With many of your employees working remotely, you need a solid skill set for managing the workers you aren’t seeing face-to-face. Learn best practices for leading remote talent of all types, improving engagement, and using it as the key to productivity during the ASA webinar “The Art of Leading Remote Talent.” It takes place Friday, May 22, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

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.

How can ASA best meet your needs? There are just two weeks left for you to provide invaluable feedback to the association by answering a few simple questions about your membership experience.

A link to the three-minute survey was sent to staffing professionals at ASA member companies last week. Your participation in this survey is critical in helping ASA learn what is important to you and how well the association is serving you.

The survey closes May 29. In appreciation of your time, when you participate in the survey you will be able to enter a drawing for a chance to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards.

If you have any questions or did not receive a survey link, contact Tim Hulley at research@americanstaffing.net or 703-253-1154.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Workplace Mental Health During Covid-19—Employer Strategies and the Americans With Disabilities Act.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn about new resources from the U.S. Department of Labor on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.

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 May 10.

Atlas HR & Staffing
Chico, CA
Bright Services Inc.
Roanoke, VA
Exclusive Staffing LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Executive Personnel Services Inc. (EPSI)
Washington, DC
Industrial Skilled Trades
Elgin, IL
Moab Sterilization Staffing Inc.
Miami, FL
Northern Virginia Temporaries Inc.
Falls Church, VA
One Path Career Partners
Penfield, NY
Recruit Specialized Staffing
Livonia, MI
SkySource Solutions
Berea, OH

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Workplace Mental Health During Covid-19—Employer Strategies and the Americans With Disabilities Act,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn about new resources from the U.S. Department of Labor on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.

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.

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:

• Celebrate ASA Central Week
• Pennsylvania mandates unemployment benefits notice to employees
• Rising unemployment claims

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.

While you or your employees are working from home, it’s the perfect time to continue the whole team’s professional development with ASA certification products and onboarding courses.

Through June 30, get 25% off your purchase of ASA certification packages; staffing professional onboarding courses; the ASA certification books Co-Employment: Employer Liability Issues in Third-Party Staffing Arrangements and Employment Law for Staffing Professionals; and more.

Learn more about the ASA Certified Staffing Professional^®, Technical Services Certified^SM, Certified Search Consultant^®, and Certified Health Care Staffing Professional^® credentials, then place your order in the ASA store, using discount code STAYHOME20 to get 25% off your purchase.

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

Mentor Match connects industry peers so they can become better leaders, advance their careers, and take industry professionalism to a new level. Participants described their experiences in a recent issue of Staffing Success magazine.

Right now, you can apply to be, or match with, a mentor in the six-month cycle that runs from July through December. Applications are due May 31. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or mentee.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2020 will close this Friday, May 15. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, 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.