This week the staffing industry’s largest and most active professional community celebrates ASA Central Week—marking 13 years since the American Staffing Association launched ASA Central.

What began as an idea for creating a valuable online community of staffing professionals has evolved into a thriving destination for collaboration, problem-solving, idea-sharing, and much more. ASA Central is where strategic connections begin and relationships develop that can help benefit the entire industry and move it forward.

Join in the ASA Central celebration this week! Log in and post a career win you can trace back to the community.

The ASA board of directors, staff, and thriving member community welcome this new member staffing company, which joined ASA during the week ending May 10:

Mandarin Staffing
Miami, FL

HIRE Strategies
Raleigh, NC

The ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for 1Q 2026 is open now through May 27. Every quarter, staffing leaders contribute their company’s data to this survey and in return they receive the most comprehensive benchmarking report in the industry—at no charge and there are no fees to participate.

Participation enables you to receive the latest data on temporary and contract staffing sales, payroll, and employment so you can make more informed decisions. Answer nine questions to receive immediate access to the full report the moment it’s published, as well as the archive of prior reports.

What participating companies receive

• Sales and gross margin benchmarks by sector and company size
• Staffing employment benchmarks and productivity data
• Turnover rates, tenure figures, and direct hire data
• Anticipated revenue growth

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email the ASA research department at research@americanstaffing.net.

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.

It’s been a busy and celebration-packed week on ASA Central. Take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• 10 tips: Keeping that virtual work-life sanity
• Advice for new grads
• Temp-to-hire conversion hours: Do you notify clients?
• ASA Central top 10 discussion leaders of 2026
• On the hamster wheel chasing one job at a time? Try asking this…

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.

It’s time for a fresh focus on you—your brand, your value, and the relationships you build. Today’s ASA webinar, “Brand Like a Boss: Level Up Your Presence,” will feature a panel of personal branding experts who will break down the essentials of personal branding in the staffing world, defining your unique value, increasing your visibility, and using the right tools and vendors to support your growth.

Join Analisa Gutierrez of Summit Staffing, who will facilitate a panel of subject matter experts: Lesly Cardec of ClearEdge, Brad Bialy of Haley Marketing, and Tom Kosnik of Visus Group. Explore how personal branding deepens long-term client relationships, even as contacts move across multiple companies, and how new and emerging sales talent can develop a stronger presence and stay competitive in today’s environment. ASA webinars are complimentary as a benefit of membership and ASA Certified Staffing Professional^® credential holders receive continuing education credit. Register and tune in today, May 12, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Join top analysts with ASA for the next installment of the ASA Economic and Staffing Forecast today, May 11 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Get expert insights to help you navigate the dynamic landscape of the U.S. staffing industry with confidence and foresight.

In just 30 minutes, you’ll receive valuable analysis and projections on key indicators, including

• Gross domestic product: Stay ahead of the curve on economic activity and hear how it will affect demand for staffing services.
• Inflation: Understand the drivers behind employee compensation, bill rates, and other such operating costs incurred by your firm.
• Labor market: Keep up with the latest trends in labor market activity and the opportunities for staffing services.
• Staffing employment: Especially given today’s jobs report from BLS, learn what the latest numbers mean for your business.

This ASA virtual event qualifies for .5 hour of CE toward maintaining your ASA credential. Register now and tune in at 1 p.m. Eastern time today.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “The Relationship Advantage: Networking for Long-Term Success.” It takes place today, May 7, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Join Cordelia Calderon, senior sales executive with Tracker, who will reframe networking as a practical, repeatable approach to building trust and long-term professional relationships. Attendees will leave with concrete tactics for starting stronger conversations, becoming more memorable, and following up in a way that feels authentic—not salesy.

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/webinars.

According to research from ASA and LinkedIn, staffing professionals are developing AI skills 46% faster than the broader workforce—at a time when clients are looking to build their AI capabilities,

A new ASA member-exclusive sell sheet helps you turn that data into a sales conversation. Co-brand it with your firm’s logo and contact information, then share it with current and prospective clients to show how partnering with your company gives them immediate access to AI-skilled talent—without the delay, cost, or risk of permanent onboarding.

Download the customizable sell sheet in the marketing tools section of the ASA website.

Rhona Driggs has been named chief transformation officer at Employbridge. Driggs will lead the company’s transformation team in creating a sustainable change model that ensures key enterprise initiatives are properly sequenced, aligned with strategic goals, and drive positive outcomes. Driggs previously served as chief executive officer and executive board member of Empresaria Group PLC and has held senior executive roles at Volt Information Sciences. She began her career at Kelly Services.

Staffing industry executives from around the globe will converge in Toronto May 12–13 for the World Employment Conference 2026, presented by the World Employment Confederation and the Association of Canadian Search, Employment, and Staffing Services. The event embodies the human resource services industry’s commitment to leading the way in building inclusive, resilient, and well-regulated labor markets.

The two-day conference 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.