Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “ASA Search and Placement Webinar Series, Part 1: Onboarding a Candidate-Focused Recruiter in the Direct Hire Space,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. In the first session in a two-part webinar series presented by the ASA search and placement section, learn how to find and retain the right talent for your team.

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 next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you retain employees, minimize your tax burden, and more.

Dec. 1—”Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Compliance Traps in the Staffing Industry”
Learn how to guard against common wage and hour liabilities and mitigate risk.

Dec. 6—”ASA Search and Placement Webinar Series, Part 2: Onboarding a Client-Focused Salesperson in the Direct Hire Space”
Get tips on hiring and onboarding salespeople for your direct hire or executive search firm who will focus on business development and client maintenance. Presented by the ASA search and placement section..

Dec. 8—”Critical Year-End 2022 Tax and Accounting Considerations for Staffing Companies”
Find out about 2022 tax planning opportunities to minimize costs, stay compliant, avoid common accounting errors, and more.

Dec. 13—”Politics in the Workplace—Keeping the Peace”
Learn how much political discussion employers should allow in the workplace, how to navigate sticky situations regarding employee political activity, and how to keep the workplace from becoming toxic. Sponsored by Fox Rothschild.

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 Nov. 20.

Inter-Connect Employment Services
Quincy, IL
Quick Start Staffing LLC
Detroit, MI
Vitalis Consulting LLC
Morristown, NJ

Wage and hour lawsuits and other payment disputes are once again on the rise. Employment attorneys Andrew W. Singer and Jason B. Klimpl will discuss how staffing firms and other employers can guard against common wage and hour liabilities and mitigate risk during the ASA webinar “Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Compliance Traps in the Staffing Industry.” It takes place Thursday, Dec. 1, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

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:

• Changing the calculation of recruiter commissions
• How to let a temporary employee go
• What members said about their 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.

In observance of Thanksgiving, ASA headquarters will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25. Staffing Today will return Monday, Nov. 28.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Recruiter Onboarding for Today’s Staffing and Recruiting Firm.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how to update recruiter onboarding methods with results-oriented strategies during this session presented by the ASA engineering, IT, and scientific 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.

Direct hire and executive search firms are skilled at placing candidates for their clients, but they sometimes struggle to recruit internal staff. Learn how to find and retain the right talent for your team during the ASA webinar “ASA Search and Placement Webinar Series, Part 1: Onboarding a Candidate-Focused Recruiter in the Direct Hire Space,” presented by the ASA search and placement section. It takes place Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

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.

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 (participants will not receive official legal updates or guidance regarding Covid-19).

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Search and placement section: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, Dec. 15, 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.

ASA recognizes that one of the top issues keeping staffing and recruiting professionals up at night is growing their talent pipeline amid an ongoing talent shortage. Communicating to job seekers in a way that resonates and captures their interests has never been more critical.

The association conducted extensive research to understand the mindset of today’s job seeker and developed the “New Language of Staffing” online course exclusively for staffing professionals with ASA member firms. The course features video modules, online quizzes, and more. It’s part of the “Fundamentals of Recruiting” online course module in the ASA Onboarding Series on ASA Learn. ASA-certified professionals who complete the course earn 0.5 hours of continuing education toward ASA certification renewal.

Visit americanstaffing.net/new-language to learn more.