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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What the Global Crisis Taught Us About Managing the Non-Employee Workforce
by Lesley Walsh on September 28, 2020 at 2:30 pm
At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted the unprecedented business disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Immediately, for every company, business continuity planning took center […]
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Onboarding During a Pandemic? Five Tips to Avoid the Chaos
by Lina Tonk on September 25, 2020 at 5:15 pm
Even before the storm of 2020 descended on us, onboarding new employees was never easy. You’ve got to sift through piles of paperwork, adhere to guidelines and follow a long checklist. Throw a […]
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Tips to Lift Yourself Out of a Coronavirus Career Rut
by Molly Barnes on September 24, 2020 at 8:31 pm
Having an active career can be rewarding, inspiring, and fulfilling for a worker. Knowing their work makes a difference can be great motivation. That’s why effective staffing is so important: […]
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Accelerated Staffing Recovery Solutions
by Jackie Larson on September 24, 2020 at 3:29 pm
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted and introduced a new set of challenges to organizations of all industries. Emergence from this situation in the strongest position possible and returning to more […]
Latest Research
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US Pulse Survey Report: September 2020 Selected Highlights
Pulse survey respondents reported a median 10% y/y decline in their US temporary staffing revenue in August, in line with the median 10% decline in July. Many skill segments exhibited either stable […]
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North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Staffing firm operations in the COVID-19 environment
Key Findings: Changes in response to weakened market conditions. The three most common changes staffing firms have made are all revenue-related: increasing sales/marketing efforts, expanding […]
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Fastest-Growing US Staffing Firms: 2020 Update
Key Findings: This year, 75 firms made the list of fastest-growing US staffing firms with at least 15% compound annual growth in revenue from 2015 through 2019. There were 94 firms on last […]
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Payroll and ICEC RFP Template
A Request for Proposal (RFP) is the result of thoughtful consideration by the buyer who is seeking help with a problem or challenge. The quality, completeness and specificity of your RFP will […]