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:

• Building a virtual team
• Training for recruiters
• Vacation policies

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.

The 2020 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 7–8 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC, and you won’t want to miss it—this is the only event dedicated to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing companies.

The conference will feature discussions of such topics as immigration enforcement, electronic data security, and marijuana regulations—plus a special session with political analyst Charlie Cook on how the 2020 elections could affect business.

Go to americanstaffing.net and register by March 20 to get the best rate available.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2019 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Feb. 21 receive access to an exclusive online report archive, which includes sector-specific gross margin trends, payroll and productivity metrics, and more.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. There are no fees to participate.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Setting KPIs for Success in Health Care Staffing.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. New technology means new ways to measure your company’s recruiting targets and set key performance indicators. Learn how to evaluate the metrics you’re using and set KPIs that align with recruitment strategies.

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 State Networks allow members to engage in discussions about issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends with their local peers. Join fellow members at these upcoming events:

Feb. 6—ASA Mississippi Network Webinar “Advocacy 101: The Basics of Effective Lobbying“
ASA government affairs counsel Toby Malara will teach you the principles of effective lobbying and offer strategies for building relationships with elected officials.

Feb. 6—ASA Washington Network Training “Taking Action for Safety and Health“
Learn how to develop and implement an effective injury and illness prevention program during this free half-day training in Seattle.

Feb. 20—ASA North Carolina Network Webinar “Advocacy 101: The Basics of Effective Lobbying“
ASA government affairs counsel Toby Malara will teach you the principles of effective lobbying and offer strategies for building relationships with elected officials.

Get up-to-date information about legal and legislative issues specific to your state and hear about events local to your area—visit americanstaffing.net to learn more and to register for an event near you.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Setting KPIs for Success in Health Care Staffing,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. New technology means new ways to measure your company’s recruiting targets and set key performance indicators. Learn how to evaluate the metrics you’re using and set KPIs that align with recruitment strategies.

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 Staffing Tech Center provides ASA members with the targeted technology news, trends, and analysis they need to make strategic business decisions. Visit the ASA Staffing Tech Center to access an interactive version of the Essential Elements of Staffing Technology, an ecosystem map of technology-related solutions for the industry. This tool features a unique taxonomy to determine specific offerings and functionalities as they pertain to the three stages of staffing—source, engage, and hire. Check it out at americanstaffing.net/techcenter.

At the ASA board of directors meeting on Jan. 19, Joanie Bily Courtney, president of RemX (a division of EmployBridge Holding Co.), was confirmed as secretary. Other officers include chairman Leo Sheridan, chief executive officer and president of the Advanced Group; first vice chairman Joyce Russell, president of the Adecco Group US Foundation; second vice chairman W. Benjamin “Ben” Elliott, U.S. chief financial officer for Randstad North America; and treasurer Threase Baker, TSC, CSP, president and owner of Abbtech Professional Resources Inc.

For brief bios of the association’s board of directors, visit americanstaffing.net.

ASA is an inaugural signatory of the “Getting Talent Back to Work” pledge—part of an effort led by the Society for Human Resource Management to help provide employment opportunities to qualified people with criminal backgrounds. The pledge follows congressional passage of the “First Step Act,” a bipartisan criminal justice reform law.

To assist companies making the pledge, SHRM developed the Getting Talent Back to Work Tool Kit, which is designed to help businesses apply evidence-based best practices for hiring applicants with a criminal background, understand the legal factors involved, and get practical guidance from industry leaders on recruiting this diverse group of people. ASA member companies are encouraged to join ASA in signing the pledge.

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA Webinars can help you learn about worker safety, creatively marketing to candidates, and more.

Feb. 5—”Setting KPIs for Success in Health Care Staffing“
New technology means new ways to measure your company’s recruiting targets and set key performance indicators. Learn how to evaluate the metrics you’re using and set KPIs that align with recruitment strategies.

Feb. 13—”OSHA’s Safety and Health in Shipyard Employment Bulletin“
Get an overview of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s guidance on protecting the health and safety of temporary workers in shipyard employment.

Feb. 18—”Traditional MSP Models Are Losing Relevancy—How You Can Step In and Fill the Gap“
Find out how to take more market share and add more value for clients by offering creative contingent workforce management solutions.

Feb. 19—”Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 2“
In the second session of a three-part series on compliance best practices for industrial staffing, find out how to prepare for an inspection by compliance safety and health officers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Feb. 25—”LinkedIn Best Practices: Answering the Top Staffing Questions“
Get tips on using LinkedIn to its full extent with tools such as sponsored posts, targeted ads, and live video.

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.