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 Temporary Worker Survey 2022: Trends in temp use of talent platforms and work services platforms

June 24, 2022

  • Temp use of online work platforms rebounded in 2021
  • Use varies by temp skill set, wage, age
  • Over 3,000 temps surveyed

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2022: COVID-19: Effect on attitudes, concerns about mandatory vaccination

June 16, 2022

  • Temp experience with COVID-19 pandemic strengthened staff loyalty to agencies and temp work
  • Most OK with mandatory vaccination -- but a significant minority not OK with it
  • Over 4,000 temporary workers surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Full Report

April 22, 2022

  • Essential source for advice on internal staff recruiting and retention
  • 185 page aggregation of eight SIA internal staff surveys
  • Over 18,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Use of technology by staff: training needed and types of automation that would help staff the most

April 18, 2022

  • The five types of staff most in need of technology training
  • What to automate next: internal staff identify highest-return opportunities
  • Over 16,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Retaining internal staff: what drives staff satisfaction, why they leave jobs, how to keep them happy

April 6, 2022

  • The three key drivers of staff satisfaction and retention, and how to maximize them
  • Importance of remote work option, pay and benefits, and incentives
  • Nearly 18,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Recruiting internal staff: most effective methods, industries and social media groups to target, what to say to candidates

March 24, 2022

  • The #1 source of new candidates doesn't require any recruiters
  • Targets identified: the six industries from which most staff are recruited
  • What to say to candidates to convince them to accept the job

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Remote work prevalence, preferences, and how to support it

March 14, 2022

  • Over 18,000 internal staff detail opinions, attitudes regarding remote work
  • How much remote time they prefer and which 'in office' days are least objectionable
  • Seven ways to make remote work could be improved

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: COVID-19: Internal staff attitudes, concerns about mandatory vaccination, and lessons learned from the pandemic

February 27, 2022

  • Staff experience with COVID-19 pandemic strengthened staff loyalty to industry
  • Most OK with mandatory vaccination -- but one in five not OK with it
  • Over 16,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2022: Initial Findings

February 15, 2022

  • Early overview of latest survey results
  • Temp satisfaction, use of talent platforms, remote work, recruiting
  • 5,607 temporary worker respondents from 35 staffing firms surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2022: Initial Findings

February 5, 2022

  • Early overview of latest internal staff survey results
  • 18,681 internal staff respondents from 233 staffing firms surveyed
  • Satisfaction measures, compensation, demographics, and more