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There’s a Staffing Firm-Buyer Disconnect. And it’s in the Marketing.

Are staffing firms marketing what customers are buying? The short answer is no. In a recent Staffing Industry Analysts’ Buyer Survey, we asked buyers of staffing services, when you think of recruiting... Read More

Global Power 50, Women in Staffing List

For the first time in its 25-year history, Staffing Industry Analysts is compiling a global list of women executives in staffing. It’s time to recognize the contribution of women in leadership roles,... Read More

After Executive Forum: What Suppliers Would Like Buyers to Know

They came in droves, strong and confident. Staffing suppliers at the Executive Forum in Orlando are not just pleased with how the industry fared in 2014 — with sales up 6% overall — but with future... Read More

New Tool Delivers Pay Data on Demand

It’s a difficult conversation to have – are you paying your contingents right?  Salaries are never doled out evenly across the board, even for contingents doing the same job. Recruiters love to... Read More

Supercharge Your Recruiting Mojo. Join in the Best Staffing Firms to Work for Contest

Tired of looking for quality talent but unable to find it?  Is lightning demand for quality candidates forcing you to reevaluate your recruiting methods?  Here’s a suggestion: Participate in... Read More

Hate your VMS? Maybe it’s not the tool but how you use it

People like taking potshots at VMS; let’s face it — the tool has had its share of vilification. From buyers giving it a low net promoter score to suppliers irate about the money they spend funding... Read More

Who Has Been Driving Change in the World of Work? Applaud the Staffing 100 Honorees.

Those on the Staffing 100 need to take a bow. The US temp penetration rate (percent of workforce that is temporary and engaged through staffing firms) was 2.10 percent in September. This rate has been... Read More

Happy Anniversary, CWS Summit!

This year marks the 10th annual gathering of contingent workforce professionals. What a difference the years have made.

In 2005, Staffing Industry Analysts launched its first CWS Summit in 2005 in Chicago,... Read More

You Heard It Here First. How the CW Role Was Won

We called it first. Staffing Industry Analysts identified the role of the contingent workforce manager more than a decade ago. I remember SIA’s president, Barry Asin referring to the CW pioneers, covered... Read More