Are you ready to safeguard your company’s future and be prepared to weather any forecast? The ASA Growth Tool Kit was developed especially for staffing companies—it’s designed to empower them with the data, analysis, and business intelligence they need to weather any economic challenge and to take advantage of opportunities that can accelerate growth.

The ASA Growth Tool Kit is a comprehensive repository of resources such as economic, business, and industry news; educational resources; articles, market analysis, and economic research. Access the ASA Growth Tool Kit at americanstaffing.net.

National Staffing Employee Week is only a couple of weeks away. The annual celebration that honors individuals employed by U.S. staffing agencies will take place Sept. 11–17.

During National Staffing Employee Week, local associations and industry partners organize events and activities aimed at honoring and recognizing the contributions and achievements of temporary and contract employees in the staffing industry across the nation. The week kicks off with the official announcement of the 2024 National Staffing Employee of the Year, along with All-Stars identified in major economic sectors.

ASA has developed materials to help members plan their own National Staffing Employee Week festivities—visit americanstaffing.net/nsew to find answers to your questions about National Staffing Employee Week, download resources, and get ideas about how to celebrate your employees.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Women in Leadership CEO Series: Journey to the C-Suite.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear a panel of female chief executive officers in the staffing industry discuss their paths to the c-suite—including how they got their start in staffing, challenges they’ve faced, and how they continue to grow and develop themselves and their teams. Presented by the ASA Women in Leadership interest group, which is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Assurance, ClearEdge Marketing, Mee Derby, Sense, Staffing Referrals, Textkernel, and WorkN.

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.

Get employment and wage estimates for more than 800 occupations nationwide, by state and by metropolitan statistical area, with a view of the temporary help services industry. The ASA Temporary Help Wage Tool has been updated and now is available as an easy-to-download Excel file.

This resource can help you inform strategic decisions and support discussions with clients regarding pay rates for specific jobs—benchmark temporary and contract worker wages, compare staffing industry wages and employment with all industries, and get data on pay rates for specific jobs. To get more information and download the tool, visit americanstaffing.net/wage-tool.

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.