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 Staffing Company Survey 2021: Frequency of pay and methods of pay for internal staff and temporary workers

December 5, 2021

  • Pay frequency and method varies by industry skill segment
  • Paycards gaining traction in some sectors
  • Over 300 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Staffing firm five-year branch office plans

December 2, 2021

  • More staffing firms to expand branch networks than cut them
  • But there is interest in cutting average branch size
  • Commercial firms have most radical plans

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Direct hire fees: trend over time and how fees vary by skill segment and staffing firm sizes

November 30, 2021

  • Over 300 North America staffing firms report direct hire fees
  • Median fee is 20%, but fees differ by skill segment
  • Report includes trend in fees since 2010

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Staffing/talent platforms and use of automation in traditional staffing

November 27, 2021

  • One in eight staffing firms own or use a third-party staffing/talent platform
  • Staffing firms more automated on worker side than buyer side
  • Firms reveal new technologies that are having the biggest impact on their business

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Candidate flow benchmarks: Declines, no shows, firings, quits, pay increases, extensions, conversions, returns

November 15, 2021

  • Over 300 staffing firms reveal candidate flow metrics
  • Commercial vs. professional staffing firm metrics markedly different
  • Industrial staffing increasingly challenged recruiting market

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Virtual interviewing preferences and best practices

November 10, 2021

  • The key advantages of virtual interviewing, and of in-person interviewing
  • How to make virtual interviewing work for you
  • 395 staffing firms surveyed

Global Staffing Company Survey 2021: Concerns about current and upcoming legislation

November 5, 2021

  • Over 400 staffing firms identify regulatory concerns
  • Top current and future concerns listed, by region
  • What's new: Changes in concerns noted from previous year

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Fill rates, time-to-fill rates, and methods of calculation

October 29, 2021

  • Detailed time-to-fill and fill rate benchmarks by staffing segment
  • Two methods of time-to-fill calculation dominate
  • 327 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Highest-return sales, marketing, and recruiting tactics

October 21, 2021

  • Staffing execs reveal which tactics work best in their companies
  • Just a few tactics dominated in each of sales, marketing, and recruiting
  • 300+ staffing industry top executives surveyed

15 Best Practices in Managing Your Staffing Business

September 30, 2021

  • Fifteen key tactics and strategies culled from a decade of SIA surveys
  • Tips to optimize sales, recruiting, and management
  • Best practice recommendations from staffing execs, temps, and internal staff