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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.

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.

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.

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.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 6.

Per Diem Therapy Xperts
Tampa, FL
The Resource Link
Scottsdale, AZ
samstaff
Tampa, FL

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.

What Did This Week’s WEBO Say About Job Gains in June?

The Weekly Economic & Business Outlook—or WEBO—is an ASA resource that goes out to member email boxes every Tuesday. Every week, ASA researchers examine trends within the staffing industry, as well as developments within the broader economy, and then deliver succinct takeaways that can help drive strategic business decisions.

In the most recent edition, ASA analysts examined how last week’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics job report, indicating that the economy added 147,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month (above the anticipated 110,000) and suggesting an overall steady labor market, actually presents some persistent challenges and stagnation for the staffing industry. Without rate cuts and economic stability to stir labor market activity, they say, the industry’s recovery will continue to idle.

The WEBO is a powerful and targeted data and analysis tool with features designed to deliver the data-driven intelligence you need to track trends and capitalize on opportunities. To make sure you’re getting your WEBO each week, as well as other ASA research emails, click the “Unsubscribe/Manage Email Preferences” link at the very bottom of this email and opt in to research content. Also, be sure to allow emails from research@americanstaffing.net.

Why You Should Earn Your ASA Certification

Do you want to be a greater asset to your clients and talent? Differentiate yourself and your company? Show staffing firm employees that you value them and their careers?

If you answered ‘yes,’ here are five reasons to invest in yourself, your team, and your staffing company by earning the ASA Certified Staffing Professional® credential from ASA:

  • An ASA credential is the most prestigious in the staffing industry.
  • You will be a more valuable partner to your clients.
  • You’ll be better equipped to attract and advocate for talent.
  • Your staffing company will have an expert in you.
  • You’ll be able to help protect your staffing firm from potentially costly legal missteps.

Learn more at americanstaffing.net/certify. Questions? Contact ASA at certification@americanstaffing.net.