John Nurthen

Executive Director, Global Research

John Nurthen
jnurthenSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com

John Nurthen manages the team that delivers Staffing Industry Analysts' international research content. He has over 25 years' experience in the staffing industry, having previously worked in senior managerial roles for three of the world's largest staffing companies: Select Appointments, Vedior and Randstad. He played an active role in major equity offerings and mergers.
 
Nurthen was a founder of the International Review of Employment, published in four languages, and DOVA, one of the largest global databases of online vacancies. He played a leading role in the development of common data standards with the creation of HR-XML SIDES.
 
He has held responsibility for internal and external communications, e-Business, technology matters, marketing, research, procurement and corporate social responsibility. Nurthen's experience makes him an authority on global recruitment and contingent workforce issues.

Recent Articles

Understanding the New Platform Environment

March 16, 2022

  • This report brings together data from a number of different SIA platform research reports, and acts as a one-stop compendium for all things platform-related for the benefit of workforce solutions program managers.
  • Use this report to develop a better understanding of the evolving platform environment... More

EMEA SI Report Webinar - February 2022

February 21, 2022

SIA Analysts share insights from our recent buyer and staffing surveys in this hour long webinar.

Staffing Trends 2022

January 25, 2022

  • The fifth in SIA’s series of annual Staffing Trends reports of which the aim is to highlight significant trends that are likely to make 2022 different from prior years.
  • Seven key trends highlighted for 2022
  • Compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the staffing industry in 2022 is more resilient,... More

Vaccine Management Solutions

December 1, 2021

  • With the US vaccine mandate held up in legal limbo, staffing firms have been left wondering what plans to make to be able to respond quickly once the policy is finally approved.
  • To complicate matters, many private employers have proactively implemented their own vaccination policies regardless... More

Global Staffing Front Office Software Landscape

November 9, 2021

  • The most detailed review of the staffing front office landscape ever undertaken including an overview of 82 global vendors and detailed insights into all the leading vendors in North America and Europe.
  • Overview of product functionality, strategic differentiation, key integration partners, security... More

LISTEN: Definitive Ideas on How to Improve the Candidate Experience

October 26, 2021

Eighteen months into a pandemic and the labor market is going through extraordinary times, leaving staffing and other talent acquisition intermediaries with tremendous disruption. Job growth is historically fast, but employment is far from recovered with the ‘Great Resignation’ intensifying the talent... More

APAC SIR Webinar - Global Trends and Their Impact on the Australian Staffing Market

September 3, 2021

SIA’s John Nurthen, Executive Director of Global Research and Adam Pode, Director of Research for EMEA and APAC discuss a number of important trends, including remote working, new technology solutions, the growth of platform work and more.

Workforce Solutions Ecosystem 2021 Update

August 25, 2021

  • This annual report codifies and defines the various parts of the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem. It will be of use to those who operate within this Ecosystem and also those who procure services or products from it.
  • Detailed descriptions of the various sectors, segments, sub-segments and categories... More

Mythbusters: The Truth About Programmatic Job Advertising

August 3, 2021

Job openings have increased by 35%, yet job applications are down by 20%, and about 3.5 million workers have left the labor market. This is a serious supply and demand problem. Some organizations have found a partner in Programmatic Job Advertising.

Online Job Advertising Market

August 3, 2021

  • The online job advertising industry comprises basic job boards to job aggregators to social media job sites, community sites and online classifieds as well as tools that facilitate and enhance the process such as programmatic job advertising.
  • Our 2021 update includes definitions and trends among... More