John Nurthen
Executive Director, Global Research
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
The Platformisation of Staffing - June 2021
June 28, 2021
- 1 hour EMEA webinar discussing the platformisation of staffing
- Insights into the various types of platform models such as talent platforms, temporary staffing platforms and hiring platforms
- The implications of these models on traditional staffing
- Sponsored by Access
Recruitment Marketplaces 2021 Market Update
June 9, 2021
- This report is an update to our original Introduction to Recruitment Marketplaces report published in August 2019
- This latest report provides an overview of the current landscape including details of over 40 vendors globally
- Recent market developments have provided added impetus for demand in... More
Introducing Programmatic Job Advertising
May 4, 2021
- Programmatic job advertising is a method to distribute job ads using artificial intelligence and machine learning to determine where employers will have the most success in displaying their vacancies in line with the budget they have available
- All indications are that programmatic job advertising... More
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - April 2021
April 15, 2021
- Economic and Employment Trends
- US Staffing Market Forecast Update
- Virtual Assistant Marketplace
- Internal Staff Survey Results
- Internal Staff Compensation Estimator
- 2021 Executive Forum North America Recap
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
The Virtual Assistant Landscape
March 30, 2021
- This report is an introduction to the market for Virtual Assistants which has been operating under the shadow of higher-profile outsourced models.
- The market is well-established with more than 170 vendors globally and is set to benefit from compelling secular business trends, namely the need... More
Outplacement Landscape 2021
March 10, 2021
- Our latest update on the outplacement market (often referred to as career transition) includes market size estimates and forecasts as well as market trends during COVID-19, legislative drivers, and mergers and acquisitions
- The outplacement market comprises three large global providers, 23 strong... More
Staffing Trends 2021
January 15, 2021
- This is the fourth in SIA’s series of annual Staffing Trends reports and comes at the end of a tumultuous year which has impacted the staffing industry (alongside all other industries) like no other.
- This year, we have identified 10 key trends covering the post-COVID recovery, diversity &... More
Introduction to Hiring Platforms
December 15, 2020
- Hiring Platforms are an emerging business model and SIA has identified fewer than 50 companies providing these services.
- Hiring Platforms provide automated hiring solutions via a curated database of candidates who are registered with the platform and have been interviewed, quality assured or vetted... More
CWS Summit North America - Benchmarking your Workforce Solutions Program
November 3, 2020
SIA research is a vital source of information to help you better understand and improve all aspects of your program. Our range of surveys provide unique insights into the mind of the program manager as well as issues affecting both your suppliers and workers.
Overview of the Japanese Staffing Market
September 29, 2020
- 1 hour APAC staffing webinar providing an overview of the Japanese staffing market
- The history of the Japanese staffing market
- The current market composition, largest staffing firms, impact of covid-19 and industry forecasts
- The Japanese legal environment