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Holy guacamole, it's almost Halloween! This month seems to have flown by, what with the conferences and the work we've been doing here on the newest version of COATS.
We had a great time at Staffing World 2011, saying hi to our existing clients and partners and making new friends. We probably saw you there!
Shout-outs to Theresa, Paul, Caroline, Connie, Janelle, John, Rocky, Pete, Trisha, Adam, Aaron, Rob, Jay, Darlene and everyone else we saw! Thanks for stopping by, offerring ideas and providing feedback. Sometimes, there is nothing else like "face time."
Between conferences, please feel free to drop into the COATS Users Group on LinkedIn to get advice from your fellow staffing leaders, and check out the COATS blog for staffing stories and legal roundups. And don't forget to like us on Facebook!
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Coming Soon: COATSsql Version 4.3.0
 Watch the Customer Only Site this Thurssday afternoon, October 20th! We are releasing a new version of COATSsql. Version 4.3.0 will be available for download from the customers-only site. Send us your email address to make sure you are on the update list! If you must have it now, call Support and we can send you the BETA version. Version 4.3.0's main new features are: - Randomization of Social Security Numbers
- A reference box to notate when a candidate has been vetted with E-Verify
- Updates to the EMPL screen for mass emailing or texting of candidates
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Contest: How Do You Use COATS?
 Tell us and you could win a $25 gift card!Whenever we talk to you, we're amazed at the innovative uses you find for the capabilities of COATS. Send us an email telling us what special way you've devised of using COATS, and we'll enter your name in a drawing for a $25 gift card! We'll also publish the best COATS tips in our newsletter. |
Our Staffing World 2011 Adventure
 Well, maybe not an adventure in the strictest sense (we got out of the convention center maybe once or twice), but COATS had a great time at Staffing World 2011 last week in New Orleans. That's us in the pic there: VP of Sales & Marketing Karen Connor, VP of Sales & Marketing for Reliance Staffing & Recruiting (our sister staffing company) Lynn Connor and COATS Founder Tom Sarach.
While Wednesday was fairly laid-back, despite an exhilarating start by fighter pilot Jim Murphy, the conference really kicked into high gear on Thursday. Our booth saw lots of traffic from our existing clients and friends, and from new friends who wanted to learn about how truly integrated staffing software works.
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Managing Change: A Two-Part Series
 There's a lot of change afoot in the staffing industry, especially in our neck of the woods, so we posted a two-part series we're doing on change in the workplace. Of course, managing change is a huge topic; entire graduate-level degrees can be obtained on organizational change. We know we're just scratching the surface with this two-parter, but we hope the info will be helpful and might inspire you to look into larger bodies of knowledge on change.There are a lot of different frameworks for thinking about change; John Kotter's 8-step plan is one of the major ones. We've decided to go with something we call the 4 Cs. No, it has nothing to do with purchasing diamonds; it's four things that are absolutely necessary for successful change in the workplace. Read more about the first two Cs -->Read more about the other two Cs --> |
Reducing Risk: Investigate Internally to Avoid Lawsuits
 "Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit," the great legal scholar and daytime-TV fixture Judge Mills Lane has been quoted as saying. However, if an unfortunate event happens during the course of business, you could be at risk for a lawsuit, especially if you don't investigate claims yourself.Nearly 90 percent of workers who eventually file a lawsuit against their employers made their complaints initially to a supervisor or other company representative, according to a recent study from the National Whistleblowers Center. Clearly, those 90 percent didn't feel that their complaints were taken seriously or handled properly. And while you can't make everyone happy, you can take steps to reduce your risk of a lawsuit resulting from a complaint.
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Like Us on Facebook!
"You like us? You really, really like us?"
We want you to know the latest from COATS HQ, including news of our clients' growth, pics of us out and about and updates from the COATS family (which includes you!), be sure to "Like" us on Facebook!
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Join the COATS Users Group on LinkedIn
 The COATS Users Group on LinkedIn is starting to heat up! We created this group for COATS users to discuss the software with us and with each other so we can all get more out of it. This is a members-only group, so you don't have to worry about anyone wandering in and spamming us. Unfortunately, that means you do have to apply for membership, but we promise you'll get in; all you have to be is a COATS user. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Miss a Newsletter?
COATS has been sending an emailed newsletter since August of 2008. If you missed one of our monthly newsletters, click below to see what you've missed!
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Upcoming Training Times for COATS
Group training times for COATS customers: October 2011 24: 10 am - noon,
2 - 4 pm EDT November 2011 17,18: 10 am - noon, EDT December 2011 1,2: 10 am - noon, EDT Click here for more info |
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Welcome to Our New Clients!
We'd like to welcome these new clients to the COATS family:
- Global Offshore Resources
- Employment Solutions Network
These COATS clients added more users this month:
- InfiniStaff
- Staffworks Group
- Labor Force Staffng
- Reliant Personnel
- Superior Staffing
- Quality Employment
- Jacobson Industrial Services
- UltraForce
- Premier Resource
- Madden Industrial Craftsmen
And these companies added COATS' value-added options:
- Austin Staffing
- New Era Staffing and HR Solutions
Thanks to all of these companies; let's grow bigger and better together!
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Compliments of:
Stacey E. James
Littler Mendelson P.C.
501 W. Broadway, Ste. 900
San Diego, CA 92101-3577 (619) 232-0441
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