ASA recently launched an updated ASA Marketplace platform, now offering a smarter, more powerful way to connect with staffing solution providers.

This new platform is designed to serve as a centralized resource for industry suppliers to showcase their solutions, thought leadership, and products to the ASA community. It enables users to

• Search for solutions using the newly refreshed and expanded provider categories
• Keep track of your current and potential providers by saving listings to your profile
• Access articles, issue papers, and industry reports from industry suppliers
• Share your experience with your solutions providers by reviewing companies
• Get ASA member discounts on provider solutions

Log in at asamarketplace.americanstaffing.net to get started.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Jan. 18.

Global Force USA
Houston, TX
The Teachers for Tomorrow
Victoria, MN

Don’t miss the ASA Demo Day—it takes place today from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. This is a chance to hear from a select group of top technology solution providers in the staffing and recruiting industry, who will give live, virtual demonstrations and present innovative solutions designed specifically for staffing and recruiting firms.

This Demo Day will feature presentations by Brittany Hollingsworth of ASA corporate partner Bullhorn and by Armando Porres and Jake Berman of ASA corporate partner Prodoscore. To learn more and register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Staffing industry executives from around the globe will converge in Toronto this spring for the World Employment Conference 2026, presented May 12–13 by the World Employment Confederation and the Association of Canadian Search, Employment, and Staffing Services.

The event gives members, partners, and stakeholders of the World Employment Confederation the opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs to staffing industry experts, network with staffing industry leaders and rising stars, explore innovative and revolutionary workforce solutions, and more. To get details and register, visit wec2026.acsess.org.

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:

• Best practices for a light duty or modified work program
• Signs that staffing is picking up
• U.S. Postal Service offers clarification on “delayed” postmarking

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA Demo Day, 1–2:30 p.m. Eastern time. This is a chance to hear from a select group of top technology solution providers in the staffing and recruiting industry, who will give live, virtual demonstrations and present innovative solutions designed specifically for staffing and recruiting firms.

This Demo Day will feature presentations by Brittany Hollingsworth of ASA corporate partner Bullhorn and by Armando Porres and Jake Berman of ASA corporate partner Prodoscore. To learn more and register, visit americanstaffing.net.

The association recently introduced the ASA Anti-Fraud Tool Kit, a benefit for members that offers timely, curated resources designed to help firms identify, respond to, and prevent a variety of scams—including payroll fraud, identity theft, “bait and switch” schemes, and more. Packed with downloadable resources, links to federal alerts and support, and on-demand ASA webinars on a variety of fraud tactics, the tool kit can assist staffing employers in today’s challenging environment.

Special thanks to members of the ASA anti-fraud taskforce who volunteered their time and expertise to identify key risk areas as well as credible resources that directly serve the industry in combating fraud. Visit americanstaffing.net/anti-fraud for more details.

What is a great book or podcast on leadership or professional growth that you would recommend to colleagues? What did you learn from it, or what takeaways would you share? Find out how your peers answered these questions in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine.

Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, members were asked about books and podcasts that could help people level up their leadership.

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

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “2026 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections From Industry Leaders.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Join thought leaders in the industry to learn about the top five trends in staffing for 2026, how they will affect the industry in the year ahead, and how you can prepare for ways they will affect your business goals and future growth.

All ASA webinars are complimentary for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025 is now open. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector.

After completing the survey, you will be able to access an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size. Participate by Feb. 20 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email research@americanstaffing.net. There are no fees to participate.