Library Associates Companies (LAC), a woman-owned business with over 200 employees, was founded in 1986 by Deborah Schwarz, its current owner and CEO. With offices in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. (Rockville), LA specializes in consulting, staffing and outsourcing of information management functions and positions. From libraries to digital asset management, LA brings the experience, knowledge and expertise to manage and/or staff information management functions and operations in the private sector and for government agencies.

Our mission is to connect knowledge and people, and to bring that expertise to help our clients solve problems, manage change and provide qualified individuals for jobs, assignments, projects and careers.

Library Associates Companies offers potential employers a wide variety of staffing solutions:

Direct hires: We find you the right candidate for a flat fee based on a percentage of the first year's annualized salary.

Temp-to-hire: We provide you with a qualified candidate on a temporary basis, and depending upon the length of the temporary assignment, we will charge a conversion fee if you decide to hire our employee on a full time/direct hire basis.

Temporary: We will find you a qualified individual for any length of assignment. All of our staff members are Library Associates Companies employees.

Library Associates Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer all of our employees comprehensive benefits (medical, dental and vision care); 401K participation; training and paid professional association participation. We also offer mentoring, resume review, interviewing tips and techniques, and coaching.

Why work with a staffing organization? Here's why:

• Library Associates Companies screens all of our candidates thoroughly including extensive background checks, drug testing (when appropriate) and aptitude tests (when desired).
• All of our employees receive the full support of our organization, including opportunities to further their education and to participate in professional organizations.
• Our outsourced employees are supervised and/or guided by professional project managers, and we stay on top of performance and attendance. Our core administrative and recruiting staff consists of information professionals who bring their years of experience "on-the-job" to bear on projects and assignments.
• Library Associates Companies keeps tabs on information industry updates, including salary surveys, best practices, trends, new and emerging technology, and professional association activities.

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