies their skills in a real-world environment
- Fits within your company's culture and team
When you’ve found the right fit and the agreed-upon temporary period has been completed, the employee can transition to your permanent workforce.
Reduce Hiring Risk With a Working Evaluation
Traditional hiring requires employers to make an important decision based largely on applications, resumes, references and interviews.
Temp-to-hire staffing adds something those methods can’t provide: actual on-the-job performance.
Instead of trying to predict whether someone will succeed, you have an opportunity to see them work before making the long-term commitment.
That can be particularly valuable in light industrial and production environments, where attendance, dependability, productivity and the ability to work successfully as part of a team can be just as important as what’s listed on a resume.
Benefits of Temp-to-Hire Staffing
Reduce Hiring Risk
Evaluate an employee in your workplace before extending permanent employment. You gain more information to make the decision instead of relying exclusively on the traditional interview process.
Improve Employee Retention
Fit works both ways. The temp-to-hire period gives employees an opportunity to experience the position and workplace before accepting a permanent role, potentially creating a stronger match between employer and employee.
Evaluate Skills on the Job
See whether a candidate can perform the actual responsibilities of the position rather than relying solely on how those abilities are represented during the hiring process.
Determine Workplace and Cultural Fit
Technical ability isn’t the only factor behind a successful hire. Temp-to-hire staffing allows you to evaluate how someone communicates, works with your team and adapts to your workplace.
Make More Confident Hiring Decisions
When it’s time to make an employment offer, you’re making the decision based on demonstrated performance rather than a prediction of future performance.
Temp-to-Hire Employees for St. Louis Businesses
Southside Temporaries specializes in helping St. Louis-area employers solve workforce challenges, with extensive experience supporting light industrial operations.
We can recruit temp-to-hire candidates for positions such as:
Light Industrial & Warehouse
- General laborers
- Warehouse associates
- Production workers
- Machine operators
- Forklift operators
- Packaging associates
- Assembly workers
- Shipping and receiving employees
Skilled Trades
- Maintenance workers
- Skilled production employees
- Machine and equipment operators
- Other skilled industrial positions
Clerical & Administrative
- Administrative support
- Office and clerical employees
- Data entry
- Customer service
- Other office support positions
Have a different position to fill? Tell us what you’re looking for, and we’ll determine how Southside Temporaries can help.
How Does Temp-to-Hire Staffing Work?
Southside Temporaries manages the staffing process from the initial search through the transition to permanent employment.
1. Tell us about your opening.
We learn about the position, required skills, schedule, location, pay and the characteristics you’re looking for in a successful employee.
2. We recruit and prescreen candidates.
Our team identifies candidates based on your requirements and the demands of the position.
3. The employee starts on a temporary basis.
Your selected employee gets to work, giving you an opportunity to evaluate their skills, dependability and overall fit.
4. Evaluate performance in your workplace.
See how the employee performs the actual job and works within your organization before making your permanent hiring decision.
5. Transition the right employee to your team.
Once the requirements of the temp-to-hire arrangement have been completed, Southside Temporaries helps manage the transition from temporary to permanent employment.
Temporary Staffing vs. Temp-to-Hire: What's the Difference?
Both solutions provide workforce flexibility, but they’re designed for different hiring goals.
Temporary staffing is typically best when you need additional employees for seasonal demand, projects, absences, production increases or other short-term workforce requirements.
Temp-to-hire staffing is designed for positions that could become permanent. The employee starts temporarily, giving your business time to evaluate their performance before deciding whether to bring them onto your permanent team.
Not sure which approach makes sense? Southside Temporaries can help you choose the staffing solution that fits your situation.
Why Choose Southside Temporaries for Temp-to-Hire Staffing?
Successful temp-to-hire placements aren’t simply about finding someone who can technically perform a job. Location, schedule, compensation, skills and workplace expectations all influence whether an employee is likely to succeed.
Southside Temporaries understands those realities because we’re focused on the St. Louis employment market.
We work with businesses throughout St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Chesterfield, St. Charles and surrounding communities, helping employers find people who meet their immediate workforce requirements while potentially becoming valuable long-term employees.
Temp-to-Hire Staffing FAQs
What does temp-to-hire mean?
Temp-to-hire means an employee begins working on a temporary basis with the possibility of transitioning into permanent employment. It gives the employer and employee time to evaluate whether the position is a good long-term fit.
What are the advantages of temp-to-hire staffing?
Temp-to-hire staffing allows employers to evaluate actual job performance before making a permanent hiring decision. It can help reduce hiring risk, assess skills and workplace fit, and give employers greater confidence when making permanent offers.
How is temp-to-hire different from temporary staffing?
Temporary staffing is generally used to address short-term workforce requirements. Temp-to-hire staffing is used when an employer has a position that may become permanent but wants to evaluate the employee on the job before making that commitment.
How long does an employee work temporarily before being hired?
The required temporary period depends on the specific staffing arrangement. Southside Temporaries establishes the terms with the employer and helps manage the transition when the employee becomes eligible for permanent employment.
Can I evaluate an employee's performance before hiring them?
Yes. That’s one of the primary advantages of temp-to-hire staffing. You can observe the employee’s skills, productivity, dependability and fit within your workplace before deciding whether to offer permanent employment.
What positions can Southside Temporaries fill on a temp-to-hire basis?
Southside Temporaries primarily serves light industrial employers while also supporting skilled trades and clerical staffing needs. Positions can include warehouse, production, general labor, machine operation, packaging, shipping and receiving, administrative support and related roles.
Where does Southside Temporaries provide temp-to-hire staffing?
Southside Temporaries provides temp-to-hire staffing services throughout the Greater St. Louis area, including St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Chesterfield and St. Charles.
Hire With Greater Confidence
The right employee can become an important part of your team. Temp-to-hire staffing gives you the opportunity to make that decision based on what matters most: how someone actually performs on the job.
Southside Temporaries can help you recruit, evaluate and transition the right people into your workforce.
