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Sharon Thomas

About Sharon Thomas

Sharon Thomas is a senior editorial director with Staffing Industry Analysts. She can be reached at smthomas (at) staffingindustry (dot) com.

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103, 2016

Trends That Matter: The Right Manager; The Big Bucks

By |March 1st, 2016|

Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.


 

The Right Manager

Improves staff engagement.

Staff engagement is considered as the No. 1 factor helping companies to grow, but it is also one of the most difficult to maintain. What […]

103, 2016

When Work Is Fun

By , , and |March 1st, 2016|

When Work is fun. Staffing firms have taken this maxim to heart. They believe investing in building the right company culture yields the right rate of investment.

Staffing Industry Analysts’ seventh annual Best Staffing Firms to Work For contest reveals it’s about giving employees what they want. From treating employees like family to providing ongoing training […]

2202, 2016

2016 Staffing 100

By , , , and |February 22nd, 2016|

Our tradition of honoring staffing’s best continues with the 2016 Staffing 100 list. These influential people in North American staffing have helped in different ways to drive the industry’s growth. Speak to any staffing professional and they will tell you placing people in jobs hourly, short term or long term, is arduous. The details that […]

111, 2015

Trends That Matter: Protect That Rep

By |November 1st, 2015|

We include developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.


Protect That Rep

women-likeAmerican women less likely than men to join a company with a bad rep.

Far more American females […]

109, 2015

Trends: Work Less, Do More?

By |September 1st, 2015|

Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.


 

Work Less, Do More?

Unlimited vacation can boost productivity.

Thirty-nine percent of advertising and marketing executives believe office output would increase if employees could take time off whenever they wanted, as […]

109, 2015

Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing, the North America 50

By , , and |September 1st, 2015|

Welcome to the inaugural Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list. This list features the North America 50. Here’s how it all began.

We started publishing the Staffing 100 list in 2011. Two years later, we added Europe. The jubilation that accompanies the release of these lists got us thinking about doing a separate one […]

107, 2015

Trends: Ask Before You Text

By |July 1st, 2015|

Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.


 

Ask Before You Text
Leveraging the power of texting

To reach more candidates more effectively, many recruiters are starting to experiment with text messaging. Text messaging has some […]

107, 2015

Center Stage: Budding Business

By |July 1st, 2015|

A full-service staffing firm for the marijuana industry

After Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Shannon Foreman realized businesses in the industry would need temporary staffing solutions. She saw the opportunity and took a leap, launching Denver-based Hemp Temps on May 1, 2013.

With $2.5 million in sales last year, the company now has seven internal employees, […]

106, 2015

Trends: Get a Boost

By |June 1st, 2015|

Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.


 

Get a Boost
Ways to get real-life ‘powerups’ for your leaders.

In almost every video game, there are special bonuses that convey advantages, such as more strength or firepower. These “powerups” […]

106, 2015

Center Stage: Attorney by Contract

By |June 1st, 2015|

Founded in 1970, Update initially provided temporary clerical staff in New York City. In 1991, the company entered into the legal staffing business when it decided it should have a more focused approach. Now, Update Legal boasts nine offices nationwide and around 90 in-house employees. With revenue of more than $75 million, Update is the […]