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MSP Engagement Models Revisited

May 10, 2012

  • Pros and cons of vendor-neutral, master supplier, and hybrid models
  • Strategies for selecting appropriate model
  • A concise and useful reference

Outsourced or In-House? Services Procurement and the Next Generation of CW Programs

March 8, 2012

  • Panel discussion on internal and external MSPs
  • Pros and cons of in-house approach discussed
  • Learn from panelists who have brought their program office in-house

Establishing and Managing Your Contingent Workforce Program Office

February 13, 2012

  • Panel discussion of various approaches to running a CW program office
  • See how other companies optimize quality, cost, efficiency, and risk
  • Learn what has worked and what hasn't from experienced CW program managers

SI Report Webinar - February 2012

February 7, 2012

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Analysis of temporary employment trends
  • Contingent buyer metrics scanner tool
  • Latest staffing survey data

SI Report Webinar - January 2012

January 10, 2012

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Analysis of temporary employment trends
  • Latest buyer survey date
  • Latest staffing survey data

CWS Council - 2011 VMS/MSP Competitive Landscape – Customer Experience and Provider Culture

December 7, 2011

  • The most exhaustive study of how buyers and staffing firms feel about their MSP /VMS partners with over 44,000 surveyed and several thousand responses
  • Measures how the buyer/supplier experience varies across industries, purchase types, program tenure and dozens of other criteria
  • Studies the correlation... More

Reference Guide: Recruitment Process Outsourcing RFx Template Questions

September 20, 2011

  • A compendium of RPO RFx questions used in the marketplace to explore, evaluate, develop and deploy recruitment process outsourcing initiatives
  • 300-plus unique questions, segmented by specific RPO solution elements

Qualifying SOW Consultant Classification

August 18, 2011

Misuse or overuse of Statement of Work can be costly, and CWS Council members continue to rank "integration of SOW consultants into CW program" among their top three issues of interest. This report explains how to define worker types and audit your workforce for usage.


2011 Staffing Firm Market Share Landscape and Book of Lists - North American Edition

August 11, 2011

  • Compilation of all 26 SIA annual lists in one sortable Excel workbook
  • Ranks hundreds of staffing firms' staffing revenue domestically, globally, and by staffing sector
  • Opportunity lists: fastest-growing, diversity, mentors/proteges, acquirers

Trends in gross margins, bill and pay rates

September 30, 2010

Gross margins stabilize in 2Q10
But unemployment taxes, healthcare benefits a drag
BLS reports rise in bill rate for commerical temps