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March/April 2020

Staffing Industry Review

Staffing Industry Review magazine is the leading publication for staffing industry professionals, senior executives, and staffing firm owners. Providing innovative and in-depth information to help staffing professionals compete in today’s fast-changing world, each issue focuses on a major theme, with coverage of the topics and people that keep the industry moving forward.

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Crossing the Divide

Ashleigh Koehler | March 23, 2020

I began my career as a contingent workforce professional on the supply side. I remember how much each placement would mean to me personally, because it meant that I was helping another person find a job and another team get closer to achieving their goals or a project outcome.

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Benefit of Counsel: The New Threshold

Jeffrey C. Bils | March 23, 2020

A years-long tug-of-war over Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules for paying overtime has landed in the proverbial middle mud hole, with new rules effective Jan. 1 creating legal pitfalls for unwary staffing firms.

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Compliance Branch

Sharon Thomas | March 23, 2020

Shifting Joint-Employer Regulations

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Good Vibes

Claire Cook Craig Johnson Danny Romero | March 23, 2020

If you were to ask the employees of the 2020 Best Staffing Firms to Work For - and our writers did - they would tell you first and most enthusiastically about the atmosphere and tools that are available to them to enable them to do their jobs, better serve their candidates and clients, and help their companies thrive.

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The New Face of the Industry

Leslie Stevens-Huffman | March 23, 2020

The world of recruiting and staffing is becoming more complex and technology driven as a variety of converging trends affect the industry.

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Tech + Jobs

Craig Johnson | March 23, 2020

Gaming hiring systems Artificial intelligence hiring systems sometimes use facial recognition to analyze character traits to determine who will be a good hire, but some firms in South Korea are offering classes in how to beat the AI system.

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The Buzz: Local Meets Digital

David Papapostolou | March 23, 2020

Paris-based staffing company Alphyr has rebranded as Mistertemp' group, which up until November 2019 was the brand it exclusively assigned to its on-demand, app-enabled staffing service.

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The Talent's Voice: Full Circle

Lisa Johnson Mitchell | March 23, 2020

Over the last 30 years, I can safely say I've written, directed and produced content for nearly every category in nearly every medium - except for skywriting and fortune cookies. In terms of ad agencies, I've burned the midnight (and sometimes morning) oil at a variety of shops, large and small, in New York and Dallas.

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The New Customer: Unlocking Potential

Allison Robinson | March 23, 2020

Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 21% more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. But companies are struggling to put their commitment into practice.

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