Staffing businesses are very good at the supply side of supplier-buyer relationships, Jodi Hon, president of MDT Holdings, writes in The Staffing Stream. It’s what they do best: quickly and capably supply talent to their clients (buyers). However, when you flip the equation around and put staffing in the role of buyer, things get a little messy.

The Staffing Stream is a blog where issues, trends and views from all corners of the staffing industry are discussed. Our ecosystem includes a range of thought leaders — such as executives at staffing firms, buyers of staffing services and representatives of industry vendors, among others.