Jon Osborne

VP, Strategic Research

Jon Osborne
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

2015 Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey: Staffing firm use of outsourced services: usage rates & best practices

8 November 2015

  • Most commonly outsourced: marketing & back-office
  • Outsourcing used to supplement, not replace
  • Execs offer best advice on how to make it work

2015 Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey: Investment plans for the next two years, and reported highest-return investments

27 October 2015

  • 56 staffing firms reveal primary planned investment
  • Top planned investments about internal staff
  • But is technology underinvested?

2015 Staffing Company Survey: Prevalence of certifications among staffing industry executives

16 October 2015

  • Four exec certifications dominate staffing market
  • Certifications highly region-specific
  • In all regions, half or more of execs have a certification

2015 Staffing Company Survey: Perception of gender advantage/disadvantage among staffing executives

12 October 2015

  • Gender advantage/disadvantage in working world and staffing industry examined
  • Most staffing execs--both male and female--see no particular bias
  • Responses from staffing execs in North America, Europe, and Australia/NZ

2014 Asia/Pacific Contingent Buyers Survey: Preferences, Satisfaction and Agency Selection

13 February 2015

  • First-ever SIA contingent buyer survey for Asia/Pacific
  • Contingent usage rates, plans, management strategies, metrics, best practices
  • 62 page Special Report

2014 Global Contingent Buyers Survey: How sophisticated are contingent workforce programmes?

18 December 2014

  • Buyers asked to rate CW program on 4 measures
  • Bigger programs typically more advanced
  • Several management strategies correlated with sophistication

By the Numbers: IT Staffing

21 November 2014

  • Largest IT staffing markets
  • How much is a typical IT gross margin for staffing?
  • The size of the US temporary IT staffing market

2014 Staffing Company Survey: Staffing Networking Groups

30 October 2014

  • 21 networks and associations identified
  • Report covers U.S., Europe and Australia/NZ
  • Most commonly mentioned: ASA, APSCO, RSCA

By the Numbers: Healthcare Landscape

22 August 2014

  • Fastest-growing healthcare staffing & talent engagement firms.
  • 10 largest state healthcare staffing markets.
  • U.S. healthcare staffing market size.

By the Numbers: VMS

1 August 2014

  • Share of staffing buyers using VMS as a function of company size
  • Three-year moving average trend in VMS use
  • Percent of business conducted through a VMS