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 2024: Full Report

March 14, 2024

  • Essential source for advice on internal staff recruiting, retention, and advice to management
  • Survey summary and links to individual reports
  • Over 21,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: How to retain internal staff

March 12, 2024

  • The key drivers of staff satisfaction and retention, and how to maximize them
  • Why staff satisfaction is important to staffing firm success
  • Nearly 20,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Recruiting internal staff: what candidates want, who to recruit, most effective methods, how to target, what to say to candidates

March 4, 2024

  • What staff candidates really want in their staffing employer
  • The top source of new staff candidates 
  • What to say to candidates to convince them to accept the job

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Use of AI and other technology by staff, training needed and types of automation that would help staff the most

February 29, 2024

  • Use of AI by internal staff, frequency of usage and what it's used for
  • What to automate next: internal staff identify highest-return opportunities
  • Over 18,000 internal staff surveyed

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Remote work prevalence, preferences, and how to support it

February 22, 2024

  • Over 18,000 internal staff detail opinions, attitudes regarding remote work
  • Trends in use of remote work, which staff positions work remote the most
  • Seven ways remote work could be improved

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2024: Prevalence of remote work among temporary workers, how much they value it, and advice on how to make it better

February 17, 2024

  • About half of temps worked remotely in 2023
  • How temp productivity is monitored by clients
  • Three ways to make temp remote work experience better

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Internal staff training: what staff want and importance of explaining resources available

February 15, 2024

  • Importance of explaining training resources
  • How staff training needs varies by job title, most preferred types of training
  • Over 17,000 North American internal staff surveyed

US Internal Compensation Estimator: 2024 Update

February 15, 2024

  • This interactive tool compiles and analyzes compensation data from over 13,000 internal employees at US staffing firms
  • Benchmark your own company's internal compensations on the basis of base salary, bonus and total cash compensation
  • View pay by employee job title, experience and other criteria... More

North America Internal Staff Survey 2024: Initial Findings

February 8, 2024

  • Early overview of latest internal staff survey results
  • 21,004 internal staff respondents from 282 staffing firms surveyed
  • Satisfaction, remote work usage, training, use of AI, and more

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2024: Initial Findings

February 7, 2024

  • Early overview of latest survey results
  • Temp satisfaction, use of work platforms, remote work, and more
  • 3,434 temporary worker respondents from 29 staffing firms surveyed