Jon Osborne

VP, Strategic Research

Jon Osborne
josborneSPAMFILTER@staffingindustry.com

After leading SIA's North America Research & Editorial department for nearly a decade, Jon Osborne now focuses on strategic research projects and communication of company research to members via the monthly Staffing Industry Report webinar. Previously, he had a 15-year career in bank financial analysis and investor relations at Bank of America. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago.

Recent Articles

North America Internal Staff Survey 2023: Advice and feedback to management regarding actions to improve company operations and the reputation of the industry

March 27, 2023

  • Internal staff offer 18 recommendations on what to change and what to keep
  • Also 7 suggestions on how to improve the reputation of staffing
  • Over 14,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2023: Recruiting internal staff: who to recruit, most effective methods, industries and social groups to target, what to say to candidates

March 17, 2023

  • The four key characteristics that identify superior staff candidates
  • The top source of new staff candidates 
  • What to say to candidates to convince them to accept the job

North America Internal Staff Survey 2023: What types of training do internal staff think would help them the most?

February 26, 2023

  • Staff indicate just four types of training are what they need the most
  • How staff training needs varies by job title
  • Over 20,000 North American internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2023: Remote work prevalence, preferences, and how to support it

February 15, 2023

  • Over 21,000 internal staff detail opinions, attitudes regarding remote work
  • Trends in use of remote work, which staff positions work remote the most
  • Seven ways to make remote work could be improved

North America Internal Staff Survey 2023: Initial Findings

February 7, 2023

  • Early overview of latest internal staff survey results
  • 23,238 internal staff respondents from 291 staffing firms surveyed
  • Satisfaction measures, compensation, demographics, and more

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2023: Initial Findings

February 2, 2023

  • Early overview of latest survey results
  • Temp satisfaction, use of work platforms, remote work, and more
  • 4,299 temporary worker respondents from 44 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2022: Full Report

December 4, 2022

  • 587 pages of North America operational ratios, benchmarks, & best practices
  • Benchmark company performance, track competitor plans and industry trends
  • Essential data for strategic planning, fully searchable

North America Staffing Company Survey 2022: Staffing/talent platforms and use of automation in traditional staffing

November 20, 2022

  • New high: One in six staffing firms own or use a third-party staffing/talent platform
  • Main benefit of staffing/talent platforms is revenue boost
  • Trend shows increasing operational automation on both temp worker and buyer client sides

North America Staffing Company Survey 2022: Staffing firm preparations and plans for recession, and tips on how to survive a recession if it comes

November 3, 2022

  • What staffing firms are doing to prepare for possible recession
  • Eight actionable tips on how to survive, from firms that made it through the Great Recession
  • Nearly 400 staffing firms surveyed

Global Staffing Company Survey 2022: Concerns about current and upcoming legislation

November 2, 2022

  • Over 400 staffing firms identify regulatory concerns
  • Top current and future concerns listed, by region
  • Which markets are most challenging regarding compliance