More than three million temporary and contract employees report for work every week in America’s offices, factories, health care facilities, warehouses, and other job sites—wherever there’s important work to be done, temporary and contract employees are on the job. Meet some of these extraordinary staffing employees and share their stories when talking with clients.

If you have staffing stars you want to celebrate, nominate those outstanding performers for the ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year and Sector All-Stars program. The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 14, and there are no fees to enter. The National Staffing Employee of the Year and Sector All-Stars program is sponsored by StaffPRO³, a division of PMC Insurance Group.

ASA members can now access the latest issue of Staffing Law digest as a digital edition. The print version of the issue is in the mail to members.

This issue includes articles about successful ASA lobbying efforts, Covid-19 vaccination policies, and more.
Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Law digest, 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 2021 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 21 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email research@americanstaffing.net. There are no fees to participate.

ASA provides a resource designed for staffing industry professionals interested in being part of valuable mentoring relationships—the ASA Mentor Match platform.

Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The program is about growing professionally and networking with fellow ASA members.

Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in July will be accepted through June 4. Log in to ASA Central to get started as a mentor or mentee. Questions? Contact ASA at 703-253-2020 or volunteer@americantaffing.net.

Staffing World^® 2021, the ASA annual convention and expo, will take place—in person—at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver Sept. 28–30. Get ready to gather with the staffing community and get strategies to help your business come back better than ever after a year of disruption. Register early for the best rate available.

ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide a full-service, cost-effective solution for the harassment prevention training needs of staffing companies.

It’s easy to administer and keeps records for you—it can even track the time an employee spends on training. The training was co-developed with Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm.

New training requirements have recently taken effect in several states. Visit americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for more information.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending April 25.

Federal Staffing Solutions Inc.
Fredericksburg, VA
FirstFour Staffing
Daphne, AL
National Recruiting Consultants
Carrollton, TX
Valen Solutions LLC
Winston Salem, NC
WhiteCap Search
New York, NY

Tomorrow, May 1, is the deadline for entries to the ASA Care Awards, ASA Elevate Awards, and ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year (sponsored by StaffPRO³, a division of PMC Insurance Group) programs. Being named as one of the best in the industry is a valuable tool your company can use to sell to clients and engage with talent.

Earn national recognition for your company—and differentiate your firm—by highlighting your staffing stars, social responsibility efforts, and work-based learning programs. Find out more, and submit your entries, at americanstaffing.net.

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:

• Hiring international students for summer jobs
• Paperless onboarding technologies
• Skills assessments and training in the onboarding process

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.

Each year, ASA updates its online ecosystem of leading and emerging companies in staffing technology. This year, given the effects of the pandemic on the U.S. economy and business operations overall, updates to the Essential Elements of Staffing Technology take on even more importance. In the March–April issue of Staffing Success magazine, find out how this guide to tech solutions—from social search to applicant tracking and matching systems to bots—relates to the industry trends that are emerging right now.

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