John Nurthen

Executive Director, Global Research

John Nurthen
jnurthenSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com

John Nurthen manages the team that delivers Staffing Industry Analysts' international research content. He has over 25 years' experience in the staffing industry, having previously worked in senior managerial roles for three of the world's largest staffing companies: Select Appointments, Vedior and Randstad. He played an active role in major equity offerings and mergers.
 
Nurthen was a founder of the International Review of Employment, published in four languages, and DOVA, one of the largest global databases of online vacancies. He played a leading role in the development of common data standards with the creation of HR-XML SIDES.
 
He has held responsibility for internal and external communications, e-Business, technology matters, marketing, research, procurement and corporate social responsibility. Nurthen's experience makes him an authority on global recruitment and contingent workforce issues.

Recent Articles

Staffing Trends 2022

25 January 2022

  • The fifth in SIA’s series of annual Staffing Trends reports of which the aim is to highlight significant trends that are likely to make 2022 different from prior years.
  • Seven key trends highlighted for 2022
  • Compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the staffing industry in 2022 is more resilient,... More

Executive Forum Europe - Trends in Front-Office Software

14 December 2021

  • Insight into the trends in front-office software panel from our 2021 Executive Forum Europe conference 
  • Using exclusive SIA research, this session explored the choices staffing firms have in selecting Front-Office software. How have advances in cloud computing, AI and big data changed... More

Global Staffing Front Office Software Landscape

9 November 2021

  • The most detailed review of the staffing front office landscape ever undertaken including an overview of 82 global vendors and detailed insights into all the leading vendors in North America and Europe.
  • Overview of product functionality, strategic differentiation, key integration partners, security... More

APAC SIR Webinar - Global Trends and Their Impact on the Australian Staffing Market

3 September 2021

SIA’s John Nurthen, Executive Director of Global Research and Adam Pode, Director of Research for EMEA and APAC discuss a number of important trends, including remote working, new technology solutions, the growth of platform work and more.

Workforce Solutions Ecosystem 2021 Update

25 August 2021

  • This annual report codifies and defines the various parts of the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem. It will be of use to those who operate within this Ecosystem and also those who procure services or products from it.
  • Detailed descriptions of the various sectors, segments, sub-segments and categories... More

Online Job Advertising Market

3 August 2021

  • The online job advertising industry comprises basic job boards to job aggregators to social media job sites, community sites and online classifieds as well as tools that facilitate and enhance the process such as programmatic job advertising.
  • Our 2021 update includes definitions and trends among... More

The Platformisation of Staffing - June 2021

28 June 2021

  • 1 hour EMEA webinar discussing the platformisation of staffing
  • Insights into the various types of platform models such as talent platforms, temporary staffing platforms and hiring platforms
  • The implications of these models on traditional staffing
  • Sponsored by Access

Recruitment Marketplaces 2021 Market Update

9 June 2021

  • This report is an update to our original Introduction to Recruitment Marketplaces report published in August 2019
  • This latest report provides an overview of the current landscape including details of over 40 vendors globally
  • Recent market developments have provided added impetus for demand in... More

Introducing Programmatic Job Advertising

4 May 2021

  • Programmatic job advertising is a method to distribute job ads using artificial intelligence and machine learning to determine where employers will have the most success in displaying their vacancies in line with the budget they have available
  • All indications are that programmatic job advertising... More

The Virtual Assistant Landscape

30 March 2021

  • This report is an introduction to the market for Virtual Assistants which has been operating under the shadow of higher-profile outsourced models.
  • The market is well-established with more than 170 vendors globally and is set to benefit from compelling secular business trends, namely the need... More