The Ratings Effect
Candidates respond to firms’ engagement efforts.
activities such as responding to negative reviews, providing contact information, etc.) the more they benefit in terms of recruiting. In terms of sales, however, even a high degree of engagement on ratings sites produced only mildly positive benefits.
Source: “North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Do staffing firms benefit […]
We include snippets from Staffing Industry Analysts research to focus on trends that shape and grow your business. Corporate members have access to the full reports online.
M&A Transactions
Interactive tool tracks industry acquisition activity.
SIA researchers developed an interactive tool that includes data on some 1,575 mergers and acquisitions transactions that occurred in the staffing and workforce […]
We include snippets from Staffing Industry Analysts research to focus on trends that shape and grow your business. Corporate members have access to the full reports online.
How Am I Doing?
Provide temps’ performance feedback, and by email, while you’re at it.
The majority of temporary workers — 54% — prefer emails from their recruiters, compared with 21% […]
Surviving a Recession
Strategies from the last downturn’s survivors
After the last recession, we asked staffing firms to share the smartest thing they did, what saved their business and what they would do differently.
About half of respondents cited cost-related strategies as their fi rm’s key to surviving the recession; 13% of firms took a revenue-related approach; […]
Outlining Occupations
The fine details of software development roles
IT staffing occupations are increasingly specialized, including that of the software developer. From employment trends to applicable programming languages to demand drivers, a new report by SIA profiles IT occupations. Staffing firms looking to position themselves for growth can use this report to target the most commercially attractive […]
Get Stacked
Tools at the modern staffing firm’s disposal
The typical staffing firm technology toolbox, or “tech stack,” encompasses the front, middle and back office. But there’s so much more they can tap into, from reporting solutions to communication tools.
SIA’s Staffing Company Tech Stack report creates a framework to understand the context and nature of the staffing […]
Checking credentials. Given consumer wariness about the way their data is used, some organizations are striving to redefine privacy to create an environment where consumers and brands thrive with intentionally consented relationships regarding data agency, data ethics, and data reciprocity. And with more governments imposing greater data protection regulation as exemplified by the European Union’s […]
Privacy Matters
European court OKs Privacy Shield
The US is ensuring an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred under the EU-US Privacy Shield, according to a decision by the European Court of Justice following a complaint to have the Privacy Shield struck down. However, the shield is subject to ongoing review.
This report outlines […]
We include snippets from Staffing Industry Analysts research to focus on trends that shape and grow your
business. Corporate members have access to the full reports online.
Bring on the Robots
Trends in robotic process automation and key vendors.
With global skills shortages becoming more acute, automation is supplementing a workforce that is not at full capacity. A digital […]
We include snippets from Staffing Industry Analysts research to focus on trends that shape and grow your
business. Corporate members have access to the full reports online.
Analyzing Salaries
What staffing firms pay staff by role, experience, segment and company size.
Median base salary is $45,000 for recruiters with three to five years’ experience at US staffing firms. Looking […]
