2020 Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing
If anything, the pandemic and social unrest this year have forced executives to think about the type of leaders they want to be. As Covid-19 hit, companies had to pivot quickly to a remote workforce. Decisions had to be made — and fast. There was no playbook. Throughout our industry, leaders were
Features
The New Face of the Industry
The world of recruiting and staffing is becoming more complex and technology driven as a variety of converging trends affect the industry. From the “Uberization” of the on-demand workforce to changes in clients’ buying habits to robotic process automation and […]
What’s That Ahead?
No one argues with the idea that recessions make it more difficult to run a business. When consumers and corporations spend less money, employers lay off full-time employees and hire fewer contingent workers. That pressures staffing firms to keep their […]
The Staffing 100 Hall of Fame
When we created the Staffing 100 list in 2011, it was to honor a group that found people jobs and helped accelerate the process of finding a job. We have since maintained this annual, unranked list as a way to […]
Online Showcase
Filling a Vital Need
Demand for certain types of nurses and other healthcare professionals is rising across the US as the Covid-19 pandemic surges in the country. Bill rates are up, with some providers seeing increases of 30% to 40% — some hospitals are paying nurses as much as $8,000 to $10,000 per week, Kaiser [...]
Inside View
It’s no surprise, large companies are getting more interested in tapping into the flexibility afforded by a contingent workforce. Last year, large companies that use staffing firms reported that, on average, 21% of their workforces were made up of contingent […]
A Beneficial Approach
As the companies nationwide began to grapple with how to protect their workers amid Covid-19, Aquent became the first staffing company to offer its temporary workers paid sick leave with nationwide. Specializing in placing temporary employees in marketing and creative […]
Recent Columns
A Steady Hand
Strategic Staffing Solutions celebrated its 30th anniversary on Oct. 1, and we marked the occasion the way we usually do. Our leadership team — from yours truly, to our C-suite to our market vice presidents — wrote thank-you notes or called our customers to thank them for another successful year. Without them, we would not have made it to 10 years, never mind 30. We are partners to them and we never forget that.
What Partnership Looks Like to Us
Since our […]
Do Your Homework
As a procurement category specialist for contingent labor, I often convince and educate program stakeholders […]
A Fair Analysis
It ranks among employers’ worst nightmares: You’ve received a harassment complaint from an employee or […]
Tech + Jobs
Workers prefer robots to humans in supporting mental health
Stress and burnout are a fact of […]
Modern Talent Acquisition
Artificial intelligence in HR technology is growing in prevalence, but what about the talent acquisition […]
Dedicated to Our Talent
One of the many reasons I joined K2 is because engaging and rewarding our IT […]
The Staffing Stream
- 5 Tips on Hiring Remote Tech Talent Outside of Traditional Tech Hubsby Lusen Mendel on January 21, 2021 at 3:56 pm
According to a June 2020 Stanford University study, 42% of the American workforce switched to remote working on a full-time basis in the wake of pandemic-triggered shutdowns, prompting many […]
- How the Staffing Industry Can Help Shrink the Gender Pay Gapby Mike Brown on January 20, 2021 at 10:31 pm
According to a study from LendEDU, the most-recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics places the country’s gender pay gap at 20.31%. That figure means median annual female earnings in […]
- The Place for Personalityby Matthew Baade on January 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Locum tenens recruiters have long understood that who you are influences the contract assignments you should take. When the pandemic forced us to transition to a remote work world, it became clear […]
- What 2020 Taught Us to Expect from the Future of Staffingby Jennifer Martin on January 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Last year forced a lot of change within a lot of industries. Staffing was among those most affected. Now, as staffing firms, the workers they place and the businesses they serve move forward into […]
Latest Research
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center
Curated by SIA, the resources below represent a collection of articles, data tools, and websites that offer actionable insights related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak. The section at the […]
- VMS Global Landscape Summary 2020
This report summarises the CWS Council global VMS landscape and differentiators reports for 2020 and includes: VMS provider landscape Size and growth of the global VMS market VMS market size […]
- Contractor Payrolling and ICEC Landscape Summary 2020
While roughly $4 billion in global contractor payrolling spend has been reported by participants in our study, the actual market is much larger. On a global basis, we estimate a market size of […]
- Staffing Trends 2021
Our 2021 Staffing Trends report has identified 10 key trends: COVID-19 the dominant market trend until H2 2021 Summer recovery will not be a return to normal Resilience in a volatile and […]