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Rolling Out New Ideas In Staffing

March 19, 2012 - from Subadhra Sriram's Blog

It was a great coming of age. Executive Forum turned 21 and wowed the staffing industry. Talk shows, awards, great sessions, 900 plus people preening in the Red Rock, Las Vegas... More


Contingent Workers Are the Survival of the Fittest

March 12, 2012 - from Subadhra Sriram's Blog

"What is a contingent worker?"

Five years ago, this was the most common response I received when I said I write on contingent workforce issues. And no, I am not talking about... More


Bubbles

March 9, 2012 - from Adam Pode's Blog

Like my blog on x y scatter graphs, I have posted today because I came across a problem that has taken me some time to solve and I hope you will save time by reading this.

A chart with... More


“Staffing Industry” Talent Acquisition (TA) Research Now Underway. More to come.

March 6, 2012 - from



We are continuing to progress in the start-up of our new research focus area:  Talent Acquisition (TA).  This research will be accessible to our subscribing members. We... More


An Effectual Contingent Worker Onboarding System Is Crucial

March 5, 2012 - from Subadhra Sriram's Blog

What if you had to work in a different office every week? Logging in to an unfamiliar computer, figuring out the dos and don’ts of the software, sitting in a strange cubicle, not... More


Keep it Legal

March 2, 2012 - from Adam Pode's Blog

I came across an excellent blog this week on “How to Use Google Images Without Getting Sued” from Jessica Dobias.  The article and accompanying video highlighted some of the... More


RPO naysayers take a second look

March 1, 2012 - from Craig Johnson's Blog

For years, there have been those who dismissed recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) as vaporware. No longer. Much to their surprise, RPO is poised to grow as the offering... More


Executive Forum Talk Show

February 28, 2012 - from Subadhra Sriram's Blog

It’s not your usual talk show. But for those in the staffing industry, it promises all the pizazz of an Oprah Winfrey spectacle. At Staffing Industry Report Live during the Executive... More


Staffing Firms and Technology in 2012: Challenging Staffing Firms “At Their Own Game?”

February 21, 2012 - from

I concluded my most recent post, “Staffing Firms and Technology in 2012: ‘Apocalypse Now ‘ or ‘A Time of Transformation’,” with the following assertion about the challenges... More


One-Click Shopping for Contingent Workers

February 21, 2012 - from Subadhra Sriram's Blog

Imagine this.  You as a buyer of contingent workers need to fill a position in your group — immediately. You log in to your company’s integrated talent management system (ITMS)... More