ROCS a Year in Review: 2021

Leaving The Nest

We’ve finally made it! After many unique challenges and personal milestones, we’ve made it to the end of 2021.

At ROCS Grad Staffing, our team certainly had its fair share of changes. We saw an increase in the job market for our job seekers, we got to meet many of our new employees in person for the first time, and a couple of us even got married (although not to each other)!

For our team, our clients, and our job applicants, there was a lot to celebrate.

Welcome back to Leaving the Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. I’m excited to have Matt Herb as my guest for today’s episode. Like me, Matt is also a Senior Account Manager for ROCS and has been helping new college grads find jobs in the DC Metro area for the past 7 years.

In today’s episode, Matt and I will reflect on each quarter in 2021, chat about our personal and professional milestones at ROCS, and give our thoughts about what made the graduating class of 2021 special. We’ll also share our New Year’s Resolutions for 2022 and you won’t believe how different our goals can be!

If you’ve wanted to get to know our team a little better, I really believe this episode is the one for you.

Be sure to share this podcast with those who have recently graduated and are looking to start their professional careers off right. Thanks again for not keeping us a secret and I hope you enjoy our last episode for 2021!

In This Episode:[01:36] - Kathleen reflects on the 2021 highlights at ROCS Grad Staffing with Senior Account Manager Matt Herb.

[03:53] - The Quarter Kickoffs at ROCS Grad Staffing can either be stressful or exciting. Here’s how Matt sees it.

[05:38] - Kathleen and Matt share how they felt when 2020 was finally over.

[07:34] - Matt reveals what it was like adapting to video interviews.

[09:15] - What was Kathleen’s biggest highlight in the first quarter of 2021?

[10:52] - ROCS Grad Staffing made quite a few strategic changes and filled a lot of jobs in the second quarter.

[12:06] - What made the second quarter so successful at ROCS Grad Staffing?

[14:02] - Matt reflects on what he believes made the graduating class of 2021 special.

[16:00] - Do recent college grads prefer working in the office, at home, or in a hybrid model?

[17:52] - How did the cancelling of the March Madness Bracket Challenge affect the team?

[20:08] - Kathleen and Matt reminisce on meeting some of their employees in person for the first time.

[21:40] - Matt and Kathleen both hit major milestones in 2021: buying homes and getting married (although not to each other).

[24:30] - Matt talks about what it was like working with his clients in the third quarter when the job market started really going up.

[26:39] - The first day back in the office, according to Matt.

[28:56] - Kathleen ponders on how the hybrid work model has given her a different experience than Matt.

[30:16] - Matt explains why his wedding was truly perfect.

[31:55] - Kathleen surprises us by revealing how everything in her wedding planning went wrong, but we’re relieved to hear that her wedding day was flawless.

[33:45] - The Leaving the Nest podcast makes its debut.

[35:16] - What is tricky about the fourth quarter? Matt shares his thoughts.

[37:20] - Some of the best memories for the team at ROCS come from giving gifts to kids during the holidays.

[39:27] - What is Matt looking forward to in 2022?

[40:45] - Kathleen and Matt have wildly different New Year’s resolutions for 2022.

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