Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “2025 Halftime Huddle: First-Half Insights and Second-Half Strategies for Staffing Leaders,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Eric Gregg, founder of ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated, will review data from the first two quarters of 2025 and identify strategic shifts that staffing firms can implement to adapt and dominate in the second half of 2025. Sponsored by ClearlyRated.

All ASA webinars are complimentary for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

The Advance Program for Staffing World^® 2025 is now available online—it’s your first look at the unmatched content, powerful speakers, strategic insights, and essential resources awaiting you at the ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 6–8 in Orlando, FL.

Get the details on strategy, insights, and leadership that moves the needle:

• Opening keynote speaker Katie Ledecky, Olympic icon, on setting “impossible” goals to achieve growth and success (opening keynote sponsored by World Wide Specialty, a Division of Philadelphia Insurance Cos.)
• Closing keynote speaker Carla Harris, Wall Street veteran, on maximizing your influence and success and expecting to win (closing keynote sponsored by ConverzAI)
• Deep dives on artificial intelligence, sales leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and market growth strategies
• Continuing education hours you can earn by attending sessions, THRIVE Live, and presentations at the Knowledge Hub
• A powerhouse expo featuring exhibitors, Tech Talks, and Speed Talks
• Author meet-and-greets, peer networking, and more

Staffing World 2025 is built for future-focused staffing professionals like you who are navigating a tight market, shifting regulations, technological disruptions, and client demands. Visit staffingworld.net to learn more—and keep in mind: When you bring your team, you’ll save 15% on full registration packages for additional attendees.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 13.

Eagle Staffing Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Hunt, Guillot & Associates
Ruston, LA
Mastin Talent Partners
Wildwood, MO
Skilled Trades Staffing Corp.
Sacramento, CA
Southern Response Services Inc.
Satsuma, AL

The most expensive software isn’t the one with the highest price tag. It’s the one sitting unused while your team clings to familiar—but limiting—ways of working.

In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, learn why staffing firms often have trouble embracing technological transformations, how internal obstacles can undermine adoption of new operating methods, and ways to turn change resistance into change readiness.

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

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:

• Celebrating your wins at the midpoint of the year
• Open spot available for an author to network at Staffing World^® this fall
• Reporting contractor conflicts of interest to clients

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—in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy—has developed a website of tools to help employers make their businesses more inclusive for talent with disabilities. The site includes resources on best practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing talent with disabilities; what employers need to know about managing a diverse workforce that includes people with disabilities; and ways employers can promote disability inclusion in their internal and external communications.

It also provides information on commonsense workplace changes that result in more digitally accessible workplaces. This is another initiative in the joint effort between ASA and ODEP, which signed an alliance in May 2020 to advance the employment of people with disabilities in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industries.

Visit the Disability Employment Resources for Staffing Firms page at americanstaffing.net/odep.

ASA webinars deliver the high-caliber executive education you need—you can access on-demand content online anytime and learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. You can even search for ASA webinars by job and course level to find the content most relevant to you.

Here are a few of the most popular webinars that have taken place so far this year:

• “2025 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections From Industry Leaders“—thought leaders in the industry started the year by looking at top industry trends—including artificial intelligence and automation, employee experience, and market consolidation
• “ASA State of the Industry Webinar Series—Second Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals“—ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner for more than a decade, presented important trends, research, and legislative updates to help firms outpace the competition—along with an interview with Leo Sheridan of Advanced Group [sponsored by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated]
• “Leverage LinkedIn’s Potential: Strategies to Drive Sales and Grow Your Network“—staffing industry marketing professionals shared how you can use LinkedIn strategically and make it one of your most valuable assets for growing your network and expanding your staffing business
• “Sales Training With Shad Tidler, Part One: Best Practices to Fill Your Sales Pipeline Quicker” and “Sales Training With Shad Tidler, Part Two: Best Practices to Close Deals in Your Sales Pipeline Quicker“—the sales and leadership consultant offered tips to help your firm exceed its sales goals
• “Unapologetically You: Thriving in Spaces That Question Your Value“—mental health professional Stacia’ Alexander helped participants understand how to protect their mental health, advocate for themselves, and build resilience [presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group, the ASA women in leadership interest group, and Women of Color in Staffing; the ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Advance Partners, Bullhorn, and ClearlyRated, and by AdaMarie, Avionté, Marsh McLennan Agency, Mee Derby, Sense, and T2 Insurance Solutions]
• “What the Best Staffing Firms Do Differently“—Brad Bialy of Haley Marketing examined proven strategies that successful staffing firms use to outperform the competition and explained what sets the best staffing firms apart

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To access on-demand webinars, visit americanstaffing.net.

Staffing companies—particularly small businesses and minority-, veteran-, LGBT-, and woman-owned businesses—find they may be able to partner with larger companies that have supplier diversity initiatives in place.

The ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group has developed guidance for ASA members interested in partnering with those companies or in becoming a diverse-owned certified business. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated.

Visit americanstaffing.net/diversity for a directory of diversity certification organizations, a glossary of common terms, and more.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 6.

Per Diem Therapy Xperts
Tampa, FL
The Resource Link
Scottsdale, AZ
samstaff
Tampa, FL

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:

• Balancing innovation and control when using artificial intelligence
• Prioritizing well-being in the second half of the year
• Tips for physician recruitment

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.