17Jul

Ten years ago, on July 13, 2013, Green Key Resources opened its doors in Rockville, Maryland. Led by Judy Holt, a 35-year industry veteran who is now a Partner at Green Key and Head of Professional Services, the Rockville office – Green Key’s fourth – was established to introduce Green Key to the Washington, D.C. metro market. “Green Key was a complete unknown in this market at the time,” Ms. Holt recalls. “But over the last ten years, we’ve built a respected brand and a reputation for industry-leading client service.”  

Critical to Rockville’s success has been building a collaborative, supportive team. Sales leaders work closely with clients to identify their staffing needs and position profiles, while a team of experienced recruiters source outstanding candidates to match them to the best available positions for personal and professional growth. Green Key Rockville has an experienced team that can address a wide range of staffing needs and fill a variety of temporary and permanent positions.

Reflecting on the past 10 years

Over the past decade, the team in Rockville has celebrated many milestones together, both professionally and personally. “We’ve grown into an incredibly cohesive team,” says Nicole Rusnak, Principal at Green Key, who was promoted to leadership last year. “We truly support each other and celebrate each other’s successes, creating an atmosphere where everyone wants to do their best. We know that each team member is important and has a critical role.”

“We want to be the place people call first when contemplating their staffing needs. We didn’t get to where we are overnight,” adds Amy Raymond, Senior Recruiter, who has worked alongside Judy for nearly 15 years. Nicole chimes in, “We’ve invested a lot of time and effort to build the team and client list we have today, and we have to keep working hard to exceed the expectations of existing clients while growing our business.”

Initially, the team in Rockville worked strictly with clients in professional services and office support. Today, they have developed a broad clientele across various industries, filling varied roles in human resources, accounting, finance, marketing, legal support, and more. “In the past few years, the team has learned to adapt and change during the heat of the pandemic,” observes Amy.

Green Key Rockville is excited to continue growing their team and networking across their local community. If you’re interested in learning more about their team, or perhaps even joining them professionally, check out Green Key’s open jobs. Rockville is more than ready to take on the next decade!

author avatar
Green Key

Don’t Be Afraid to Ask For Help

Why is asking for help so hard?

Some people seem to do it naturally; others become a pest because they’re always asking for help when they should know how to do it themselves. But, as research and studies show, the majority of us hesitate to ask for help when we really need it. We wait until we have no choice and the problem has become so much larger.

Yet, people are surprisingly willing to help. Studies tell us that people are 48% more willing than expected to help complete strangers.

Asking for help has proven benefits, writes Wayne Baker, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and author of All You Have to Do Is Ask. In an article for SHRM, Baker lists several including contributing to the success of new hires, relieving stress, better job performance and contributing to innovation and creativity.

In light of all that, why don’t more of us ask our co-workers for help? Baker says there are 8 main reasons:

  1. We underestimate other’s willingness to help. We fear being rejected.
  2. An ingrained sense we need to solve our own problems.
  3. The social costs of asking for help; being perceived by others as weak or incompetent.
  4. The work culture is such that it actually is unsafe to admit you need help.
  5. The organizational structure makes it difficult to know whom to turn to for help.
  6. We’re not clear what help we need or how to ask for it.
  7. We worry we haven’t earned the privilege — built up the “credits” — to ask.
  8. We don’t want to appear selfish.

[bdp_post_carousel]

author avatar
Green Key