Jon Osborne
VP, Strategic Research
josborneSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com
After leading SIA's North America Research & Editorial department for nearly a decade, Jon Osborne now focuses on strategic research projects and communication of company research to members via the monthly Staffing Industry Report webinar. Previously, he had a 15-year career in bank financial analysis and investor relations at Bank of America. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago.
Recent Articles
UK Internal Staff Survey 2024: Initial Findings
11 February 2024
- Early overview of latest UK internal staff survey results
- Over 600 internal staff respondents from 19 staffing firms surveyed
- Satisfaction measures, remote work usage, training, use of AI, and more
Europe Staffing Company Survey 2023: Full Report
11 December 2023
- 195 pages of European operational ratios, benchmarks, & best practices
- Benchmark company performance, track competitor plans and industry trends
- Essential data for strategic planning, fully searchable
UK Staffing Company Survey 2023: Full Report
10 December 2023
- 195 pages of UK operational ratios, benchmarks, & best practices
- Benchmark company performance, track competitor plans and industry trends
- Essential data for strategic planning, fully searchable
Europe Staffing Company Survey 2023: Use of automation: staffing/talent platforms, artificial intelligence, and process automation in traditional staffing
5 December 2023
- European staffing firms optimistic about big data, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence
- 95% of staffing firms plan to use AI over the next five years
- One in four currently using a staffing/talent platform
UK Staffing Company Survey 2023: Use of automation: staffing/talent platforms, artificial intelligence, and process automation in traditional staffing
3 December 2023
- UK staffing firms optimistic about big data, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence
- 97% of staffing firms plan to use AI over the next five years
- Enthusiasm for staffing/talent platforms in decline
UK Staffing Company Survey 2023: Do staffing executives know what drives internal staff satisfaction?
11 November 2023
- UK staffing executive opinions about staff satisfaction drivers measured against actual internal staff opinions
- Staffing execs get it wrong on two important satisfaction drivers
- 32 UK staffing executives surveyed
Global Staffing Company Survey 2023: Concerns about legislation and most legally challenging markets
23 October 2023
- Over 400 staffing firms identify regulatory concerns
- Top concerns ranked, by region
- Which markets are most challenging regarding compliance
Europe Staffing Company Survey 2023: Staffing firm plans for use of vendor-provided services
16 October 2023
- Staffing firms were asked about plans for use of 32 vendor-provided services
- Responses revealed which services are "booming," vs. which are not
- Forty-one European staffing firms surveyed
UK Staffing Company Survey 2023: Staffing firm plans for use of vendor-provided services
15 October 2023
- Staffing firms were asked about plans for use of 32 vendor-provided services
- Responses revealed which services are "booming," vs. which are not
- Thirty UK staffing firms surveyed
Europe Staffing Company Survey 2023: Staffing firm preparations and plans for recession, and tips on how to survive a recession if it comes
8 October 2023
- What European staffing firms are doing to prepare for possible recession
- Eight actionable tips on how to survive, from firms that made it through the Great Recession
- 49 European staffing firms surveyed