Are you looking for a boost in your career, or help developing yourself as an emerging leader in the staffing and recruiting industry? Enroll as a mentee in the ASA Mentor Match program. Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The goal of the program is to help members grow professionally and network with fellow ASA members.

Mentees are matched with a mentor based on areas of expertise for a six-month period. Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in July will be accepted through May 31. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or a mentee.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending May 5.

Access Healthcare Staffing & Recruitment Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
Alerion Healthcare LLC
Tampa, FL
Enterprise Staffing Indiana LLC
Enterprise, AL
Grace Staffing C&C Corp.
West New York, NJ

ASA recently introduced a new learning program called Staffing Pro Stacks, a first-of-its-kind credentialing program expertly designed by the best trainers in the industry to tackle your company’s biggest challenges. This intensive, accelerated program responds directly to what is going on in the staffing industry right now and addresses specific pain points you and your company are struggling with. Each focused course consists of nine 90-minute online lessons—you can complete a course in just nine weeks.

There are three programs—focused on Sales, Recruiting, and Leadership (additional programs will be released in the coming year). Complete one, two, or all three programs and stack your knowledge for maximum success. Find out more at americanstaffing.net/pro-stacks. ASA members get a discount.

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:

• Business-to-business lead generation
• Next steps for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board’s joint-employer rule
• Ways to prioritize internal staff morale

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.

Compliance burdens may vary across states, influencing the competitive landscape for staffing firms as well as their operational costs and efficiency. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, get a sneak peek at the quickly upcoming ASA Staffing Law and Compliance Conference—May 16–17 in Washington, DC—and learn how firms that are adept at navigating regulatory complexities can gain a competitive advantage.

The conference will feature the session “A (Scary) New Frontier: Tough Legislation Trends Impacting Staffing—And How to Prevent Bad Things From Happening in Your State” as well as numerous other expert-led sessions designed to maximize actionable takeaways for staffing professionals, HR executives, compliance managers, recruiters, owners, and attorneys. Visit staffinglawconference.net to learn more and register today.

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

Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2024 is now open. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector.

After completing the survey, you will be able to access an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size. Participate by May 24 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for—there are no fees to participate. Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Staffing Employee Turnover & DEI Trends.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, present highlights from the latest analysis of internal employee turnover trends in staffing to find out how your firm can improve internal staff engagement and retention.

The webinar is presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group and by the ASA engineering, IT, and scientific; health care; industrial; office–administrative; and professional–managerial sections. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners ClearlyRated and Monster.

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 “Staffing Employee Turnover & DEI Trends,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, present highlights from the latest analysis of internal employee turnover trends in staffing to find out how your firm can improve internal staff engagement and retention.

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 April 28.

Horizon Staffing Agency
Lakewood, WA
R.L. Barclay & Associates
Galveston, TX

ASA recently introduced a new professional development program called Staffing Pro Stacks, a first-of-its-kind credentialing program expertly designed by the best trainers in the industry to tackle your company’s biggest challenges. This intensive, accelerated program responds directly to what is going on in the staffing industry right now and addresses specific pain points you and your company are struggling with. Each focused course consists of nine 90-minute online lessons—you can complete a course in just nine weeks.

There are three programs—focused on Sales, Recruiting, and Leadership (additional programs will be released in the coming year). Complete one, two, or all three programs and stack your knowledge for maximum success. Find out more at americanstaffing.net/pro-stacks. ASA members get a discount.