Kevin Chen

Research Analyst

Kevin Chen
kchenSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com

Kevin Chen is a Research Associate at Staffing Industry Analysts and covers IT staffing, talent platforms and workforce solutions mergers and acquisitions. Kevin graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Economics and minors in Data Science and Demography. Prior to joining SIA, Kevin worked in the technology sector where he provided research on financial technology startups and related emerging technologies.

Recent Articles

Temporary Staffing Platform Update: 2023

28 March 2023

  • Overview of the market with a look at trends, market size, segmented growth rates and primary providers.
  • Included is a suitability analysis examining market attributes most conducive to temporary staffing platforms.
  • An analysis of unit economics compared to the traditional staffing model can... More

Merger and Acquisition Trends: Europe 2023 Update

27 January 2023

  • This reports tracks publicly announced M&A transactions of staffing firms and staffing-related firms in Europe in 2022.
  • Deal activity is tracked by staffing segment, region and composition of buyers, including private strategic, public, and private equity.
  • In addition... More

Candidate Texting/Emailing Technology

14 December 2022

  • Texting/emailing technology enables organizations to send candidates text messages and emails in an automated fashion.
  • This report provides an introduction and overview of the market. Staffing firms, MSPs, buyers of contingent or permanent talent and other stakeholders can use this report to learn... More

The Talent Platform Landscape: 2022 Update

30 September 2022

  • Talent platforms facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements between managers and freelancers.
  • This report provides an in-depth look at the talent platform landscape including market size, largest participants, M&A and investment activity, growth drivers and legal environment.
  • ... More

Global Talent Platform Survey: 2022

29 August 2022

  • This is the second Global Talent Platform Survey published by SIA. Results are based on findings in our survey conducted from July through August 2022.
  • Talent platforms facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements of independent workers, from sourcing through payment.
  • Included is data... More

Unicorns in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem

18 August 2022

  • There is much innovation happening in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem and nowhere is that more apparent than among startups that have attracted enough investment interest to achieve unicorn status.
  • This report identifies 72 such unicorns with company profiles and an analysis by category and... More

Candidate Evaluation Tools: Interviewing Platforms

24 June 2022

  • Interviewing platforms enable hiring organizations to remotely conduct job interviews with candidates.
  • This report provides an introduction and overview of the market. Staffing firms, MSPs, buyers of contingent or permanent talent and other stakeholders can use this report to learn about the latest... More

Temporary Staffing Platform Update

25 March 2022

  • Overview of the market with a look at trends, market size, segmented growth rates and primary providers.
  • Included is a suitability analysis examining market attributes most conducive to temporary staffing platforms.
  • Directories of 73 independent temporary staffing platforms, 32 staffing platform-as-a-service... More

Merger and Acquisition Trends: Europe 2021

15 February 2022

  • This reports tracks publicly announced M&A transactions of staffing firms and staffing-related firms in Europe in 2021.
  • Deal activity is tracked by staffing segment, region and composition of buyers, including private strategic, public, and private equity.
  • In addition... More

What does inflation mean for IT staffing?

1 February 2022

While many debate the cause of the rapid rise in inflation, its effects are certainly being felt in the staffing industry as bill rates climb to new heights.