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Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 13.

Eagle Staffing Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Hunt, Guillot & Associates
Ruston, LA
Mastin Talent Partners
Wildwood, MO
Skilled Trades Staffing Corp.
Sacramento, CA
Southern Response Services Inc.
Satsuma, AL

Overcome Resistance to Technological Transformation—Read Staffing Success Magazine

The most expensive software isn’t the one with the highest price tag. It’s the one sitting unused while your team clings to familiar—but limiting—ways of working.

In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, learn why staffing firms often have trouble embracing technological transformations, how internal obstacles can undermine adoption of new operating methods, and ways to turn change resistance into change readiness.

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

ASA Workforce Monitor: 44% of Working Americans See Active Personal Social Media Presence as Career Risk

Almost half (44%) of working U.S. adults believe an active social media presence is more likely to hurt someone’s career than help, while 37% say it’s more likely to be an advantage, according to a new ASA Workforce Monitor® survey from ASA conducted by The Harris Poll. Not surprisingly, attitudes regarding the benefits and dangers of social media on career prospects found sharp generational contrasts.

“An active social media presence has the ability to make or break years of hard work in the blink of an eye,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive officer at ASA. “While younger generations may see social media as a platform for personal expression as well as a tool to advance their careers, it’s important to keep in mind that any post you make will likely be seen by potential employers.”

The news comes at a time when seven out of 10 employers admit to using social media sites to research job seekers, with 57% of those saying they’ve found materials that caused them to move away from a candidate.

The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central

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:

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.

Calculate the Benefits of Coming to Staffing World—Download the ROI Tool Kit

The past few years have not been easy ones for the industry—so your budget needs to deliver real results. Attending Staffing World® is a smart investment that can pay for itself—and accelerate your firm’s growth long after the event is over.

Find out how to quantify the return on investment for attending the ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 6–8 in Orlando, FL—use the free Staffing World ROI Tool Kit from ASA.

Staffing World delivers the strategy, insights, and leadership skills you need to accelerate growth, including

  • Olympic champion Katie Ledecky presenting a keynote on setting “impossible” goals to achieve growth and success (opening keynote sponsored by World Wide Specialty, a Division of Philadelphia Insurance Cos.)
  • Wall Street veteran Carla Harris delivering a keynote on strategies for maximizing your influence and success and expecting to win (closing keynote sponsored by ConverzAI)
  • The expo hall featuring more than 150 exhibitors, Tech Talks, and Speed Talks
  • Exclusive author meet-and-greets, book signings with speakers (including Ledecky), and peer networking opportunities

Register now at staffingworld.net to invest in yourself and your team—you’ll save 15% on full registration packages for additional attendees.

ASA Offers Resources to Help Firms Increase Disability Inclusion in Staffing

ASA—in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy—has developed a website of tools to help employers make their businesses more inclusive for talent with disabilities. The site includes resources on best practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing talent with disabilities; what employers need to know about managing a diverse workforce that includes people with disabilities; and ways employers can promote disability inclusion in their internal and external communications.

It also provides information on commonsense workplace changes that result in more digitally accessible workplaces. This is another initiative in the joint effort between ASA and ODEP, which signed an alliance in May 2020 to advance the employment of people with disabilities in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industries.

Visit the Disability Employment Resources for Staffing Firms page at americanstaffing.net/odep.

Take Advantage of ASA Webinars You Missed

ASA webinars deliver the high-caliber executive education you need—you can access on-demand content online anytime and learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. You can even search for ASA webinars by job and course level to find the content most relevant to you.

Here are a few of the most popular webinars that have taken place so far this year:

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To access on-demand webinars, visit americanstaffing.net.

Come to THRIVE Live and Get the Professional Growth You Need Now

For many women leaders, the pressure to be strong, composed, and resilient is constant—often as they’re facing unequal expectations, limited representation at the top, and the weight of proving themselves over and over. THRIVE Live, presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group, exists to offer the professional growth that women staffing leaders need now. It takes place Oct. 5–6 in Orlando, FL.

When you’re leading or aspiring to lead a team in these times of uncertainty, don’t go it alone—find the community that’s ready to support you. Get inspiration and insights to help you grow your business, propel your career, and position yourself for success—from presenters like Angie’s Boomchickapop co-founder Angie Bastian, delivering the opening keynote presentation “Women’s Leadership & Entrepreneurship”; social entrepreneur Michelle Poler, offering the keynote presentation “Fear Less; Do More”; and author Lisa Bragg, presenting the activation session “From Hidden to Heard: Courage, Self-Advocacy, and the Power of Storytelling.”

Visit americanstaffing.net/thrive for more information and to register. Staffing World® takes place right after THRIVE Live, Oct. 6–8 at the same location in Orlando.

The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Advance Partners, Bullhorn, and ClearlyRated, and by AdaMarie, Avionté, Marsh McLennan Agency, Mee Derby, Sense, and T2 Insurance Solutions.

Free EARN Webinar Next Week on Employing People With Disabilities

Join the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) next week for a free webinar designed specifically for small business owners and hiring managers. During the “Hiring Talent, Meeting Workforce Needs: Disability Employment Basics for Small Businesses” webinar you’ll learn how to strengthen your small business team and better serve your community by tapping into the more than 22 million working-age Americans with disabilities, many of whom are highly skilled.

The webinar takes place Wednesday, July 23, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time and will feature a guest from the Job Accommodation Network as part of an expert discussion about the essentials and benefits of disability employment, employer responsibilities under the Americans With Disabilities Act and other relevant disability employment laws, and more. Visit askearn.org to learn more and register.

ASA Offers Resources on Diverse-Owned Businesses

Staffing companies—particularly small businesses and minority-, veteran-, LGBT-, and woman-owned businesses—find they may be able to partner with larger companies that have supplier diversity initiatives in place.

The ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group has developed guidance for ASA members interested in partnering with those companies or in becoming a diverse-owned certified business. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated.

Visit americanstaffing.net/diversity for a directory of diversity certification organizations, a glossary of common terms, and more.