Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing
It’s been a feat of some sort for Staffing Industry Analysts. In 2015, we rolled out our inaugural Women in Staffing list comprising 100 women across the globe. Three years later, we have compiled the same list, but with 150 women worldwide.
Women account for 58% of the American workforce, according […]
Features
Playing for Growth – Sponsored Content
On the face of it, the staffing industry model may appear simple, with firms playing matchmaker between employers and workers. But appearances are deceiving: Only 140 out of 19,000 staffing firms in the US have exceeded the $100 million mark; […]
Schooling the Talent
Spend time with staffing providers and you will be hard-pressed to find a firm that isn’t struggling to find qualified candidates. And government figures back up the anecdotal evidence.
The US unemployment rate remains on a downward trend, hitting 3.8% in […]
Match & Engage
In fact, the industry stands to change more in the next five years than it has in the last 20 due to innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, cloud computing and blockchain, notes Ken Krieger, CIO for The […]
Online Showcase
Perennially Short
Finding technology workers with the right skills is a problem worldwide. The UK is no exception with its needs for tech-savvy workers showing no signs of letting up, even amid Brexit. Recruitment firms in the UK are scrambling to find […]
Swimming Ahead
It started with a staffing firm for Sahil Sahni and Ankit Somani, and that eventually led to artificial intelligence chatbot-fueled firm AllyO. And, recently, the firm won a competition styled after the television show “Shark Tank” last month at Staffing […]
Who’s an IC?
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court adopted a stricter test for determining who is an independent contractor, and executives say the decision in the case, known as the Dynamex case, will have a significant impact on companies that use […]
Recent Columns
The Holistic Sale
Typically in sales, the thought of others within your organization approaching your clients is bad enough, but the idea of setting up such contact between your client and others in your organization — cross-selling — can be intimidating, confusing and even downright scary. If you are the one who did the legwork to build and develop a client relationship, why would you want to invite anyone else to benefit from the business you worked so hard to secure?
In my career, […]
Doing Our Part
October was National Women in Business month, which reminded me to reflect on the many […]
Pushing Back
Many staffing firms have experienced financial abuses inflicted on them by clients or VMS/MSP agents. […]
Almost Clear Skies?
A s the US economy powers along, aided by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]
Invest in Serving Others
The newest generations to the workforce have had a front-seat view to some of the […]
New Chapter
On Oct. 3, Upwork celebrated its debut as a public company. The firm’s shares, offered at […]
Consultant in the Gig Age
In the early 2000s, I worked for a large IT consulting firm. One particular years-long […]
The Staffing Stream
- The 5G Revolution: What’s one more “G” among friends?Posted by Dr. James (JJ) Foster on December 18, 2018 at 4:13 pm
3G, 4G, LTE, and now 5G. Why should we care? What is “one more G” in the pantheon of mobile standards and what does it mean to the IT industry in general, and the staffing industry and […]
- Inclusive Leadership Drives Talent EffectivenessPosted by Kelly Martin on December 17, 2018 at 8:21 pm
How do you build effective teams? Leadership plays a critical role in helping employees reach their highest potential, creating an environment where employees thrive and deliver on business needs. As […]
- ACA’s Post-Constitutional FatePosted by George M. Reardon on December 17, 2018 at 4:18 pm
Last week, a federal district court judge declared the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be unconstitutional in Texas v. United States. The Dec. 14 decision is explained in a very logical and […]
- Drive Efficiency with Optimized Healthcare CredentialingPosted by Dave Fisher on December 14, 2018 at 4:13 pm
As a healthcare staffing firm, the expertise and performance of the clinicians you provide your clients need to be irrefutable. Patients rely on exceptional care and healthcare facilities depend on […]
Latest Research
- Canadian Staffing Industry Outlook: December 2018 Update
Key Findings: Economic growth in Canada decelerated to 2.1% GDP growth in 2018 from 3.0% in 2017. Factors such as oil transport constraints, trade conflicts with the US, rising interest rates, […]
- IT Staffing in Healthcare
As an industry, healthcare and social assistance has expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% over the past decade, in becoming a $1.5 trillion dollar industry in 2017. The industry […]
- Marketing Creative Staffing Growth Assessment
Key findings Marketing/creative staffing is a relatively new staffing sector with high demand and significant growth opportunities. 42% of the $3.4 billion global marketing/creative […]
- Skilled Trades Benchmarking Survey
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