Call scripts
Cold call script for a staffing agency
Staffing sells on speed and coverage. Lead on their gap right now and offer to fill it fast, not to become the whole plan.
The script
You call an operations or HR manager to win temp or contract staffing during a busy or short-staffed period.
YouHi Andrea, it's Marco from [your company] Staffing. Straight to it — heading into your busy season, are you fully staffed on the floor or are you covering shifts by stretching the team?
ProspectStretching, honestly. We're short two people.
YouThat burns out the good ones fast. We keep vetted temps ready in your area and can fill a shift in 48 hours. Is it the same two roles, or does it vary week to week?
ProspectVaries, which is why hiring permanent is tricky.
YouThen flexible cover is exactly right — you scale up only when you need it. Let me set you up so next time you're short, one call fills it. 15 minutes to line it up?
ProspectThat would take pressure off. Okay.
YouGreat — Thursday I'll take your role requirements so we're pre-cleared before your next crunch.
ProspectThursday works.
Make it land
- Lead on the immediate coverage gap and their busy season, not a long-term contract.
- Highlight team burnout from stretching; managers feel that pain personally.
- Sell flexibility — scale up only when short — against the risk of permanent hires.
- Get pre-cleared before the crunch so the next gap is one phone call away.
If they push back
'We manage our own hiring.' — 'Perfect for permanent roles. This is just fast cover for the gaps hiring can't fill in time — a safety net, not a replacement.'
How Tepio helps you run it
Tepio flags seasonal patterns and past staffing gaps per account, so you call right before they're short, not after.
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