Press Release

Stand-Out Franchisee Honored for Dedication to Brand Mission and Recruitment Strategies

ATLANTA – Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion) is thrilled to announce that franchise owner Michael Chalmers recently received the “Innovation Franchisee MVP Award” at the Multi-Unit Franchisee Convention. 

The winners, chosen from a long list of multi-unit franchisee nominees, are the country’s best and brightest power operators, innovators, and creative thinkers who have demonstrated outstanding performance in growing both their organization and their brands. Chalmers, who owns several offices in Alabama and Georgia, was given this award for his dedication to Spherion’s mission and ability to adjust to unexpected challenges in order to drive results.

“I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Chalmers. “My team and I have worked so hard over the past few years to make sure we’re providing job seekers with the best resources in the industry, no matter the situation. We’ve tried all different kinds of tactics to drive candidate recruitment, as well as gain new clients, and it’s been amazing to see those tactics pay off in such a huge way.”

The Innovation Franchisee MVP Award was given to Chalmers for his transformative recruitment strategies that drove results for the brand and his local offices. Some of the strategies included TV advertising with local stations, as well as “drive-up” hiring events during the pandemic. In addition, he owns several “on-premise” offices at client sites along with his full-service locations. Each “on-premise” office has a recruitment and account management team dedicated to assisting the client with their employment needs.

Not only has Chalmers displayed great innovation at the local level, he’s also made a large impact on the entire franchise community with the launch of the annual Sandy Mazur “Excellence in Leadership” scholarship. Chalmers launched the program in coordination with another franchise owner on behalf of the Spherion franchise community, along with the Richland County Foundation, which disburses grants for charitable organizations. The program awards scholarships to high school graduates of any age planning to pursue higher education.

“Michael has been an outstanding franchise owner since the very beginning,” said Rebecca Rogers Tijerino, group president of Spherion. “He’s truly dedicated to not only his own community, but the entire Spherion franchise family. He and his team have displayed such resilience in the face of adversity and proactively evolved the traditional staffing and recruiting processes to higher levels of success for achieving their goals. The results speak for themselves, and this award is incredibly well-deserved and a testament to the work they put in every day.”

“I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Chalmers. “My team and I have worked so hard over the past few years to make sure we’re providing job seekers with the best resources in the industry, no matter the situation. We’ve tried all different kinds of tactics to drive candidate recruitment, as well as gain new clients, and it’s been amazing to see those tactics pay off in such a huge way.”

The Innovation Franchisee MVP Award was given to Chalmers for his transformative recruitment strategies that drove results for the brand and his local offices. Some of the strategies included TV advertising with local stations, as well as “drive-up” hiring events during the pandemic. In addition, he owns several “on-premise” offices at client sites along with his full-service locations. Each “on-premise” office has a recruitment and account management team dedicated to assisting the client with their employment needs.

Not only has Chalmers displayed great innovation at the local level, he’s also made a large impact on the entire franchise community with the launch of the annual Sandy Mazur “Excellence in Leadership” scholarship. Chalmers launched the program in coordination with another franchise owner on behalf of the Spherion franchise community, along with the Richland County Foundation, which disburses grants for charitable organizations. The program awards scholarships to high school graduates of any age planning to pursue higher education.

“Michael has been an outstanding franchise owner since the very beginning,” said Rebecca Rogers Tijerino, group president of Spherion. “He’s truly dedicated to not only his own community, but the entire Spherion franchise family. He and his team have displayed such resilience in the face of adversity and proactively evolved the traditional staffing and recruiting processes to higher levels of success for achieving their goals. The results speak for themselves, and this award is incredibly well-deserved and a testament to the work they put in every day.”

Spherion brandishes the power of local through a network of independent and empowered franchisees like Chalmers. Each Spherion franchisee enriches their communities through connecting and facilitating employment opportunities every day—and when they’re successful together, their investments flow back into the neighborhoods where they live and work. The power of Spherion is in its local roots. 

With more than 75 years of staffing and recruiting experience, Spherion stands out as a leader in the industry, leveraging the power of local to support its vast network of independent franchisees. True to its tagline, Let’s Get to Work, Spherion provides temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and managed hiring services to more than 4,000 businesses nationwide across its 200+ locations. With a 4.8/5 star Google review score and recognition as a Top 100 Staffing Company to Work for by World Staffing Awards, a Top Franchise by Franchise Business Review, and ranking in the top 15% on Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 list, Spherion has a proven ability to cater to the ever-changing demands of America’s workforce. Backed by the world’s largest talent company, Spherion provides superior staffing and recruiting solutions through its General Staffing franchise model and Professional IT model.