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Free ASA Webinar Today—Improving Employee Engagement

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Improve Your Internal Processes to Reduce Employee Turnover.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn to evaluate and refine internal workflows to improve employee performance, engagement, and satisfaction. Presented by the ASA health care 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.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Building Your Personal Network

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Women in Staffing: How to Expand Your Network for Career Growth,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Some of the 2022 Women in Leadership scholarship winners will mark Women’s History Month by offering tips on finding a peer community and networking to advance and support your career. 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, Textkernel, WorkLlama, 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.

Apply for the ASA Women in Leadership Scholarship Program

The ASA Women in Leadership Scholarship Program aims to raise the visibility of women in the staffing industry as well as provide scholarships that cover registration fees for Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo (Oct. 3–5 in Charlotte, NC), as well as the THRIVE: Women in Leadership preconvention program (Oct. 2–3 in Charlotte).

ASA will award scholarships to rising stars who are committed to a career in staffing and have shown career growth potential. Find out more and submit your application at americanstaffing.net.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Improving Employee Engagement

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Improve Your Internal Processes to Reduce Employee Turnover,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn to evaluate and refine internal workflows to improve employee performance, engagement, and satisfaction. Presented by the ASA health care 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.

Meet This Year’s Standout Staffing Employee—Read Staffing Success Magazine

2023 National Staffing Employee of the Year Miechia Esco, M.D., holds a varied résumé—vascular surgeon, scientific researcher, yoga instructor, and public servant, to name a few of her impressive titles. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, read how her partnership with a locum tenens staffing firm transformed how she lives and works.

ASA members can access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Success, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital.

New ASA Legal Line Video for Members: Termination Best Practices

The ASA Legal Line monthly video series features a member of the association’s legal team and addresses critical legal, regulatory, and legislative topics that have direct implications for your business. In the latest installment, ASA general counsel Brittany Sakata, Esq., discusses the legal requirements surrounding employee terminations and reductions in force, specifically the implications of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act).

ASA recently updated its WARN Act issue paper in partnership with Jackson Lewis, an ASA legal sponsor; you also can learn more about this topic at the ASA Staffing Law Conference in the session “Best Practices in HR: Employee Discipline, Performance Reviews, Terminations, and Reductions in Force.” The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC.

Watch the latest ASA Legal Line video, then join the conversation on ASA Central. The ASA Legal Line monthly video series is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 26.

Accede Solutions
Inverness, IL

American Trades
Dallas, TX

Intellects Group LLC
Alpharetta, GA

Staffing With Bliss
Jacksonville, 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.

Plan for These Free ASA Webinars This Month

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you develop your personal network, stay on top of industry trends, and more.

March 7—”Improve Your Internal Processes to Reduce Employee Turnover
Learn to evaluate and refine internal workflows to improve employee performance, engagement, and satisfaction. Presented by the ASA health care section.

March 8—”Women in Staffing: How to Expand Your Network for Career Growth
Some of the 2022 Women in Leadership scholarship winners will mark Women’s History Month by offering tips on finding a peer community and networking to advance and support your career. 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, Textkernel, WorkLlama, and WorkN.

March 14—”ASA State of the Industry Webinar Series—First Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals
ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, present the first ASA State of the Industry webinar for 2023—hear about the most important trends, research, and legislative updates affecting the industry right now. Sponsored by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated.

March 16—”Gender Equity Progress in the Staffing Industry
Review key findings from the 2022 Gender Equity Benchmark Survey by the Women Business Collaborative and learn how the staffing industry is working to improve women’s representation in leadership. Sponsored by TechServe Alliance.

March 21—”Post-Covid Form I-9 Compliance for Staffing Firms
Government guidance allowing businesses to conduct remote Form I-9 document inspections, due to Covid-19 precautions, is set to expire—immigration attorney Helen Konrad will discuss how staffing firms should prepare.

March 28—”Redefining Marketing: From Cost Center to Strategic Growth Driver
The marketing department doesn’t need to be a cost center. Find out how to put marketing is at the center of revenue generation and make it a major contributor to broader business strategies.

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.

Elevate Women in the Industry—Attend THRIVE, a Virtual Event

Learn from and connect with inspiring women leaders during THRIVE Virtual, a half-day event full of high-impact content designed to grow your leadership skills and expand your professional reach. Hear from keynote presenter Joyel Crawford, author of Show Your Ask!: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career. She’ll talk about harnessing the power of your voice to create the life and career you desire.

Brought to you by the ASA Women in Leadership interest group, it all takes place Thursday, April 27, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Eastern time. Learn more and register at americanstaffing.net.

The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Assurance, ClearEdge Marketing, Mee Derby, Sense, Textkernel, WorkLlama, and WorkN.