Gig economy

As my good friend and staffing industry luminary Chuck Young recently posted on LinkedIn: "There is no greater fear for IT staffing companies than a contractor starting with a client only to find out that they are not the same person as the candidate that interviewed." This is a big issue facing IT staffing firms, and it's only gotten worse since C

Today, 64.6 million people pursue independent work each year - up a dramatic 69% from 2020. It is important to understand not just who these workers are but what they mean to work as a whole.

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the SIA Executive Forum on the nature of the changing workforce landscape. The flexible workforce is growing rapidly, thanks to a combination of business need and rapidly changing attitudes to work. Recruiters need to adapt to this change or risk being left behind. A Changing Workforce

If you work in the staffing industry, you may be feeling a little pessimistic (or at least uncertain) right now. We still haven't fully recovered from the pandemic, talent is in short supply, wages are up and some say a recession is right around the corner.

It's no secret that the UK is navigating its way through a perfect storm of economic turmoil at a national level, with a cost-of-living crisis and skills shortages that are impacting a variety of sectors.

In the 2023 edition of A Team's "HR & Hiring Outlook" report, 46% of survey respondents said they had seen attrition increase in the last year. To fill the gap, they were turning to freelancers; 50% of hiring leaders said they relied more on freelancers in 2022 than in 2021.

As we move through the fourth quarter of the year, any thought that the constantly evolving world of work would have stabilized even slightly by the end of 2022 is out the window.

It's that time of year when business leaders forecast and budget for the new year - and that means pulling out the crystal ball to try to predict trends and prepare contingencies. We're all watching the Fed raise interest rates to try and control inflation.

In part one of this series, we talked in-depth about the importance of training and technology in your recruitment and retention strategy. In this article, we will go into more detail about the benefits of strategic marketing and franchising within the staffing industry. Marketing Can Set You Apart