Archived Blog Posts
Sports Sponsorship.....Toys for the Boys
July 7, 2011Many staffing firms like to use a portion of their marketing spend on sports sponsorships and it’s easy to see why. Sponsoring a sports team is an effective way to get better brand... More
Movers, Shakers & Unsung Heroes In Staffing
June 28, 2011Max Messmer of Robert Half International fame once told me, “Matching people with jobs and then placing them at businesses is a worthwhile cause.” He should know. RHI is a $5 billion... More
'Cloud' May Help After 37 Years
June 24, 2011A man has gone 37 years without washing, according to a report in The Western Australian.
Needless to say, someone who has not bathed in 37 years might have limited on-site job opportunities,... More
Sales calls still work
June 23, 2011Maybe human interaction is still valuable after all. When we asked contingent staffing buyers how they found their staffing suppliers, 45% said "salesperson called." ... More
MSP/VMS Providers Are Doing Something Right
June 22, 2011It’s a question that often comes up in the contingent workforce management world: Which is better to implement first? A vendor managed system (VMS) or a managed service provider... More
When no news is no news
June 15, 2011Last week, one of the staffing industry’s perennial news stories reappeared across recruitment and financial media once again – “Adecco in Hays bid speculation”. Like a slightly... More
Who Cares About Vendor Neutrality?
June 8, 2011What’s all the brouhaha about vendor neutrality? Historically, it didn’t exist. It’s a concept that evolved in the ’80s and ’90s. But today, customers do care about having... More
Is Your Sales Force Comp Program Working for Your Business or Against It?
June 6, 2011I’ve talked with dozens of staffing execs about sales force compensation — a topic that always captures people’s attention. We all hope to find that perfect combination of incentives... More
Bin Laden. What a great guy.
June 4, 2011Happily for U.S. intelligence authorities, Bin Laden was a highly meticulous record keeper. One of the quirkier observations now being made from those records is that he offered his... More
Future May Hold a Workforce of One
May 24, 2011Think about it. You are a workforce of one. Your company’s HR department is tailoring its practices to suit your learning style and career desires. Sounds unreal? Susan M. Cantrell... More