Sales/Mktg & Market Opportunities

Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey: Distribution of temporary and direct hire sales, by skill segment and customer industry/sector served

26 March 2016

  • 42 staffing firms reveal skill segments and customer markets
  • Top temp skill segments: IT, office/clerical, finance/accounting
  • Top temp customer markets: finance/insurance and government

Largest Job Boards Globally 2016

23 March 2016

  • This is our second annual ranking of Job Boards and we now have better visibility into the global market which enables us to present a list of 30 companies according to annual revenue. 
  • Our ranking takes the broadest definition of Job Boards to include all forms of career portals such as... More

March 2016 Growth Assessment: Marketing/Creative Staffing

3 March 2016

  • This 40-page report provides an in-depth look at the marketing/creative staffing segment
  • Describes drivers of growth and relevant employment trends
  • Contains market size estimates by geography and occupation

Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey: Requests for Proposal (RFPs)—Response rates, hours to complete, & percent successful

31 December 2015

  • Typical staffing firm respond to about a third of RFPs
  • About half of completed RFPs turn into business
  • Time-consuming, but responding typically worth it

Australia/NZ Staffing Company Survey: Social media use, metrics, & preferred venues

6 December 2015

  • Social media generally of just moderate value to staffing firms
  • One in four track no social media metrics at all
  • Staffing firms mostly use social media for recruiting, less so sales

Mapping the Total Talent Management Continuum

17 November 2015

  • Identifies the core facets of Total Talent Management
  • Covers permanent and contingent workforces
  • Offers tools to map your organisation's maturity

2015 List of Companies Looking to Acquire Staffing Firms

11 November 2015

We asked staffing firms about their intention to acquire new companies and their top three preferences for acquisition targets in terms of industry segment and geography.•This year, seven firms reported Asia Pacific/ Latin America as one of their top three choices of geography.


2015 Global Oil & Gas Market Report

11 November 2015

  • Estimate for the size of the global market, broken down by region
  • Top 10 ranking based on market share
  • Statistics on Oil & Gas production by country
  • Commentary on current industry trends and M&A activity

2015 Global Oil & Gas Panel Transcript

11 November 2015

  • The following is an edited transcript of our panel “Trends and Opportunities in the Engineering and Energy Sector”. It was recorded at Staffing Industry Analysts’ Executive Forum held in March 2015 in Orlando.  It has been edited for brevity and clarity.
  • This transcript should be read... More

Buyers' Annual Contingent Workforce Spend

4 November 2015

  • Median annual CW spend was $140 million
  • CW spend positively correlated with buyer size
  • Larger median spend among buyers with a VMS or MSP