The Ultimate Helping Hand

For anyone that’s ever been scoffed at when they’ve asked for directions or ignored when they’ve asked for assistance, read on for proof that there are indeed people out there who care.

The IndUS Business Journal reported that for most of her professional career, Palbinder Badesha has thrived on the aspects of her jobs that help others. Her new career as the owner of Express Employment Professionals is no exception, as helping her clients her favorite part of the job.

“There is no better thrill than helping someone get a job – it really does change their life,” said Badesha, who opened her Express Employ¬ment Prof¬essionals office in March 2006 in Corona, California. The chain, which is based in Oklahoma City, Okla., and started in 1983 and began franchising in 1985, provides evaluation and direct hire, temporary staffing, executive recruiting and human resources services. It is the nation’s fifth-largest staffing company and it is the only privately held company among the world’s 20 largest staffing firms. Express Employment Professionals employs more than 375,000 people each year.

For Badesha, a married mother of two who came to the United States in 2002 from England where she grew up, the strength of the staffing industry combined with the franchisor support of Express Employment also made it a no brainer for her to pursue. She said she had an instant connection with the concept and signed a deal with the company just a month after her first meeting in October 2005. She runs her office with two employees and has employed sales reps in the past, but currently handles the sales tasks herself. Her office placed over 600 employees last year and she said her main goal is to find long-term business with “decent companies who treat employees well.”

“I always wanted to own my own business – kind of like someone who always wanted to write a novel – you just know in the back of your mind,” said Badesha. “I knew that getting a franchise was a less risky way to open your own business. If you are running your own business it is lonely. It is much better to be part of an organization, a franchise system.”

She professes to love the daily bustle of the job. “The adrenaline is always flowing. No two days are alike,” she said. “Everyday when you come in you never know what is going to happen and I quite like that part of it. I can’t imagine myself doing anything else right now,” she added.