Archived Blog Posts
Some Highlights For Staffing Firms From "The Recruiting Innovation Summit"
May 22, 2012I have arrived back from the future which is the present--recently attending the ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit here in Mountain View, CA. As one might expect of a conference... More
Honoring Innovative Contingent Workforce Programs
May 21, 2012I remember when I first heard our president, Barry Asin, refer to contingent workforce managers as “pioneers.” There may not have been actual campfires and covered wagons, but these... More
Talking With Your Contingent Workers Pays Off
May 14, 2012What if talking to someone daily in your job meant a raise? You and your colleagues would be more than happy to become chatterboxes. The truth is that in staffing, talking to... More
Embrace Online Staffing or Be Flattened
May 8, 2012There are some new kids on the staffing block: Elance, oDesk, and dozens of others. If you haven’t been paying attention to online staffing, you’d better start. The numbers show... More
Background Checks for Contingent Workers Are Tricky
May 2, 2012Would it be disconcerting to learn that the newest contingent worker who has been helping you with gathering some sensitive financial data has a recent DUI? Maybe what would be more... More
Should You Insource Your MSP?
April 24, 2012You can hate or love it but you can’t ignore the MSP. Staffing suppliers have called managed service providers many a name but have ended up joining or acquiring one. The MSP is here... More
Job Boards Alive and Well In Temporary Staffing
April 19, 2012The rise of social media is often touted as eclipsing (even "deep sixing") job boards and online search as "candidate gateways" in talent acquisition/sourcing. ... More
Staffing Industry Growing, Touching Record-Breaking Highs
April 17, 2012Here are some stratospheric numbers — and no we are not talking about Facebook’s impending IPO. In 2012, Staffing Industry Analysts’ Timothy Landhuis projects that IT staffing... More
Software engineers trump newspaper reporters
April 11, 2012In a news flash for reporters, their job ranks as the fifth-worst in 2012, according to CareerCast.com. The best job for 2012 is “software engineer.”
Why does the software... More
What is the Importance of "Sourcing" in Your Staffing Firm?
April 10, 2012Does your staffing firm organize and conduct "sourcing" as a distinct process and discipline? What does it consist of? How important is it to your firm?
What... More