Georgia Association of Personnel Services
The Georgia Association of Personnel Services is a non-profit trade association consisting of Personnel Staffing Services Firms in the state of Georgia. Our membership is voluntary and includes over 150 firms and branches.
Our Mission
"To Represent, Educate and Promote the Private Personnel Staffing Services Industry while maintaining the highest Standards of Practice."
Who can be a Member of GAPS?
Any corporation, company, partnership, or individual engaged in negotiating placement where a fee is charged, is eligible for membership without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, veteran status or disability.
Why be a Member of GAPS?
- Industry-related monthly meeting and training seminars provided throughout the year.
- GAPS Educational Institute provides training programs for both Rookie and Advanced consultants three times a year.
- Our Annual Conference features the industry's top trainers and speakers.
- Monthly neighborhood Round Table "get-togethers" with small groups of members . . . a great networking and information forum.
- Your company will receive extensive exposure to both candidates and clients through our Membership Directory, the GAPS Home Page on the Internet (http://www.jobconnection.com), and our quarterly newsletter.
- The affordable membership dues results in reduced rates at all functions.
- Political "Lobbyist" to maintain a proactive posture in government affairs to protect our industry from harmful state and federal legislation.
- Additional "Value Added Services" to our membership provided by Affiliate Members sensitive to our industry's needs.
Object and Purpose
- To promote constructive publicity and to create a better understanding, acquaintance, co-ordination and co-operation among fee charging employment services; to increase the efficiency of the agency service by the promotion of effective methods for serving employers and job applicants, by the consideration of the relations between employers and candidates, [and by the investigation and study of industrial and economic conditions; to set and maintain the highest standards of practice; to amply protect its members against all acts, methods and practices not pursuant to the best interests of the service.]
- To promote high standards of ethical practice and encourage friendly relations among all private employment agencies in the State of Georgia.
- To advance the private personnel services industry through education, assist in the development of accredited courses in human and industrial relations and those courses directly related to private personnel services advancement in colleges and universities.
- To promote constructive publicity with industry, business and the general public regarding private personnel services.
- To increase the efficiency of the private personnel services by promotion of effective methods for serving employers and employees, and by the investigation and study of industrial and economic conditions with a view of employment stabilization.
- In general, to promote, extend and protect the interests of the private personnel services industry.
