Kevin Chen
Research Analyst
Kevin Chen is a Research Associate at Staffing Industry Analysts and covers IT staffing, talent platforms and workforce solutions mergers and acquisitions. Kevin graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Economics and minors in Data Science and Demography. Prior to joining SIA, Kevin worked in the technology sector where he provided research on financial technology startups and related emerging technologies.
Recent Articles
Citation – The Role of Digital Labour Platforms in Transforming the World of Work
21 June 2021
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) in their latest World Employment and Social Outlook report takes a deep look into the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work.
- The report draws on survey findings from 12,000 digital labour platform workers in 100 countries,... More
Putting the tech in IT staffing
1 June 2021
With online platforms seemingly making their way into each and every industry, the IT staffing sector has been experiencing an influx of IT hiring platforms in the past decade.
Temporary Staffing Platform Update
14 May 2021
- Overview of the market with a look at trends, market size, primary providers and viewpoints from staffing firms.
- Included is a suitability analysis examining market attributes most conducive to temporary staffing platforms.
- Directories of 60 independent temporary staffing platforms, 26 staffing... More
IT staffing not only exhibits resilience in business activity, but M&A activity as well
4 May 2021
SIA recently published its annual Merger & Acquisition Trends: North America 2021 Update, which tracks the number of transactions each year, both in aggregate and by staffing segment.
Strong evidence of recovery, but not necessarily broad-based
29 March 2021
One sign that businesses are looking to ramp back up is a significant pickup in new order trends. SIA’s March Pulse Survey found that the net percentage of IT firms reporting an increase in new orders swelled to 67% in February, up from 61% in January.