Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: 2021 Compendium of Special Edition Findings

December 13, 2021

  • A compendium of the special sections from each 2021 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report
  • 86-page report includes data from the most recent (November) Pulse Survey
  • To receive the next full Pulse Report, we invite staffing firms with US operations to participate. For more information,... More

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Direct hire fees: trend over time and how fees vary by skill segment and staffing firm sizes

November 30, 2021

  • Over 300 North America staffing firms report direct hire fees
  • Median fee is 20%, but fees differ by skill segment
  • Report includes trend in fees since 2010

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: November 2021 Selected Highlights

November 24, 2021

  • A high-level summary of the November 2021 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
  • To receive the next full Pulse Report, we invite staffing firms with US operations to participate. 
  • For more information, visit our Surveys page or email cstarkey@staffingindustry.com.... More

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Candidate flow benchmarks: Declines, no shows, firings, quits, pay increases, extensions, conversions, returns

November 15, 2021

  • Over 300 staffing firms reveal candidate flow metrics
  • Commercial vs. professional staffing firm metrics markedly different
  • Industrial staffing increasingly challenged recruiting market

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Virtual interviewing preferences and best practices

November 10, 2021

  • The key advantages of virtual interviewing, and of in-person interviewing
  • How to make virtual interviewing work for you
  • 395 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Fill rates, time-to-fill rates, and methods of calculation

October 29, 2021

  • Detailed time-to-fill and fill rate benchmarks by staffing segment
  • Two methods of time-to-fill calculation dominate
  • 327 staffing firms surveyed

LISTEN: Definitive Ideas on How to Improve the Candidate Experience

October 26, 2021

Eighteen months into a pandemic and the labor market is going through extraordinary times, leaving staffing and other talent acquisition intermediaries with tremendous disruption. Job growth is historically fast, but employment is far from recovered with the ‘Great Resignation’ intensifying the talent... More


North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Highest-return sales, marketing, and recruiting tactics

October 21, 2021

  • Staffing execs reveal which tactics work best in their companies
  • Just a few tactics dominated in each of sales, marketing, and recruiting
  • 300+ staffing industry top executives surveyed

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: September 2021 Selected Highlights

September 23, 2021

  • A high level summary of the September 2021 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
  • To receive the next full Pulse Report, we invite staffing firms with US operations to participate. 
  • For more information, visit our Surveys page or email cstarkey@staffingindustry.com.... More

Text-to-Place: How Leading Staffing Firms Communicate Better and Faster

August 24, 2021

In an environment where email response rates are declining and playing phone tag with voicemails is time prohibitive, is it appropriate to text in order to get responses faster?  We think so. TextUs shared actionable insights about how texting can expedite the recruitment process, improve speed... More