Tennessee Recruiters Association

TRA is a non-profit trade association, developed exclusively for third party recruitment firms; we are professionally active, organized to serve its members through industry-specific educational workshops designed to teach current trends and skills relative to the staffing and recruiting industry.

  • Workshop events: quarterly, speaker-led meetings include lunch
  • Informal collaborative gatherings: monthly, informal exchanges of best and current practices within the industry; free.
  • Annual training conference: Nationally recognized elite performers with in the industry. Highest level of training and skill development becomes accessible to the individual and firms.

TRA is the Tennessee affiliate chapter of NAPS, (National Association of Personnel Services); our meetings support your firm’s recruiters achieve professional certification. 

Jenna Waites

As the founder of 3 companies, a recovering engineer and 2-time Peace Corps volunteer, Jenna has learned how to combine her analytical, systems-based engineering background with an innovative and creative approach to develop custom business solutions for seemingly insurmountable issues. 

For the past 8 years as CEO of Waites Ventures, she has utilized her knowledge and experience to assist small business owners create streamlined processes that allow them to spend more time doing what they love while growing their businesses and increasing profits.

Her mission to assist entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams instead of drowning in them.   

Learn more about Jenna: https://jennawaites.com/jennas-story/

Next Monthly Member Meeting on October 23rd, 11:30am @ Vanderbilt Health at 100 Oaks

Topic: Operation Autopilot Session III-Dominate Your Destination

As we develop and grow a successful business, we face new challenges of ensuring we continue to offer excellent service to our clients without sacrificing our growth momentum.

We’re having Jenna Waites, business growth consultant, come to our October meeting to give us the tools necessary that will help us carve the path to a headache free business!

If you want to find ways to grow your business without it killing you, you can’t miss this meeting!

This is the third in our 3-part workshop series where you receive actionable techniques from each component of her Power Business Process SystemTM that allows you to:

  • Reclaim your time
  • Increase profits
  • Eliminate business operations headaches

 

Session 3: Dominate Your Destination – 

Receive the vital practices necessary to set up your business to run on autopilot.

If you attend at least 2 of these sessions Jenna will personally provide you with a one-on-one assessment of your business on a 60-minute call. She will discuss with you your specific needs and challenges and you are guaranteed to walk away with at least 3 actionable tips that will help get you unstuck and moving in the right direction.

Location of Our Monthly Meetings:

Once you arrive at 100 Oaks, Choose Entrance D and you’ll find the 1st Level Conference Room to the left of escalators.

Lunch Pricing:

$20.00 Regular Member Pricing

$35.00 Non-Member Pricing

Members Register Here
Non-Members Register Here

Professional Development

The TRA proactively serves its membership by planning and hosting recruiting industry specific educational initiatives where information and skills are presented by subject matter experts.

Best Practices

Consistent with the objectives of TRA, we want every member to experience a professional, collaborative and safe place to exchange ideas and information to advance their professional practice and our industry.

Reasons to Join TRA

  • Stay current on laws and best practices
  • Network with your peers
  • Support of NAPS Certification
  • Receive continuing education
  • Obtain credibility in the market place

Certification and Continuing Education

The TRA coordinates the preparation classes and qualifying exams to achieve professional certification, as well as conducts continuing education events for maintaining professional certification through NAPS. Find out more here.

We thank our sponsors for their support

 
100oaks

Regular Meeting Location

Monthly meetings are held at Vanderbilt Health in 100 Oaks Mall. Click CONTACT above for map and detailed directions. TRA will meet at 100 Oaks/Vanderbilt Medical Group in the first floor conference room -- enter through entrance D which is at the middle of the front of the mall (see picture on the website); conference room is behind the escalator and stairway.  Monthly meetings are typically held on the 4th Wednesday each month.  Watch the calendar and emails for announcements and any changes.