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 practices for recruiter compensation
• Defining automated sourcing technology
• Formatting a request for proposal

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 part of its continued effort to support staffing firms’ response to Covid-19, ASA launched a Vaccine Literacy Resources for Staffing Firms webpage. The site provides valuable downloads and links employers can use to engage and educate workers about Covid-19 vaccines.

Research shows that businesses and employers are a trusted source of information and are well-suited to advance vaccine literacy efforts. ASA partnered with the Health Action Alliance to share these free resources, including a quick-start guide, sample communications, vaccine FAQs, a social media tool kit, and more. The ASA site also links to National Safety Council resources, developed by NSC’s “SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns” task force. Find it all at the Vaccine Literacy Resources page.

Are you a woman looking for ways to grow your leadership skills and expand your professional reach? ASA THRIVE will deliver valuable content designed especially for women in the staffing industry. Brought to you by the ASA women in leadership interest group, it takes place Thursday, May 12, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Eastern time.

Hear from keynote speaker Shennice Cleckley, who will explain how you can embrace work–life harmony so you can prioritize what’s important for you and choose what’s best for your life based on who you want to be and where you want to go.

Learn more and register at americanstaffing.net. The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn and Essential StaffCARE, and by Anthem, Assurance, ClearEdge Marketing, Mee Derby, Sense, Textkernel, WorkLlama, and WorkN.

Despite more than three decades of research on it, emotional intelligence is still not well or widely understood—but it is a critical skill for effective leadership. Find out how to develop emotional intelligence competencies during the ASA webinar “Leading With Emotional Intelligence.” It takes place Tuesday, April 5, 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.

The ASA Staffing Compensation and Benefits Survey is now open to let member companies participate and get critical data to combat the Great Resignation and win quality talent.

This resource provides the only comprehensive view of corporate employee salaries and benefits in the staffing industry. Data are based on peer input for 27 positions specific to the staffing and recruiting industry, including executive compensation. Participate in the survey and subscribe for access to an exclusive online reporting module.

For more information about the survey and to view report details, visit americanstaffing.net/compensation.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new member, which joined during the week ending March 20.

LadderUP Recruiting
Nashville, TN

Looking for real-time data on staffing employment? The ASA Staffing Index reports weekly changes in the number of people employed in temporary and contract work, now including data on staffing starts (new assignments). The data will help your firm evaluate its performance against a national metric on both a weekly and long-term basis.

All staffing firms with U.S. operations are invited to participate in the ASA Staffing Index survey. Every Tuesday, participants receive an email with the results of the weekly survey, including figures by company size, and access to historical data and new dynamic charts. These data, which are not available anywhere else, allow staffing firms to compare how their business is doing on a weekly basis relative to similarly sized firms in the industry. There are no fees to participate in the five-question survey.

Don’t get stuck with outdated or unreliable data—sign up to participate in the ASA Staffing Index and receive the most up-to-date information about the staffing industry. For more information about the index, visit americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.

When it comes to the Great Resignation, remote work arrangements, and wage and hour class action lawsuits, does your company know what to expect in the year ahead? What about immigration laws and managed service provider agreements? At the ASA Staffing Law Conference, industry leaders and employment law experts will come together to discuss the legal challenges you’re facing and the solutions that your firm needs.

This year’s event takes place May 5–6 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. Get access to the experts, plus post-event recordings of all the sessions, for one low price.

ASA-certified professionals can earn up to 8.0 legal continuing education hours by participating in the conference. Read all the session descriptions and then register at staffinglawconference.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:

• Finding the right work–life balance
• Reapplication policies for candidates who don’t pass a prehire drug test
• Supplying personal protective equipment to temporary staff

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 ASA Staffing Law Conference is the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies. This year’s event takes place May 5–6 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC.

New and veteran staffing professionals alike will benefit from two packed days of learning and networking and the industry’s most reliable legal content for your firm, including

• “Remote Work and Return to Office: Legal Challenges and Opportunities”
• “Beware the Pitfalls of Well-Intentioned DEI Programs”
• “Trends in Immigration Enforcement: Hiring Preferences, Virtual I-9s, and More”
• “Your Next Headache Is _____”
• “Negotiate MSP Agreements Like a Pro”
• “Managing Fallout From the Great Resignation”
• “2022 Elections: State of Affairs and Predictions for the Business Community”
• “You Be the Judge: Top Staffing Cases of 2021”

See the session descriptions and register at staffinglawconference.net.