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

Outplacement Landscape 2021

10 March 2021

  • Our latest update on the outplacement market (often referred to as career transition) includes market size estimates and forecasts as well as market trends during COVID-19, legislative drivers, and mergers and acquisitions
  • The outplacement market comprises three large global providers, 23 strong... More

EMEA SI Report Webinar - February 2021

12 February 2021

  • 1 hour webinar focussing on the upcoming staffign trends for 2021
  • An Interview with special guest Ann Swan, CEO of APSCo
  • UK Legal Insights discussing COVID, Brexit and IR35

Staffing Trends 2021

15 January 2021

  • This is the fourth in SIA’s series of annual Staffing Trends reports and comes at the end of a tumultuous year which has impacted the staffing industry (alongside all other industries) like no other.
  • This year, we have identified 10 key trends covering the post-COVID recovery, diversity &... More

Introduction to Hiring Platforms

15 December 2020

  • Hiring Platforms are an emerging business model and SIA has identified fewer than 50 companies providing these services.
  • Hiring Platforms provide automated hiring solutions via a curated database of candidates who are registered with the platform and have been interviewed, quality assured or vetted... More

Overview of the Japanese Staffing Market

29 September 2020

  • 1 hour APAC staffing webinar providing an overview of the Japanese staffing market
  • The history of the Japanese staffing market
  • The current market composition, largest staffing firms, impact of covid-19 and industry forecasts
  • The Japanese legal environment

Introduction to Employee Referral Platforms

10 July 2020

  • Employee Referral Platforms exploit the effectiveness of personal recommendations in making successful hires and are, therefore, an important consideration in the development of any candidate acquisition strategy.
  • A number of Employee Referral Platforms specifically target staffing firms as customers... More

EMEA SI Report Webinar June 2020

19 June 2020

  • 1 hour staffing industry report webinar
  • COVID 19 Impact Assessment on the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem
  • Best Practices in Remote Working
  • Selling Your Staffing Firm
  • Coronavirus Playbook for UK Staffing Firms
  • COVID-19 Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey Responses and Intentions

Toward a Total Talent Future

1 November 2019

  • This report contains results from our multinational study of HR, Procurement and other workforce professionals to gauge their opinion on talent acquisition and management trends.
  • Our study consists of a survey supplemented with interviews with leading program executives across multiple industry... More

Online Job Advertising: 2020 Market Update

27 May 2020

  • Online job advertising is an important recruitment channel for millions of employers and staffing firms. This report includes definitions of the various job advertising business models, a ranked list of the largest 50 companies by revenue, and a global market size estimate for 2019.
  • Like many... More

Disaster Recovery Business Process Continuity Guidance for Staffing Firms

29 April 2020

  • Risk comes in many forms and staffing firms should be prepared to react promptly and effectively to protect employees, their business and business reputation. Despite the variability in the causes of risk, there are some simple ground rules to follow which should enable your business to cope in... More