Employer Services Corporation
Lauren Kersten has extensive work experience in the field of human resources. Lauren started their career at Wegmans Food Markets in 2003, where they worked in accounting until 2009. From 2008 to 2009, they also served as an Employment Administrator at Summit Educational Resources. In 2009, they joined Employer Services Corporation as a Human Resources Business Partner, providing HR services and support to clients. Lauren held this role until 2019 when they were promoted to Human Resources Manager, responsible for providing HR support to ESC's employees and clients. Since July 2022, Lauren has been serving as the Vice President of Operations at Employer Services Corporation. Additionally, they have served as the College Relations Director at Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association from 2013 to 2017. Lauren Kersten holds a PHR and SHRM-CP certification.
Lauren Kersten, PHR, SHRM-CP, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and HR from Canisius University. The exact years of study for this degree were not provided. Following this, Lauren pursued further education and completed an MBA degree at Canisius University from 2009 to 2012.
In addition to their educational background, Lauren also holds two certifications. Lauren obtained the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute-HRCI in June 2012. Later, in February 2015, they obtained the SHRM-CP certification from SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
Employer Services Corporation
ESC is Western New York's largest locally owned Professional Employer Organization (PEO)/Human Resourcing Outsourcing (HRO) firm headquartered in Amherst, NY. ESC delivers a high-touch, high-tech approach to human resources and employment administration to hundreds of businesses regionally and throughout the country. ESC applies strategic HR concepts that can improve the financial performance of our customers. We allow our customers to outsource specific functions of their businesses, including human resources, compliance assurance, payroll, benefits and benefits administration. As a direct result, ESC customers are free to focus on what they do best; growing their businesses! ESC focuses on what we do best; supporting our customer's largest investment: their people. With the number of worksite employees (WSE) ranging from 1 to 500, ESC customers have told us that our services "actually reduce overall annual employment costs and provide expert HR advice on a day to day basis." We pride ourselves on our focus to provide the best in quality, service, and value daily. ESC serves thousands of families and hundreds of businesses nationwide and stands as one of the nation's premier PEOs. Contact us at (716) 691-4455 to discuss the ESC Value Proposition and to receive a complimentary labor cost analysis.