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 Monster and by Anthem, along with supporting sponsors TerraFirma and WorkN.

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

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Creating Successful Partnerships With MSPs.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Explore best practices for working with managed service providers and learn how MSPs and staffing firms can be better partners to support clinical talent in this webinar brought to you by the ASA health care 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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Creating Successful Partnerships With MSPs,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Explore best practices for working with managed service providers and learn how MSPs and staffing firms can be better partners to support clinical talent in this webinar brought to you by the ASA health care 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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Tips and Tricks for Client Management.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how to set payment terms; build a hiring plan; and create successful, lasting partnerships with clients in this webinar brought to you 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.

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Tips and Tricks for Client Management,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how to set payment terms; build a hiring plan; and create successful, lasting partnerships with clients in this webinar brought to you 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.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Oct. 3.

Beyond Medical Staffing
Sterling, VA
Caring Hearts Medical Staffing
Puyallup, WA
Hercules Staffing LLC
Orem, UT
HireRoos
Washington, DC
Kwensy 200 Inc.
Malvern, PA
The Logan Group
Aurora, CO
Preferred Government Staffing Inc.
San Diego, CA

In observance of Columbus Day, ASA will be closed Monday, Oct. 11. Staffing Today will be delivered as usual.

Find employment and wage estimates for nearly 800 occupations nationwide, by state and by metropolitan statistical area, with the newly updated 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.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 20,000 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:

• Backup records for payroll forms
• Developing a safety training program
• When to consider a temporary employee to be a rehire

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.