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:

• Choosing a minimum essential coverage (MEC) health insurance plan
• Training employees on grammar and writing
• Understanding information technology terms

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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “How Video Technology Can Help Eliminate Ghosting.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how video technology can help you build relationships with candidates so they’ll show up for assignments.

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.

With nearly half of employed U.S. adults saying they’re likely to explore new work opportunities in 2020, staffing companies must be mindful of the candidate experience. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, read about the findings from the latest ASA Workforce Monitor^® survey, which offer insight into the reasons job seekers choose not to apply for certain opportunities. What sends talent running for the door—instead of filling your job openings?

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

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “How Video Technology Can Help Eliminate Ghosting,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how video technology can help you build relationships with candidates so they’ll show up for assignments.

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.

Looking for real-time data on staffing employment? The ASA Staffing Index reports weekly changes in the number of people employed in temporary and contract work. The data will help your firm evaluate its performance against a national metric on both a weekly and long-term basis.

All staffing firms with U.S. operations are invited to participate in the ASA Staffing Index survey. Every Tuesday, participants receive an email with the results of the weekly survey, including figures by company size, and access to historical data and new dynamic charts. These data, which are not available anywhere else, allow staffing firms to compare how their business is doing on a weekly basis relative to similarly sized firms in the industry.

Learn more at americanstaffing.net/staffing-index, and sign up to receive the most up-to-date information about the staffing industry. There are no fees to participate.

Among the valuable benefits of ASA membership is the print and digital newsletter called Staffing Law, a digest of the industry’s most recent and relevant legal and legislative news.

The latest edition is now available on the association’s mobile-friendly digital platform. Read about and access issue papers and guides—on topics such as antitrust enforcement and safety screening—as well as ASA advocacy updates at the federal and state levels.

The next few weeks will offer several free educational opportunities from ASA. These upcoming ASA Webinars can help you learn about worker safety, employee leave laws, and more.

March 4—”How Video Technology Can Help Eliminate Ghosting“
Learn how video technology can help you build relationships with candidates so they’ll show up for assignments.

March 10—”Maximize Your ASA Membership“
Learn how to navigate the newly redesigned ASA website, take advantage of free tools and resources, and make the most of your association membership.

March 17—”Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 3“
In the final session of a three-part series on compliance best practices for industrial staffing, find out how to comply with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bulletin on the control of hazardous energy (through lockout and tagout procedures).

March 19—”Stay Compliant and Ahead of the Trends—FMLA, ADA, Paid Sick Leave“
Get an overview of the federal laws that relate to employee leaves of absence and the growing number of paid leave laws at the state level.

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.

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.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 23.

Connexion Systems + Engineering Inc.
Sudbury, MA
Newegg Staffing Inc.
City of Industry, CA
Professional Placement Services
Solon, OH
Staffing Employment Solutions by Hamiltons
Ferdinand, IN

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:

• Competing with UberWorks
• Helping employees fall in love with work
• Seeing a decline in temporary jobs in 2020?

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.