April 2, 2020
COVID-19 is proving to be the biggest shock to the IT staffing market in more than a decade, if not longer. In periods of great uncertainty, market data and analysis take on even greater strategic importance.
Resources to navigate the storm
March 30, 2020
Covid-19 is proving to be the biggest shock to the IT staffing market in more than a decade, if not longer. In periods of great uncertainty, market data and analysis take on even greater strategic importance.
TSR appoints new CEO; former top exec files lawsuit
March 30, 2020
Staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRI) named Thomas Salerno as president, CEO and treasurer, the company announced Tuesday.
Cognizant acquires Indianapolis-based Lev
March 30, 2020
IT services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. announced it is acquiring Lev, a privately held digital marketing consultancy based in Indianapolis.
H-1B selections made for FY 2021; RFE, NOID response deadline extended
March 30, 2020
US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it received enough electronic registrations to reach the fiscal 2021 H-1B cap and has randomly selected from among the registrations properly submitted. USCIS also announced an extension for responses to requests for evidence and notices of intent... More
Revenue down median 2% in Q4 at publicly traded staffing firms — then pandemic hit
March 30, 2020
Revenue among 20 publicly traded staffing firms operating in the US declined by a median 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to a report released by SIA; it was the softest quarterly growth since SIA began tracking publicly traded US staffing firms in the second quarter of 2011.
Engineering staffing firm Morson Group launches app to check for Covid-19 symptoms
March 31, 2020
Morson Group, a global engineering staffing provider, is rolling out a mobile app to help remote contractors determine if they are experiencing signs and symptoms of the coronavirus.
Best Staffing Firms to Work For stories now online
March 31, 2020
Interviews with the grand prize winners of the 2020 Best Staffing Firms to Work For program are now online.
How companies can attract and retain tech talent — The Staffing Stream
March 31, 2020
John Florez, CEO at RightWorks Staffing, discusses principles for recruiting top tech talent in a The Staffing Stream blog post.
Court invalidates USCIS memos that increased H-1B denial rates (Forbes)
March 31, 2020
A federal court invalidated several US Citizenship and Immigration Services memos that had caused H-1B denial rates to skyrocket, according to a report in Forbes.
Covid-19 pandemic impacts IT staffing sector
March 31, 2020
The IT staffing sector is feeling the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many clients needing their consultants to work from home and everyone being concerned about staying healthy, writes SIA's Senior Managing Editor Craig Johnson in Staffing Industry Review Online.