May 6, 2021

IT Staffing Report

SIA recently published its annual Merger & Acquisition Trends: North America 2021 Update. The report tracks the number of transactions each year, both in aggregate and by staffing segment. 

IT staffing not only exhibits resilience in business activity, but M&A activity as well

May 4, 2021

SIA recently published its annual Merger & Acquisition Trends: North America 2021 Update, which tracks the number of transactions each year, both in aggregate and by staffing segment. 


Disys acquires Signature Consultants; deal merges two of the largest IT staffing firms

May 4, 2021

Digital Intelligence Systems LLC is acquiring Signature Consultants LLC in a deal announced April 7.


Apple to add 20,000 jobs in US over next five years

May 4, 2021

Apple Inc. plans to add 20,000 jobs in the US over the next five years as part of a plan to invest more than $430 billion in the US.


Kelly Services acquires IT staffing provider Softworld for $215 million

May 4, 2021

Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) acquired Softworld Inc., an IT staffing and workforce solutions firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, for a base purchase price of $215.0 million.


TechServe Alliance: IT employment returning to pre-Covid levels by mid-June

May 4, 2021

IT employment in the US increased by 0.39% month over month in March to a total of more than 5.3 million jobs, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.


Blockchain tech skills post fastest growth in demand: Freelancer.com’s ‘Fast 50’ list

May 4, 2021

Blockchain technology skills posted the fastest growth in demand, according to Freelancer.com’s “Fast 50” report for the first quarter. 


Adecco’s tech recruitment platform Hired to absorb Vettery brand

May 4, 2021

Hired has absorbed Vettery into its operations; both firms are owned by The Adecco Group. 


How tech can answer outstanding pandemic questions and get us back to the office — The Staffing Stream

May 4, 2021

We are all experiencing a rush of relief as we see the pandemic wind down, but there are still challenges ahead, writes Pascal de Hesselle, a principal at Randstad Technologies Group, in The Staffing Stream. He discusses the tools and protocols available to answer some of the outstanding questions... More


People: The Intersect Group, Soltech, Onward Search and more

May 5, 2021

IT staffing providers announced personnel changes.


The ettain approach

May 5, 2021

Trent Beekman, CEO of ettain group, discusses what the 12th-largest IT staffing company in the US has taught him about leadership and success in Staffing Industry Review.