Testimonials (or our references)
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Once a Peg-ite always a Peg-ite!
“Pegite” is the name that those of us who have experienced Peg Barry and her staffing magic call ourselves.
Eight years ago and a recent arrival to Chicago and looking for a job I found Barry Personnel Resources. Peg quickly sized me up and sent me on a few temp assignments. Soon she’d placed me at job that was the perfect fit at that time.
Years later as a full-time student I called Peg once again looking for temp work and ended up working in her office, drawn by the warm welcoming environment she has created there. Multiple temp assignments, a stint as her in-house employee and two wonderful full-time placements later I know that Peg gets it done. I tell all my friends who are looking for jobs to call her. You should too. Ydalmi Noriega
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“I feel like one of the lucky ones! I met Peg in between careers. I had recently made a decision to leave one field (education) to pursue my goals in a very different field (business). Through my job search, I came across Barry Personnel quite randomly through an internet inquiry. I can still remember my first time arriving at the door of Barry Personnel Resources. I didn’t know what it was, but I knew things in my life were about to shift when I walked in the door. Peg helped me understand my strengths and career objectives clearly. As such, she found a fitting placement for me that reflected my interests and goals at the time. As a bonus, Peg became a wonderful mentor and friend after she placed me. I am fortunate to have found Peg and to have been the recipient of her insight, honesty, and genuine care for her clients and candidates.”
-Jeni O’Keefe
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“In good times AND bad, Barry Personnel and Peg Barry are a client’s & an employee’s best friend. Peg & her staff have a strong testing and screening process along with expertise in the placement of the right employee with the right client/company. I have enjoyed the challenges at each of my placement locations and Barry Personnel has happily kept me working consistently even in tough times. As a former HR manager and current contractor, I would definitely recommend Barry Personnel for assistance with your staffing needs.” -Jerry Fitzpatrick
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“I consider myself very fortunate to have found Barry Personnel Resources. I came to Peg in July of 2010 after having just lost my job. She sent me on an interview with my current employer, and I was hired the next day as a temp. I worked with Barry Personnel Resources for four months before becoming a permanent employee with the client. The company where I was placed is by far the best one I have ever worked for. It has grown vastly over the past year.
“Awhile back my workload became too much for one person to handle. I needed help, and I knew just where to go – I went to Barry Personnel Resources. Peg sent me three very qualified candidates, one of whom I hired. My assistant has been a great help, and I have Peg Barry to thank. I would highly recommend Peg and her team for anyone looking to be placed with a great company or looking to hire a qualified employee. I’ve used Barry Personnel Resources in both capacities and can say that both resulted in tremendous success. Thanks, Barry Personnel!” -Kristen Adrian
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“Human Resources can be one intimidating field. Where does a young professional start when they are inexperienced and saddled with so many areas to learn: recruitment, employee benefits, labor relations, worker’s compensation, etc.? Well, when I was twenty-four and starting out, I was fortunate to find a strategic partner in the recruitment area that I respected and could learn and grow from, but, more importantly, who understood my needs and told it to me straight! That partner was Peg Barry, founder and president of Barry Personnel Resources. For eleven years in Chicago, I relied on Peg’s wisdom and expertise in helping me identify the right hire for very challenging positions. And I loved her sense of humor and individualism. I am now in Boston, but after eighteen years of knowing Peg Barry, I am still referring clients and candidates to her.
Integrity, insight, and humor! Peg has the winning combination!
CALL HER TODAY!” -Laurie Fontaine
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“I have known Peg Barry for almost 20 years and have found her judgment of people and her professionalism outstanding. I have admired Peg and her dedication and commitment to her industry through various economic cycles. No matter where we are on the cycle, Peg rolls with it and develops the appropriate services and/or angle to serve her customers during those times. I have found Peg to be very entrepreneurial, yet cautious, a good combination of traits for a business owner. As far as the placements she has provided for me, I can only say that Peg is the only service provider who has been able to satisfy my requirements and stand behind her placements. Barry Personnel is the only choice for me.”-
Linda Day, CPM, CCIM.
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“The condominium management business is difficult on the best of days. It becomes even more difficult when your trained staff members are out sick or on leave for any length of time. Finding capable, part-time assistance had been almost impossible. That is, until I started doing business with Barry Personnel Resources, Inc.
I was referred to Peg Barry through a colleague. When I first contacted Peg in 1996 to fill a specific position, she provided me with an excellent employee. Her candidate was intelligent, personable, well-groomed and quickly learned the nuances of the position.
I have continued to use Barry Personnel Resources with great results for both temporary and permanent positions within my company. After nine years of successful placements from Barry Personnel Resources, I would strongly recommend them to any company doing business in the condominium management field.”-Hank Binswanger
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“Working for Peg, for Barry Personnel Resources, is finding that fit where everything you’ve ever dreamed to find in a job all comes together. With Peg, I found mutual and unyielding respect. I was endlessly amazed by how much and how fast I learned and was encouraged to use my knowledge in a way that developed my own style as a business woman and as a human. I learned how to consider multiple perspectives on an issue, to expand creatively, to understand the history of what makes things work well, to recognize cause and effect. I have never before and probably will never again work in another office that is run in such a way that every single element works in harmony. That comes from Peg and flows throughout Barry Personnel Resources.” -Kim Johnson
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“My former employer used Barry Personnel for temporary staff in a few key areas and, more than once, we ended up hiring the temp due to the quality of the people the agency sent us. Peg is smart, funny and caring, and runs her business with the greatest integrity, something you see reflected in the way she works with her clients, as well as how she treats her temporary staff. If you are considering using Barry Personnel as either an employer or employee, you will not regret it!” -Helen S. Harrison
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“A few bullets to describe my friend Peg:
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dynamic, no-nonsense, straight-shooter, very bright, and direct
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she will help articulate your needs to select and determine the optimum resource
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contact when you are ready for a solution
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staffing is easy, accuracy is not, the trouble-shooting part is where she excels
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indecisiveness or game-playing will be dealt with painful honesty”
-Tom Mathews
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More to come ….