The ASA Staffing Tech Center is a valuable source of technology-related information and solutions for your company, including a look at the newest and most innovative technology tools. In five videos, a panel of tech-savvy industry professionals walk you through the ASA technology ecosystem map.

Find out about the newest technology tools for client attraction and engagement; candidate attraction, screening, engagement, and retention; and back-office efficiency; then learn how to utilize enhancements that have recently been introduced for software you already use in your business.

Also available in the ASA Staffing Tech Center: analyses of emerging technology in the industry; recordings of free technology demonstration webinars; and more. Visit americanstaffing.net/techcenter to get started.

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:

• Calculating how much admin support a client firm needs
• Displaying employment law posters for remote workers
• Posting job ads on Facebook or Instagram

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.

ASA members are encouraged to attend the association’s annual membership meeting, held online in conjunction with Staffing World® 2020. The meeting will be part of an insightful session focused on how companies succeed and grow through digital transformation. You will learn about key industry issues, the evolving workplace, and how you can fuel your success in the year ahead. The meeting takes place Tuesday, Oct. 20, during the Super Session that begins at 12:45 p.m. Eastern time.

Staffing World, the ASA annual convention and expo, will be an immersive virtual experience this year—and it all happens Oct. 19–22. Get more information and register online at staffingworld.net.

Provide training for temporary workers—and comply with the law—with cost-effective and state-specific training. ASA has introduced a comprehensive online course specifically for staffing company use.

ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide full-service training for the temporary workers staffing companies employ. It allows you to track candidate and employee progress, download status reports, and more. The training was co-developed with Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm.

Visit americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for details. ASA members receive a discount. , so join today and save.

ASA also offers a basic harassment prevention training product in collaboration with the New York Staffing Association, an ASA-affiliated chapter.

If you work in staffing, then you’re a people person—also known as a “Happy Staffy.” Take a fun, brief online quiz to find out what kind of Happy Staffy you are. You’ll receive a detailed profile with your key traits, emerging opportunities, and additional resources.

ASA members will receive a Happy Staffy kit in the mail in the coming days. Or you can create your own Happy Staffy: Take the online quiz—then download, customize, and print your Happy Staffy to show your staffing pride and let everyone know you’re going to Staffing World^® 2020.

Use the hashtags #myHappyStaffy and #StaffingWorld when you share your Happy Staffy on social media. Take the quiz now.

Staffing World^® 2020 takes place Oct. 19–22—right on your computer or other device. This year, the ASA annual convention and expo will be an immersive virtual experience where you can connect with staffing peers and get resources you can use to grow your business during more than 30 educational sessions, including “Employment Law Escape Room.”

During this special session, you and your peers are locked in a virtual room as you test your knowledge of the current legal environment. You must work together to determine the correct outcomes for legal case studies, collect clues, and solve puzzles to escape in time to join the next session at Staffing World—attorneys will be standing by to help if needed.

Plan to attend this special industry event Oct. 19–22. ASA-certified professionals can earn continuing education hours by participating in workshops and other content sessions. Get more information and register online at staffingworld.net.

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, equity, and advocacy (IDEA) group has developed guidance for ASA members interested in partnering with those companies or in becoming a diverse-owned certified business.

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

Empower your company and grow your talent pool—The New Language of Staffing: Handbook for Communicating Your Company’s Value to Job Seekers is based on groundbreaking industry research into an issue identified by staffing and recruiting companies as one of their top concerns: growing the talent pipeline. The handbook details the job seeker mindset and pain points, the industry’s value proposition to job seekers, a new lexicon for communicating with job seekers, and more.

Visit americanstaffing.net/new-language to learn more about the research, download graphics and talking points, and order copies of the handbook for your team today.

As part of a global endeavor to help employees return safely to work amid the pandemic, ASA has launched the Safely Back to Work initiative to lead efforts in the U.S. The initiative and new website at americanstaffing.net/safelybacktowork is based on the association’s work with the World Employment Confederation, Adecco Group, ManpowerGroup, and Randstad NV.

The result is an online collection of safety-focused resources for employers and a high-profile pledge to the safety of all employees who are returning to job sites. ASA urges all of its members to download and use the free resources and take the pledge.

• Download the ASA Safely Back to Work Best Practice Protocols, which include 77 measures to help further employee safety in different industry sectors and work environments.
• Download the Covid-19 Safety Checklist, developed specifically for staffing company use by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw.
• Take the Safely Back to Work Pledge to show your company’s commitment to the health and welfare of your corporate and temporary and contract employees.

Once you submit your pledge to safety, your name and company name will appear in a real-time leaderboard on the page. Share your commitment on social media channels and encourage your colleagues to do the same. The Safely Back to Work site provides a variety of graphics for use on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and ASA Central. Use the hashtag #SafelyBackToWork and tag @StaffingTweets.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Sept. 13.

Alcoa Agency
Garden Grove, CA
Alluvion Staffing Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
CareRev
Los Angeles, CA
Karis Alliance
Huntsville, NC
TeamWRX Staffing
Atlanta, GA