Craig Johnson
Senior Editorial Director
Craig Johnson is Senior Editor Director of Staffing Industry Review and Staffing Industry Analysts Daily News. Johnson joined Staffing Industry Analysts in 2006. He has more than 17 years of experience as a journalist.
Craig Johnson's Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 articles
Recent Articles
Contract watch: iGate, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International
26 June 2013
IGate Corp. (NASD: IGTE) announced a five-year global infrastructure services contract with insurer MetLife Inc. valued at $100 million.
Tech Mahindra completes Satyam merger
26 June 2013
Information technology services provider Tech Mahindra Ltd. announced this week it completed its merger with Mahindra Satyam. The company says it is now among the top five Indian IT services companies and that the combined companies have revenue of $2.7 billion (in U.S. dollars) and a team of 84,000... More
Staffing buyers reveal most difficult skills to recruit
26 June 2013
Java and SAP ranked among the most hard-to-find skills, according to a new survey by Staffing Industry Analysts of 187 staffing buyers at companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Office/Clerical Staffing Bill Rates Jump
26 June 2013
Growth in office/clerical staffing bill rates accelerated in the first part of 2013 with year-over-year growth trends reaching their fastest pace since early 2011, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data included in a new report by Staffing Industry Analysts.
Feds Go After Firms for Mischaracterization of Wages
26 June 2013
Two staffing providers were recently investigated by the U.S. DOL for mischaracterizing wages as per diem payments — resulting in workers being denied overtime. While staffing buyers were not mentioned, questions remain whether such investigations could have an impact.
Firm Pays $176,204 to 17 Misclassified ICs
19 June 2013
Another company finds itself paying back wages to workers who were misclassified as independent contractors.
IT worker confidence slips; still 46% likely to seek new jobs
12 June 2013
Overall confidence among U.S. technology workers fell in the first quarter, according to Randstad Technologies’ IT employee confidence index, which fell to a reading of 48.6 in the first quarter from 55.8 in the fourth quarter.
IT jobs rise by 5% over year
12 June 2013
The number of U.S. information technology jobs rose by more than 5.4 percent over the last 12 months ending in May, according to the TechServe Alliance’s IT employment index.
Pulse shows ‘very widespread improvement’ for IT staffing
12 June 2013
Information technology staffing firms reported very widespread improvement in month-over-month revenue trends for the third straight month in April, according to the most recent Pulse Survey report by Staffing Industry Analysts.
US has higher percentage of MSP spend on IT
12 June 2013
Managed service providers in the U.S. handle a greater percentage of information technology spend than MSPs outside the U.S., according to the 2013 VMS and MSP Supplier Competitive Landscape report released by Staffing Industry Analysts.