The ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year award recognizes a current or former temporary or contract employee with an extraordinary story of staffing success who best exemplifies one or more of the industry’s key messages of bridging and flexibility. In the January–February issue of Staffing Success magazine, meet the speech-language pathologist and children’s book author who is helping inner city African-American students feel represented and passionate about reading, thanks to the flexibility staffing provides.

Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Success, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations.

This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• Developing a policy for the use of artificial intelligence
• Top staffing trends for 2024
• Whether to employ a human receptionist or use a virtual assistant

Get involved with the community—update your profile today so you can network with colleagues, join a section community, recommend and comment on your colleagues’ posts, and share your own blog or discussion post. Log in to ASA Central now.