Driving a combine harvester through a wheat field or welding bolts on the side of a sky scraper 200 feet up. Which employer will have higher workers’ comp rates? It’s not the easiest question to answer given all the variables, but access to care and safety programs play as big a role as risk. From…

Haley Marketing, the leading website development, content and recruitment marketing firm serving the temporary staffing and executive recruiting industries, is growing their leadership team with the addition of two key hires: Jeffrey Staats as Chief Marketing Officer, and Susan Wurst as Director of Account Management. The organization will leverage both Staats’ and Wurst’s extensive business…

We’re entering an era of incredible opportunity for staffing, but will your firm be able to fill the pipeline? Do you have a sales workflow that enables reps to propel prospects from ‘new lead’ to ‘new client?’ The firm with the best grasp on the staffing and recruiting sales process will have an early competitive advantage….

If you operate a staffing company, you are likely aware that one of your largest expenses is the payment and handling of unemployment claims.  But did you know, forgotten claims could cost your company as much as $4500 a year, per claim? If you fail to respond to and address these claims on time, they…

Developers of the staffing and recruiting software solution, Ultra-Staff EDGE, partner with Sense to help staffing companies transform the talent experience, increase engagement, and grow business. Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, have partnered with Sense to bring the twin powers of AI and automation to the staffing and recruiting…

In my last blog, I discussed my post-pandemic labor market predictions and how major labor shortages in the US are being driven by critical socio-demographic trends and an aging U.S. workforce. Now, let’s examine strategies to overcome the labor shortage in the US that will challenge staffing firms in the coming years. Strategies for Staffing Companies to…

Starting off with the big stuff, many businesses took out a Paycheck Protection Program loan to help get them through the downturn of 2020, which the majority of staffing firms felt.  The most recent guidance issued on 1/6/21 allowed deductions for the payments of eligible expenses when such payments would result in the forgiveness of…

We all want normalcy, and we finally have reason for optimism. Vaccination rates are increasing. Workplaces and schools are returning to on-site activities. Americans who were fortunate enough to remain employed through the pandemic have increased their personal savings. There is a strong sentiment among leaders that the U.S. economy will rebound briskly in the second half of 2021. New numbers published by Staffing Industry Analysts show staffing revenues have increased by over…

I.T. Works Recruitment Inc. (ITWR), an Atlanta-based niche tech recruitment firm that places candidates in permanent and contract positions across North America, has been sold to The Planet Group, a Chicago-based leading provider of outsourced human capital and consulting solutions, and a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners. Dallas-based Capital Alliance Corp., led by Neal England,…