Archived Blog Posts
Not Really the Big Bad Wolf
August 28, 2012It used to be that the staffing industry at best was considered a middleman. At worst a necessary evil. Popular media love the image of the staffing industry as the big bad wolf screwing... More
Candex - Changing the Game of Sourcing Perm Hires on a Global Basis
August 21, 2012The VMS approach to “contingent workforce” supply chain management is a well-established trend throughout many segments of the staffing industry. This concept of supplier... More
Interns Are Now Contingent
August 7, 2012They are the new kids on the contingent block: Interns. Back in April 2010, the Department of Labor decided that interns were employees and had to be paid. From that moment on,... More
Online Staffing: Still Partly Cloudy--Clearing Trend Ahead
July 31, 2012There is rising awareness among staffing firms and contingent workforce buyers on the subject of what SIA is calling "online staffing." As with many emerging developments,... More
You Get What You Pay For
July 31, 2012Buyers of staffing services want to shave costs. And I am not talking about a specific buyer. I hear this all the time from both suppliers and buyers themselves. Lowering costs around... More
Why we are Bullish on IT
July 16, 2012It’s a chain reaction. Scientists are constantly figuring out cheaper and more effective ways to produce computer hardware. (Remember Moore's Law.) And thanks to this ever improving... More
The New Staffing Firm/Contingent Worker “CRM” -- CWRM, A Kind of Lifecycle “Talent Management” of Contingent Workers
July 5, 2012Mom Was Right—It Pays to be Nice
June 26, 2012In our recent survey of more than 4,000 temporary workers, we asked them to rate their staffing firms on pay, benefits, communication and a number of other factors. Separately, we then... More
Where is MSP going?
June 20, 2012It’s been called many names, some complimentary, others not so flattering. Despite the hotly contested debates, there is no doubt that the MSP has changed the face of the staffing... More
Double Dip Recession? Probably Not
June 6, 2012Europe is in a near stall and there is talk that the EU could break up. China is slowing down. And last month the U.S. economy barely squeaked out any job growth at all. Economic data... More