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Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Aug. 2.

Career Start
Rochester, NY
EnterForce Inc.
Pewaukee, WI
Strategic Healthcare Staffing
Merrillville, IN
Wilton Enterprises
Denver, CO

New Staffing Professionals Starting? Onboarding Courses Available on ASA Learn

Looking to enhance your new hire process and your team’s knowledge of the staffing industry? Need to train new hires or offer refresher courses to seasoned team members? ASA has developed a program of onboarding courses specifically designed for staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions professionals.

You can purchase and assign courses to your team and track their progress using the ASA learning management system, ASA Learn. The online course modules include “Introduction to the Staffing Industry,” “Fundamentals of Sales,” and “Fundamentals of Recruiting.” Modules are available as a full set or a la carte. To learn more, visit learn.americanstaffing.net.

The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central

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:

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.

Free Webinar Next Week—Learn What Job Candidates Want

Covid-19 has dramatically changed the job market and the outlook for job candidates—staffing and recruiting firms must take an experience-centric approach to recruiting and supporting placed talent, which is why ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated partnered with ASA to launch the Job Candidate Sentiment Study in May.

Hear about the key findings and critical takeaways from this timely and important study during the webinar “New Findings from the 2020 Job Candidate Sentiment Study,” presented by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated in partnership with ASA. It takes place Thursday, Aug. 13, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time.

The webinar is free for ASA members and qualifies for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit clearlyrated.com.

Get Free Staffing Employment and Sales Data—Participate in the ASA Quarterly Survey

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 second quarter of 2020 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, payroll and productivity metrics by company size, and new projections. Participate by next Friday, Aug. 14, 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.

Network in Your Niche, Virtually—Section Networking Calls Start Tomorrow

Chat with industry peers during sector-specific networking calls where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

  • Industrial section: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Health care section: Thursday, Aug. 6, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Office–administrative section: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Search and placement section: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Engineering, IT, and Scientific section: Thursday, Aug. 20, 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.

Did You Miss ASA Staffing Connect? Virtual Event Recordings Are Now Available

If you couldn’t attend the Virtual ASA Staffing Connect earlier this month, you still can take advantage of recorded sessions—and earn continuing education hours toward certification renewal.

The virtual event was organized into two learning tracks—the Executive track for owners and c-suite executives, and the Producer track for sales, recruiting, and marketing professionals. You’ll even be able to watch the hourlong Q&A session with the ASA legal team.

Visit americanstaffing.net for more information.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 26.

Dream Team Medical Staffing
Atlanta, GA
Fewell Professional Services
McAllen, TX
Girardi Staffing LLC
Middletown, NY

The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central

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:

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.

Learn From Your Peers—Participate in Virtual Section Networking Calls Next Month

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, Aug. 4, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Health care section: Thursday, Aug. 6, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Office–administrative section: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Search and placement section: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
  • Engineering, IT, and Scientific section: Thursday, Aug. 20, 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.