Archived Blog Posts
The VMS/MSP Saga Continues
June 20, 2013I’ve been reading the trail of comments on this Staffing Stream post by Bob Livonius as well as those by Colleen Mills and Sherry Weier with interest and a feeling of déjà... More
Master Supplier is the Comeback Kid
June 18, 2013Rest in peace was the requiem earmarked for the master supplier model, having been dismissed by many industry veterans. But it has come back with a bang.
A decade ago the rise of the... More
Skinny is The New Gray Under Healthcare Reform
June 11, 2013Obama cheerleaders have been plugging the fact that when you mandate insurance, pretty much everybody gets insurance. But here’s the thing: what type of insurance?
That’s... More
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2013 North America Staffing 100
June 3, 2013We are now accepting nominations for our annual list of North America staffing industry achievers, 100 men and women who have made a difference to the staffing industry. I must warn... More
Back From The Future (i.e., The ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit)
May 16, 2013Earth Year 2013, May 16 (Ship's Log):
I attended this event for the second year in a row and once again have returned safely from the future (but not unchanged). My perspective... More
Natural Selection: The Growth of Professional Services, Temp Staffing
May 9, 2013The industry has seen some interesting evolution. I wonder what Charles Darwin might have made of it?
To see it from my perspective--I have a special project for which I need a Web developer.... More
Elance Reports Strong Q1 ’13 Growth As More Businesses and Freelancers Get Turned-On To Online Work
May 7, 2013“Online staffing” platform Elance posted its Q1 2013 numbers today, reflecting healthy growth trends, based in part on global supply and demand conditions for advanced technical... More
Blogging for Business – Join The Stream
April 29, 2013Neither Fish Nor Fowl: The State of Online Staffing Model Evolution
April 24, 2013Since late summer of 2012, we have been researching the phenomenon of what we call “online staffing” platform businesses. As of this time, we have identified about 65 different... More
Background Check Guidelines Make a Murky Situation Murkier
April 23, 2013Just what is this new guidance supposed to be? I am referring to the EEOC rules on background checks released late last year.
It used to be that staffing firms could conduct a background... More