As your staffing firm faces new 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:

• Industrial section: Tuesday, March 22, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, March 23, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Thursday, March 24, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Hospitality staffing: Monday, April 4, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, April 5, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Search and placement section: Wednesday, April 6, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, April 7, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Maritime staffing: Thursday, April 21, 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.

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

Bloom Search
Oak Park, IL
NCG Associates
Alexandria, VA
Staff IT Solutions Inc.
Rolling Meadows, IL

Can you offer solutions for the challenges that staffing firms face today? ASA is looking for experts in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry to share their experience and expertise at Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, which this year takes place Oct. 25–27 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Industry experts, and business professionals in other disciplines pertinent to the staffing industry, should submit proposals for Breakout Sessions (concurrent, interactive sessions between 45 and 75 minutes long), Knowledge Hub Technology Talks (10-minute talks on technology topics important to the industry), or other Knowledge Hub Talks (10-minute talks on general topics important to the industry).

ASA also is accepting proposals for ASA webinars. For more information and to start your submission, visit americanstaffing.net/presenters. The deadline for ASA webinar and Staffing World Breakout Session proposals is March 31, and the deadline for Staffing World Knowledge Hub talks is May 31.

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:

• Obtaining a federal security clearance for your company
• Talent retention strategies
• Upgrading the training program for new hires

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 the year ahead, what are ASA members aiming to achieve—for themselves, their firms, and for association committees? Find out how your peers answered these questions in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine.

Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, ASA committee chairmen were asked about their personal and professional goals—and their plans for the volunteer committees they work with.

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

According to a study by ASA and its corporate research partner ClearlyRated, active and passive job seekers anticipate working for a new company in the coming year. The Candidate Sentiment Study sheds light on candidates’ perceptions regarding how they look for jobs (online vs. offline resources), the reasons they decide to leave a job, and their experiences partnering with staffing agencies―with distinct differences reported among generations, industry sectors, races/ethnicities, and genders.

A report of the survey findings is available for purchase—get more information at americanstaffing.net/candidate-sentiment-study.

As part of its continued effort to support staffing firms’ response to Covid-19, ASA developed the 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. The new ASA site also links to National Safety Council resources, developed by NSC’s “SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns” task force.

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—and new resources are added as they become available. Visit the Vaccine Literacy Resources page.

Achieving gender equity requires everyone’s participation, and ensuring that allies are engaged in gender equity and actively championing women is critical to the success of staffing firms and the growth of the industry. Learn about the importance of cultivating and partner with male allies during the ASA webinar “Becoming Allies: Men’s Roles in Supporting Women in Leadership,” presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group in celebration of Women’s History Month. It takes place Wednesday, March 16, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. 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.

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 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 sessions on the Great Resignation, remote work, and immigration enforcement. Take a look at the session descriptions, then visit staffinglawconference.net to reserve your spot and receive the lowest rate available.

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.