‘I hope to be the chief threat to the VMS’
* Photograph by Andrea Flanagan
The IQNavigator/Beeline merger, announced in December 2016, made waves in our ecosystem, creating new alliances and reshaping old. Along with the merger, Beeline was spun off from Adecco to private equity firm GTCR. The new, combined company is the second-largest VMS provider, according to data from […]
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Piece by Piece
Mergers and acquisitions are a common feature of the ever-evolving staffing industry landscape. Roughly 8% of US staffing firms are acquired in any given year, according to an estimate last year by Staffing Industry Analysts, the publisher of this magazine. […]
Changing Colors
Talent marketplaces, online staffing, crowdsourcing, human cloud — they all add up to an ever-increasing collection of terminology to describe the connection of people with work. And then there is the freelancer management system, or FMS, one of the now-venerable […]
Sponsored Content: The Old Order No More
Last month, the US hit the significant milestone of our president’s first 100 days in office. The first few months of the new administration have been marked by significant changes, and we can expect more to come. Employers and staffing […]
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The Barbell Effect
Independent work has evolved from “something you do when you can’t get a real job” to a viable, coveted way for many to work, and data from MBO Partners’ 2017 State of Independence in America support that trend. In fact, […]
Beyond the Hype
Contingent workforce buyers and suppliers have always kept an eye on metrics, but now machine learning aims to automate and speed up the analysis of data.
Last November, Google announced its Cloud Jobs API, which uses machine learning to enable job-seekers […]
Treat Them Right
Organizations hiring full-time employees dedicate significant time and resources to address jobseeker satisfaction. And it is increasingly common for them to employ a dedicated candidate experience or recruitment marketing team tasked with optimizing the practice. Leading brands realize they are […]
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In the Know
Employers face compliance challenges now more than ever, and in the staffing industry, the challenges are enhanced due to the nature of the industry. As new regulations that relate to onboarding of candidates continue to emerge, staffing companies must be prepared to address them appropriately. It is important to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
Wage rate. One example is the requirement many states are enacting that employees receive written notification of pay rates, which is a significant challenge to the staffing industry. As opposed to starting one new employee at a time, the volume of temporary employees simultaneously starting […]
Dos & Don’ts
I came to the buy side of the equation by way of the staffing industry. […]
Settling In
Merger and acquisition activity in the North American staffing market in 2016 was essentially in-line […]
Find Your Focus
When you have excruciating tooth pain, you don’t go to a podiatrist, right? While highly […]
Ditch the Roadmap
Just like in every industry, the sales process in the workforce solutions space has evolved. […]
Rough Terrain
With the frigid cold of the winter over, the snowbirds are headed back north and […]
The Staffing Stream
- 2017 Australian Recruitment Trends: Optimism Challenged by Talent ShortagesPosted by Simon Greening on July 25, 2017 at 3:30 pm
According to Bullhorn’s 2017 Australian Recruitment Trends Report, released earlier this year, most Australian recruitment agencies are very optimistic: 85% of agencies expect to see some […]
- The Hidden Costs of OvertimePosted by Robert Hoeft on July 24, 2017 at 3:30 pm
Most employers can figure out the monetary costs associated with overtime. When you’re paying your employees, in most instances, time and a half, it doesn’t take long to add up. Staying […]
- Instilling a Corporate CulturePosted by Michael Neidle on July 21, 2017 at 3:30 pm
Most people who do not work out in a new company don’t fail for lack of skills, but the corporate culture they are working in just not a good match. They are a square peg in a round hole. […]
- Marketing Math for Staffing Agencies and Recruiters: If you want growth, do the mathPosted by Alan Vitberg on July 20, 2017 at 3:30 pm
Making math part of marketing …. seems crazy, right? If your agency or firm thinks about marketing as “making things bright and shiny,” or just as facilitators for publishing and […]
Latest Research
- Largest IT Staffing Firms in the United States: 2017 Update
Key Findings We estimate that 43 firms generated at least $100 million in US information technology temporary staffing revenue in 2016. Added together, these firms generated $18.0 billion in such […]
- Largest Office Clerical Staffing Firms in the United States: 2017 Update
Key Findings We estimate that 14 firms generated at least $100 million in US office/clericaltemporary staffing revenue in 2016. Added together, these firms generated $7.6 billionin such revenue, […]
- Largest Industrial Staffing Firms in the United States: 2017 Update
Key Findings We estimate that 35 firms generated at least $100 million in US industrial temporary staffing revenue in 2016. Added together, these firms generated $22.5 billion in such revenue, […]
- Companies Looking to Acquire Staffing and Workforce Solutions Firms: 2017 Update
Key Findings This report details the preferences of 208 staffing firms regarding the type of acquisition target that they would be most interested in pursuing. Firms provided their top three […]