Archived Blog Posts
Suppliers’ Seven Pet Peeves
February 11, 2013Staffing suppliers like to joke that their clients should run their business, because they are so fond of telling them what to do. All kidding aside, client requests often... More
Care.com’s New Online Recruiting Platform. Why should we care?
February 8, 2013I find it interesting to follow new business formation in the “staffing industry ecosystem” (consisting of staffing firms, ICMs, MSPs, VMSs, software solutions, online recruiting... More
“Online Staffing Platform,” Elance, Reports Continuing High Growth in 2012
February 6, 2013Elance has published its Global Online Employment Report indicating strong ongoing adoption in the online staffing segment and strong growth for the company, as businesses and workers... More
Raise Your Staffing Firm IQ: Data Insight and Intelligence Taken to a Higher Power
February 5, 2013In early 2011, a Boston-based business intelligence/analytics start-up, InsightSquared, was launched and funded to bring best-of-breed business intelligence/analytics to SMBs, and for... More
Delighting Patrons Drives Program Adoption
February 4, 2013Question: Why are 54 percent of contingent workforce programs making servicing internal stakeholders a top priority?
Answer: A program is only as good as its adoption.
You could... More
Talent Rover and ADP Team-up to Bring a New Solution Offering to Staffing Firm Enterprises
February 4, 2013I have said before that the staffing firm market for front office and enterprise solutions is and will become more dynamic (i.e., "stirred up") as new technologies (like... More
Healthcare Reform Could Hold Unseen Peril
January 29, 2013Who’s in charge? Does it matter?
For the purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) it might.
Healthcare reform dominates the conversation. Much of the talk has been on penalties... More
oDesk Reports 2012 Gross Services Revenues of $360M; 60% Year-Over-Year Growth in Hours Worked/Billed
January 29, 2013Yesterday, an oDesk spokesperson briefed me on the company's 2012 results and directions. oDesk is a privately-held, online staffing platform business, headquartered in Redwood... More
"Online Staffing" For Staffing Firms: Etowah Launches “Online Staffing” Service Using NextCrew Platform
January 21, 2013As a researcher of "online staffing" and other "work arrangement intermediation" platforms, I have been combing through the small jungle of this emerging set of... More
RPO is the New VMS
January 14, 2013Ten years ago, if you didn’t have your own little outsourcing facility in Bangalore, you were not cutting edge. The trend was outsourcing — major brands worth their name had to... More