Aug. 3, 2017

IT Staffing Report

IT staffing was well represented in the recently released Staffing Industry Analysts Largest Staffing Firms in the United States: 2017 Update report.

IT leads professional staffing segments in updated largest US staffing firms list

August 1, 2017

IT staffing was well represented in the recently released Staffing Industry Analysts Largest Staffing Firms in the United States: 2017 Update report. The report ranks staffing firms by revenue and corresponding market shares.


Private equity firm to acquire CDI for more than $157 million

August 1, 2017

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of IT and engineering staffing, agreed to be acquired by affiliates of AE Industrial Partners LLC in a deal valued at $157.5 million.


Mastech Digital acquires InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

August 1, 2017

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) completed its acquisition of the services division of InfoTrellis Inc., a Canada-based information management consulting and technology services company that provides project and consulting services in master data management, data integration... More


IT contingent hiring misses prior estimate, TEKsystems survey finds

August 1, 2017

A new TEKsystems survey found IT leaders appeared to have had inflated expectations regarding hiring at the end of 2016 and overestimated increases for both full-time and contingent hiring.


Contract workers and skills gap fuel HR tech demand

August 1, 2017

A widening skills gap and increased reliance on contract workers is driving demand for technology investment, according to Talent Tech Labs 2017 State of Talent Acquisition Technology report.


India is top supplier of online labor, IT tech workers dominate, study finds

August 1, 2017

The largest supplier of online labor is India and IT professionals are dominating jobs, according to a study from the Oxford Internet Institute.


Fahrenheit IT acquires IT staffing firm Halo Group

August 1, 2017

Fahrenheit IT Staffing and Consulting, a division of Global Employment Solutions, acquired Midwest IT staffing and consulting firm Halo Group and its affiliates Sonoma Consulting and Geneva Technical Services.


The changing world of recruitment metrics — The Staffing Stream

August 1, 2017

Although keeping track of key performance indicators (KPIs) and measuring industry data has always been an essential part of any strategy for staffing firms, staffing agencies have changed with the times and shifted priorities and many of them use different performance and productivity metrics than they... More


Woman guilty of H-1B visa fraud, submitted false docs claiming Cisco jobs (The Mercury News)

August 1, 2017

A San Jose, Calif., businesswoman pleaded guilty to three counts of visa fraud, The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported.


’40 under 40’ list of staffing industry leaders

August 1, 2017

Staffing Industry Analysts’ new 40 Under 40 list honors the workforce ecosystem’s up-and-coming leaders. Read about their accomplishments and what drives them.