The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Aug. 20.

Legacy Healthcare Solutions
Mobile, AL
The Michelle Martin Group (MMG)
Arlington, VA
Elite Source Partners LLC
Murfreesboro, TN
FS Tech Advisors
Coronado, CA
National Search Group Inc.
Miami, FL
Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition Inc.
Brooklyn, NY

Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, is where the staffing community comes together to make strategic connections, learn about new strategies, and get solutions that fuel growth and accelerate success.

This year’s event takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, and will feature more than 30 learning sessions in 12 major content categories— including “Top 3 Secrets to Differentiate You and Your Company in a Crowded Market.”

People in the staffing industry today are experiencing significant and unsettling new challenges. While it is true that external conditions are creating huge disruptions to the status quo, it is also an opportunity for you to tap into new levels of resiliency, to reinvent yourself, to find brand new innovative solutions, to let go of habits and approaches that don’t work anymore. Join Will Matthews as he provides research-based methods you can use to win in this and any environment.

Get ready to get together with the brightest minds in the staffing community this fall. Review the agenda, make your travel plans, and then visit staffingworld.net for more information and to register at the best available rate—prices increase tomorrow.

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:

• Creative benefits for recruitment and retention
• Employment eligibility verification via video
• Tracking weekly sales for direct hire placements and temporary recruitment

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.

Now is the perfect time to invest in yourself, your company, and your future success by earning the Certified Staffing Professional^®, Technical Services Certified^SM, Certified Search Consultant^®, or Certified Health Care Staffing Professional^® credential from ASA, the right time is right now. During the ASA certification sale, you’ll save 30% on certification products (excluding renewals)—including certification packages, exams, books, lapel pins, certificate frames, and travel mugs and tumblers.

Why should you earn an ASA credential? Visit americanstaffing.net to learn the answer—then place your order in the ASA store, using discount code CERTSUMMER23, by Aug. 31.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Scaling Your Direct Hire Business for Success,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. When a direct hire business hits a plateau in its development, there are approaches you can use to get it growing again. Thomas Kosnik of Visus Group will focus on aspects of scaling a direct hire business, including how to allocate funds, where to focus investments, and ways to design compensation for recruiters. Presented by the ASA direct hire section.

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

The staffing and recruiting industry can play a unique role in promoting and advancing gender equity in business, particularly in positions of leadership. The 2023 Gender Equity Benchmark Survey by the Women Business Collaborative—presented with support from ASA, the National Association of Personnel Services, Staffing Industry Analysts, and TechServe Alliance—will provide a new benchmark to evaluate progress made toward gender equity in the staffing and executive search industry.

This year’s survey has been modified to simplify some of the responses while allowing new ways to analyze the results. Help advance women business leaders and achieve gender, diversity, and pay parity in the workplace by participating in the survey. Responses are due Friday, Aug. 25.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Connecting and Supporting HR in the Corporate World.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. To support an organization, the human resource team must also support itself and protect its members. Attorney Robbin Wilder is a former HR professional who will present tips on how you can help your business—and your HR team—thrive by managing relationships with internal clients. Sponsored by Taylor English.

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

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the second quarter of 2023 closes this Friday. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Aug. 25 will
get access to 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.

Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. There are no fees to participate.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Connecting and Supporting HR in the Corporate World,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. To support an organization, the human resource team must also support itself and protect its members. Attorney Robbin Wilder is a former HR professional who will present tips on how you can help your business—and your HR team—thrive by managing relationships with internal clients. Sponsored by Taylor English.

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

Whether you’re a recruiter, human resource professional, or business owner, you’ll find valuable insights, networking opportunities, and inspiration to accelerate your firm’s growth at Staffing World^® 2023, Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Check out the newly released Staffing World Advance Program for details about the learning opportunities—more than 30 sessions in 12 major content categories—and make your plans to get together with the brightest minds in the staffing community at the ASA annual convention and expo. ASA-certified professionals can earn up to 22.75 continuing education hours by participating in breakout sessions and other programming.

Go to staffingworld.net for more information and to register at the lowest rate available—after Aug. 25, rates will increase by up to $400 per attendee.