Are you looking for opportunities to contribute your skills and insights in the staffing industry, and serve as an industry leader? ASA is currently seeking dedicated members for volunteer committees and councils.

ASA needs your skills, insight, and unique perspective so it can continue to provide timely, valuable resources to members. Apply for a volunteer opportunity to work directly with other members, learn about workforce trends and best practices, and build on your experience to become a thought leader with the association. Log in to ASA Central and visit the volunteer page to find an opportunity that fits your interests. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Top Prospecting Techniques to Book More Sales Meetings,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn the skills that sellers must possess in order to execute winning prospecting techniques and consistently book new sales meetings.

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 Oct. 2.

Consolidated Staffing Solutions Inc.
West Covina, CA
Datum Software
Johns Creek, GA
High Trail
Rye, NY
Integrated Financial Staffing LLC
Winter Park, FL
Occucheck Clinic Inc.
Victoria, BC
Unite Contracting LLC
Metairie, LA

Find employment and wage estimates for nearly 800 occupations nationwide, by state and by metropolitan statistical area, with the ASA Temporary Help Wage Tool—now available as an easy-to-download Excel file.

Use the tool to develop a picture of the temporary help services industry and inform strategic decisions. To get more information and download the tool, visit americanstaffing.net/wage-tool.

In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, ASA will be closed Monday, Oct. 10. Staffing Today will be delivered as usual.

California’s legislature wrapped up its 2022 session without having extended an exemption that kept employment data from being part of the California Consumer Privacy Act’s many requirements. Learn what employers subject to the CCPA must do, starting Jan. 1, 2023, during the ASA webinar “Yearend CCPA Data Privacy Compliance Deadline Looms for California Employers: Are You Ready?” It takes place Wednesday, Oct. 12, 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:

• Best way to spend advertising dollars
• Direct hire fee structure
• Network with fellow Staffing World attendees

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.

The agenda for Staffing World^®, Oct. 25–27 in Las Vegas, includes sessions by some of the brightest minds in staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions. When you attend the ASA annual convention and expo, you’ll get access to more than 20 live and recorded breakout sessions, five intensive workshops, two powerful keynotes, a CEO panel discussion, dedicated networking opportunities, the largest expo hall in the industry, and more.

Learn ways to increase your market share. Gain helpful tactics for scenario planning. Explore opportunities to develop partnerships. Find solutions to address total talent management. Discover new tech tools to increase operational efficiencies. Get the details about these educational sessions and many others, then register at staffingworld.net.

Is the struggle to book sales meetings with new prospects preventing your firm from achieving growth objectives? Find out how to engage prospects and sell them on the value of meeting with you during the ASA webinar “Top Prospecting Techniques to Book More Sales Meetings.” It takes place Tuesday, Oct. 11, 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.

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs conducted an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are leveraging talent acquisition technology—as well as how satisfied they are with specific tools and suppliers.

Take a look at the results for help benchmarking your own firm’s use of technology against your peers and mapping out your firm’s technology roadmap. Learn more at the ASA Staffing Tech Center