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:

• Calculating bonuses and commissions
• Marketing in the staffing industry
• Recruiting opportunities and challenges

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.

As your staffing firm faces evolving challenges and tries to answer unexpected questions, are you dealing with questions that are specific to your sector of the staffing industry? Get insight from industry peers during a sector-specific peer networking call where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Calls are facilitated by volunteers from ASA section communities.

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Direct hire staffing: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, Feb. 16, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Recruiting: Thursday, Feb. 23, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Hospitality staffing: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Industrial section: Tuesday, March 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, March 15, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Thursday, March 16, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time

Networking calls are open to members of ASA sections, which are sector-specific communities that provide resources, webinars, town hall forums, and sector-specific news for member companies and their employees. To join a section, update your profile on ASA Central.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “2023 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear about the leading industry trends for 2023 and find out how they will affect your strategic initiatives, business goals, and revenue growth in the year ahead.

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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Your 2023 Social Media Tool Kit: Getting Started and Moving Forward.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn about the available social media resources and find out how to tailor your messages for the audiences you want to reach.

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Your 2023 Social Media Tool Kit: Getting Started and Moving Forward,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn about the available social media resources and find out how to tailor your messages for the audiences you want to reach.

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 ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Jan. 29.

BetterWay Devs
Weston, FL
Pro-tek Consulting
Woodland Hills, CA

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “California’s Pay Data Reporting Law, SB 1162: Your Questions Answered.” It takes place today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Following publication of answers to frequently asked questions the new California law requiring staffing agencies and their clients to report employee pay data to the state, Adam P. Romero of the California Civil Rights Department will discuss the law’s requirements and offer guidance on how staffing companies and clients should comply. This webinar will not be recorded and will not be available on-demand.

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.

Several U.S. states and jurisdictions made important changes last year, to laws regarding restrictive covenants, that staffing firms should be aware of.

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 associate general counsel Shaan Rizvi gives you an overview of changes made in 2022 to noncompete laws in Colorado; Illinois; Nevada; Oregon; and 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.

You can learn more about noncompete laws and other legal and legislative issues affecting the staffing and recruiting industry by attending the ASA Staffing Law Conference, May 18–19 in Washington, DC.

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:

• Earning Joint Commission certification
• Hosting a job fair
• Parental leave policies

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.

How important is it for staffing professionals to keep learning? How do firms ensure their staff receive sufficient professional development? Find out how your peers answered these questions in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine.

Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, the question posed to ASA members was: How do you ensure your staff receives sufficient professional development?

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