2021 40 Under 40
2021 40 under 40: Intrepid Career Architects Driven by the mission of placing people in jobs, the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 has worked through the challenges of Covid-19 to help reduce economic inequalities for people, including diverse talent in minority communities. Their beginnin
Features
DE&I Influencers — US and Canada
SIA introduces the 2021 DE&I Influencers list — 50 professionals in our workforce solutions ecosystem who have been making great strides in varied ways to move the diversity mission forward. Many do not hold dedicated diversity roles at their companies […]
Beyond Ownership
As the interest in everything diversity-related grows, buyers of contingent labor and other solutions are looking closely at diversity-owned staffing firms. But that’s not all; client companies are looking to take things to the next level within their workforces.
Spend on […]
The Travel Nurse
Courageous. Compassionate. Resilient. Empathetic. Selfless. Travel nurses have been at the forefront of the Covid-19 crisis. For all these reasons and more, Staffing Industry Analysts chose the travel nurse as Person of the Year for 2021. These healthcare professionals have put their ...
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Learned Professionals
Training to bridge the skills gap is growing ever more important. The types of training provided by staffing firms can range from online courses that offer an introduction to a skill to courses that aim to get workers ready to […]
Under the Microscope
Each generation — whether it be traditionalists, baby boomers, Gen X or millennials — brings its own quirks and outlook when it comes to work. Each comes with different sets of experiences and views on the world. The newest generation […]
Back to School
Eighty seven percent of companies say they have a skills gap now or will within a few years, according to a report by McKinsey & Co. Companies have long lamented the skills gap — the mismatch between open positions and […]
Recent Columns
View from the Boardroom: Stronger Together
A typical acquisition is a complex, multilevel process. Generally speaking, the goal is to optimize processes and increase efficiency. Cultural considerations are harder to quantify, yet they exert significant influence on how the organization evolves as a combined entity.
In some cases, the traditional acquisition model is upended and the results are brimming with potential and dynamism when cultures are complementary.
As founders and CEOs of two organizations who recently completed an acquisition to form one of […]
Research Report: Making Strides
Of the many business trends kicked off in 2020, one of the most prominent was […]
SIA Musings: The Industry Returns
Welcome to the summer of 2021. We have turned the pandemic corner. Over half of […]
Benefit of Counsel: A New Course
Employers and their in-house legal departments faced novel challenges this past year as they navigated […]
The Buzz: All in One
When a company seeks to outsource a project, it can utilize a talent platform to […]
The New Customer: The Human Touch
While the Covid-19 pandemic makes its retreat in the US, the economy is making a […]
The Staffing Stream
- Are We There Yet? Marketing as a Processby Jay Mattern on September 21, 2021 at 12:00 pm
We live in a fast-paced world. Things move quickly and are only speeding up. We believed that technology would give us our time back, but instead, it has robbed us of even more of our time. Amazon […]
- How Soft Collections Practices Benefit Your Customer Relationshipsby Lenny Tierney on September 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm
You may be wondering, what exactly is soft collections? In summary, it is a process used during the accounts receivable management process with the goal of being paid while maintaining the […]
- Minimize the Pain of Technology Implementationby Andy Wigderson on September 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm
We tend to take technology for granted, but anyone old enough to remember life before Facebook may recall that, as an industry, we used to be downright luddites. Many were confident a relationship- […]
- How to Implement New Software Without Stressing Employees Outby Gina Spencer on September 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
People tend to resist any change that impacts their status quo, especially in the workplace. That’s why asking them to learn yet another new tool will undoubtedly feel like an unwelcome […]
Latest Research
- The Talent Platform Landscape: 2021 Update
Key Findings: Talent Platforms refer to a growing segment of digital marketplaces that facilitate direct, digitally-enabled contingent work arrangements, from sourcing through payment. Talent […]
- SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - September 17, 2021
Staffing demand holding steady in the second week of September Week ending September 11, 2021 Indexed Value Y/Y W/W US Staffing 102 +25% -1.0% Commercial Staffing […]
- US Staffing Industry Forecast: September 2021 Update
Key Findings We project the US staffing industry will expand 16% this year, to achieve a record size of $157.4 billion. We estimate that every segment of the industry will see double digit growth […]
- North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Initial Findings
Key Findings: This insight contains the initial findings of the 2021 Staffing Company Survey for staffing firms primarily operating in North America. It includes the complete survey questions and […]