Winning Game Plans
Covid-19 turned the world upside down. Things were going well, and suddenly they weren’t. Coming into 2020, US staffing industry revenue was projected to rise by 3% to reach $156.2 billion in 2020. With the pandemic, the industry faces a decline this year of 17%, according to one scenario s
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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 […]
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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 […]
Back to Work
Virtually all of the US population was recently subject to stay-at-home orders. As states begin lifting restrictions that allow employees to return to work, staffing firms in particular face a myriad of legal pitfalls and logistical challenges as they recall […]
PPP: Act fast
The SBA Paycheck Protection Program aims to help companies survive by providing a direct incentive to keep employees on the payroll during the Covid-19 crisis. Qualifying staffing firms need to act fast if they are interested in taking part.
Companies jumped […]
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Change Across the Board
Activism for change is blossoming throughout our society today, and we have hope that real progress will finally be made in areas of diversity, equality, equity, inclusion, and gender and racial justice. Discrimination and injustice are not only being confronted on the streets of our cities and in government and courts, but also in the boardrooms of corporations.
A movement to increase gender and ethnic diversity on corporate boards is gaining speed, yet we still have a significant distance to go. […]
Mixed Results
For years, SIA’s Pulse Report (based on our Pulse Survey) has offered a timely snapshot […]
A Look in the Mirror
With this time away from the physical office, I’ve thought a lot about the world […]
Last in Line
The pandemic-induced economic downturn has caused many staffing firms to wrestle with sharp sales declines, […]
Steady as She Goes
The ever-growing gig economy is supported by a host of useful apps and platforms such […]
Going the Extra Mile
At ALKU, there is nothing we won’t do to better ourselves and our employees, no […]
The Staffing Stream
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How AI will Enable Contactless Hiring Post-Pandemic
by Charlotte Gurney on October 20, 2020 at 8:00 am
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly central for businesses today. As recruitment goes through a new evolution in adapting to the conditions created by the pandemic, resources such as AI […]
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Reskilling to Help Women of Color
by Chandra Sanders on October 19, 2020 at 2:49 pm
While many women have earned positions of leadership in the American workforce, women of color continue to lag behind. The fact remains that despite national conversations about diversity in tech, […]
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Unnecessary Costs Your Business Should Cut
by Louise Wood on October 16, 2020 at 5:08 pm
Whether you are setting up a business or have been established for many years, you have likely implemented a few unnecessary things which are costing you money and time. Don’t worry though, […]
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The Importance of Defining Independent Contractor Status for Locum Tenens
by Matthew Baade on October 15, 2020 at 3:20 pm
Even before the term gig economy described the modern labor market, locum tenens was a highly sought-after profession. The flexible, mobile nature of locum tenens means professionals stay on an […]
Latest Research
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Key Findings: Acquisition multiples. The mid-range (25th percentile to 75th percentile) reported Price/EBITDA multiples were 3.0x to 5.0x. Current valuations are at the high end of post-2009 […]
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Latin America Legal Update Q3 2020
In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q3 2020:Brazil General Data Protection Law now in […]
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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 […]
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North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Do staffing firms benefit from engaging with online rating websites?
Key Findings: Degree of engagement. Seventy percent of staffing firms engage with online rating websites to at least some degree. Among those staffing firms that engage with rating websites, the […]