By Janet Elkin
Not too long ago, the common belief in healthcare staffing was that if you had enough clinicians, clients would beat a path to your door. If that was ever true, it certainly isn’t today.
With Affordable Care Act implementation and other government regulations, combined with […]
As an accounting manager and the default HR department for a small, family-owned business, I worked with staffing firms from the employer side many times.
Now, I’m on the other side of the coin, finding myself unemployed after my company was acquired and my department eliminated. Because I […]
Many sectors in the economy are experiencing skill shortages, and turning to more variable workforce solutions while pulling out the stops to hold on to talent they already have. At the same time, we are growing accustomed to companies like Airbnb where people can rent out their living spaces to travelers on a short-term basis. […]
Question: Staffing firms’ concerns with vendor management systems are well-known. Although some VMS relationships work well, many come with frustrations. Some say aggressive use of VMS might bring lower-quality candidates to buyers as recruiters concentrate on higher-margin business.
But what do staffing buyers think about VMS? Have their opinions changed as of late?
Answer: The short […]
U.S. workers continue to struggle with work/life balance.
According to Randstad’s Engagement Study, 42 percent of U.S. employees surveyed feel obligated to check in with work while on vacation and 26 percent feel guilty about using all of their allotted vacation time. Additionally, 45 percent feel obligated to respond to email after […]
An increasing number of companies are adopting bring- your-own-device (BYOD) programs, which require or allow employees to use their personal electronic devices to connect to their employer’s computer network for work reasons. Companies adopting BYOD programs believe these programs increase productivity and lower operational costs by not having […]
Talent is top of mind for most CEOs — from the composition of the leadership team to knowing how to access, mobilize and optimize the right talent in the entire workforce, no matter where it is in the world. Clearly talent has an enormous impact on […]
At some point in the last five years, you have probably felt pressured to expand your company’s social media presence. You have probably been told that if your company fails to fully utilize social media, it is falling behind, it is back- ward, and might quickly become obsolete. To illustrate the high-pressure rhetoric regarding […]
If the history of vendor management systems were to be played out in a movie, the opening scene would consist of a young, scrappy VMS being chased by angry, well-dressed staffing companies who want VMS off their turf. Later, we would see staffing companies reluctantly tolerating the VMS, who has won the favor of […]
