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.

Session descriptions are available online. Visit staffingworld.net for details about the learning opportunities—more than 30 sessions in 12 major content categories—and plan your educational track. ASA-certified professionals can earn up to 22.75 continuing education hours by participating in breakout sessions and other programming.

Make your plans to get together with the brightest minds in the staffing community at the ASA annual convention and expo this fall. Go to staffingworld.net for more information and to register.

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:

• Evaluating a client’s credit risk
• Measuring employee productivity
• Offering payroll advances to temporary employees

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.

Are you ready for Staffing World^®, the industry’s biggest event? The ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, will give you the chance to choose among more than 30 learning sessions in 12 major content categories—including business development, talent management, technology, and more.

Among the new learning opportunities this year are preconvention programs that will take place before the convention begins:

• THRIVE Live (presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group), featuring keynote speaker Henna Pryor of the Pryority Group—a renowned author and workplace performance expert
• Staffing Firm Owners Masterclass, created to meet the operational and growth-focused needs of staffing firm owners in an increasingly dynamic industry—where relationships are often as important as experience
• Recruiting Masterclass, designed specifically for recruiters working in today’s multichannel, talent-driven, technology-enabled staffing landscape

These preconvention programs take place Monday, Oct. 2, and Tuesday, Oct. 3; separate registration is required. Visit staffingworld.net to learn more and register.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Organizational Readiness: Planting the Seeds of Growth in Uncertain Economic Times.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. If the current state of the economy has you concerned about conditions for the staffing industry, it may be time to optimize your organizational processes. Hear Brett Cavanagh, Sophia Montana, and Kevin Standa of TempWorks Software and Lone Oak Payroll—three staffing professionals with 70 years of combined expertise—discuss how they’ve seen staffing agencies prepare to thrive during tough economic times.

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.

In observance of Labor Day, ASA headquarters will be closed Monday, Sept. 4. Staffing Today will return Tuesday, Sept. 5.

ASA members can now access the latest issue of Staffing Law digest as a digital edition. This issue includes articles about the risks of misclassifying health care workers, efforts to defeat state legislation that would affect staffing, and more.

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

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Aug. 27.

Axiom Global Technologies
Walnut Creek, CA

Fonte
Weston, FL

NexBench
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Superior Staffing Solutions LLC
Jessup, MD

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you strengthen your firm’s operational foundations, understand where the industry and economy are headed, and more.

Sept. 5—”Organizational Readiness: Planting the Seeds of Growth in Uncertain Economic Times“
If the current state of the economy has you concerned about conditions for the staffing industry, it may be time to optimize your organizational processes. Hear Brett Cavanagh, Sophia Montana, and Kevin Standa of TempWorks Software and Lone Oak Payroll—three staffing professionals with 70 years of combined expertise—discuss how they’ve seen staffing agencies prepare to thrive during tough economic times.

Sept. 12—”Seven Laws of Sales Success“
Sales success depends on relationships, and better relationships can help you achieve tremendous success through incremental steps. Adam Conrad, Great Recruiters chief experience officer, will discuss seven laws to help you grow and thrive in 2023, whether you’re a frontline recruiter, a manager, or a salesperson. Presented by the ASA engineering, IT, and scientific; industrial; and professional–managerial sections.

Sept. 19—”ASA State of the Industry Webinar Series—Third Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals“
ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, for more than a decade bring you the ASA State of the Industry webinar series for 2023. This highly rated, free quarterly webinar brings industry leaders the most important trends, research and legislative updates affecting the industry right now. These quarterly sessions will help your firm stay the course and outpace your competition. Sponsored by ClearlyRated.

Sept. 21—”Succession Playbook: Strategies for Defining Your Legacy“
Your business is distinct, so your succession plan must be as well. In this webinar, Jerry Grady of UHY LLP and UHY Advisors will review the top considerations for creating your succession strategy and the options available to an owner planning to exit a business.

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.

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:

• Performing background check services for clients
• States requiring registration by temporary health care staffing agencies
• Utilizing LinkedIn for sales and marketing

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.

The advance registration deadline for Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, has been extended in response to high demand—you have until this Friday, Sept. 1, to register at the best rate available. After that date, rates increase by up to $400 per person.

Staffing World takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Learn more about the three keynote speakers, more than 30 educational sessions in 12 content categories, 22 Tech Talks, 45 roundtable discussions, nearly 170 exhibitors, and much more at staffingworld.net.

Plus, hotel rooms must be reserved by next Friday, Sept. 8, to be eligible for the special Staffing World rates. Go to staffingworld.net. to register and make your travel plans now.