'Everything you could have asked for and more' — Staffing quote of the week

“The July jobs report was everything you could have asked for and more,” Michelle Meyer, a senior economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York, told Reuters. “Provided the strength in jobs is confirmed with other economic data, the Fed will have sufficient reason to hike (rates) this...

As security clearance reviews drag, contractors change recruitment strategy (Federal News Radio)

An increasingly sluggish security review process is forcing some recruiters, contractors and agencies to change the way they enlist newly qualified, cleared candidates, Federal News Radio reports. The article analyzes a ClearanceJobs.com survey that found turnover among cleared federal contractors...

List ranks largest US healthcare staffing firms by revenue

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) ranks as the largest healthcare staffing firm in the US in terms of healthcare temporary staffing revenue, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2016 report on the largest healthcare staffing firms. CHG Healthcare ranked second, followed by Cross Country...

Healthcare credentialing processes taking longer than five, six weeks

More than two-thirds of credentialing processes, 67%, take longer than five to six weeks to get a clinician up and running, according to a survey released today by SkillSurvey Inc.

Additional survey findings include:

• 62% of respondents said it takes from one to three weeks for peer references to...

Employment trends index rises, but also suggests slowing ahead

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index rose in July to a reading of 128.28 from June’s downwardly revised reading of 127.89. The July reading, which followed an increase in June, is up 1.6% from the same month a year ago.  

“The Employment Trends Index is still suggesting that...

Chartwell names exec to lead corporate university

Chartwell Staffing Solutions, a staffing provider based in Lancaster, Penn., promoted Dale Fallon to chief learning officer from senior VP of learning and development, effective July 15. The position is a new role within the firm.

Fallon’s responsibilities include providing strategic leadership to build...

Why crowdsourcing never became the next big thing (TechRepublic)

Crowdsourcing never revolutionized IT projects like some thought, but it’s still a viable strategy in certain cases, Patrick Gray argues in a TechRepublic article. Labor arbitrage, the act of moving labor to lower-cost locations, was a cornerstone of IT cost reductions through much of the last decade....

Seniors playing in the gig economy (The Star Online)

The Star Online reports seniors are increasingly working in the gig economy. “The sharing economy is a great fit for people [in retirement],” said Adam Sohn, AARP’s strategic engagement and media vice president. “They have all these assets and skills accumulated over a period of their careers...

Temporary job growth jumps in July, penetration rate increases

Temporary help jobs rose 17,000 in July vs. the previous month, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The year-over-year growth rate for temporary jobs in the US ticked up to 1.9% in July. The number of temporary jobs reached 2.93 million, its highest...

AMN revenue up 19% on organic basis, reports strong demand

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, reported strong demand in its earnings announcement Thursday. The company announced second-quarter revenue rose 35.3% with the increase at 19% when measured on an organic basis excluding acquisitions.

Revenue was above...