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
- When humans take the place of robotsPosted by Craig Johnson on January 23, 2019 at 2:40 pm
We don’t hear it very often, but humans have been known to take robots’ jobs. Despite the chuckles these incidents created, it brings to mind some larger questions that technologists have […]
- 8 Cost-Effective Trends Every Small Business Owner Should KnowPosted by Imrinder Singh on January 22, 2019 at 4:04 pm
The biggest challenge small business owners face is a limited budget. They want to avail themselves of all services and opportunities within a set limit. This is the reason they always look for the […]
- Defending Against Hacks and ID TheftPosted by Michael Neidle on January 18, 2019 at 4:51 pm
We have all heard a lot about hacks, identity theft and other risks to one’s privacy related to online exposure for quite a while now, but the situation has not gotten any better. The damage […]
- For the Good of the Enterprise: The Journey to Centralized Healthcare StaffingPosted by Jackie Larson on January 17, 2019 at 4:21 pm
Hospitals have become conditioned to functioning in staffing and scheduling silos (unit-based scheduling). When managers and staff follow staffing practices simply because it has “always been […]
Latest Research
- Legal Calendar 2019: Americas
Key Findings Employers in federally-regulated workplaces in Canada will be affected by changes to Canada’s Labour Code; while recruitment agencies in Quebec and British Columbia will be […]
- MSP RFP Template
IntroductionA well written RFP contains specific CW program information and clearly states your future goals and requirements. It should encourage bidders to respond to each question in a way that […]
- North America Legal Update Q4 2018
In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across North America in Q4 2018:Canada Bill C-86 introduces reforms to labour standards for […]
- SI Report Webinar - January 2019
In this webinar topics covered include: Global staffing industry forecast Canadian staffing industry outlook Online job advertising landscape How to sell your staffing firm Selling IT staffing […]