How do you find a network of talent to fill job opportunities for your clients? Find out how your peers answered the question in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine.

Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, respondents were asked about the tools their staffing firms use to fill their talent pipeline.

Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Success, 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 Dec. 11.

GHR Healthcare LLC
Plymouth Meeting, PA

Southeast Texas HR LLC
Beaumont, TX

Summit Staffing LLC
Brookfield, WI

Don’t miss today’s ASA State of the Industry webinar, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, will present the fourth and final installment of 2022, looking at issues related to internal employees. Topics addressed include employee engagement, attrition, investments in personal and professional development, hybrid and remote work, and knowing when to trim or add to your workforce.

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:

• Conducting site safety inspections
• Revising client job posts
• Tracking employees’ paid time off

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.

ASA is looking for subject matter experts in the staffing industry to share their experience and expertise with the ASA community in 2023. Submit a presentation idea for Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo, or for ASA Webinars in 2023.

Staffing World 2023 takes place Oct. 3–5 in Charlotte, NC. The opportunities to present at Staffing World include

• Staffing World Breakout Sessions: Concurrent, interactive sessions between 45 and 75 minutes long
• Staffing World Knowledge Hub Tech Talks: 10-minute talks on technology topics important to the industry
• Staffing World Knowledge Hub Speed Talks: 10-minute talks on general topics important to the industry

ASA Webinars are virtual programs held on Tuesdays throughout the year.

Proposals for Staffing World breakout sessions and ASA webinars are due Jan. 31; proposals for Staffing World Knowledge Hub talks are due May 31. For more information and to start your submission, visit americanstaffing.net.

Artificial intelligence technologies are helping staffing firms to screen, interview, and hire qualified candidates more efficiently. But these tools have drawn the attention of policy makers and regulators seeking to ensure that they do not enable employers to unlawfully discriminate against protected classes of workers, including minorities and people with disabilities.

In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, read a summary of the current status of regulatory guidance, laws, and recent legislative proposals of which staffing firms should be aware.

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

Don’t miss today’s ASA webinar “Politics in the Workplace—Keeping the Peace,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Amid all the recent political turmoil, get insights on how much politics to allow in the workplace, how to navigate sticky situations regarding employee political activity, and how to keep the workplace from becoming toxic.

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 “Politics in the Workplace—Keeping the Peace,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Amid all the recent political turmoil, get insights on how much politics to allow in the workplace, how to navigate sticky situations regarding employee political activity, and how to keep the workplace from becoming toxic.

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.

Participate in the ASA Staffing Operations Benchmarking Survey and gain exclusive online access to a wealth of data and company benchmarks that focus specifically on temporary and contract staffing and direct hire search and placement services. This survey provides an up-to-date collection of indispensable data that informs decision-making so your staffing company can position itself for growth and increased margins. Participating companies receive early access to a discounted, personalized version of the final report.

The survey is based on peer input from staffing companies of varying sizes from across the U.S. and features more than 120 benchmarks for temporary and contract staffing, and direct hire search and placement services. Learn more and register to participate at americanstaffing.net.

ASA events deliver the industry’s best learning and networking experiences. The next couple of weeks will be full of free opportunities for staffing firms within various sectors and locales:

• Office–Administrative Section networking call: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• ASA State Networks: Lunch With a Lawyer networking call: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 12 noon–1 p.m. Eastern time 
• Search and Placement Section networking call: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and Scientific Section networking call: Thursday, Dec. 15, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• ASA Texas Network: Happy Hour in Dallas: Thursday, Dec. 15, 5–7 p.m. Central time
• ASA Texas Network: Holiday Happy Hour in Houston: Thursday, Dec. 22, 5–7 p.m. Central time

Check out the details of these and more upcoming events at americanstaffing.net/events.