Employers need to know the issues they could face when performing background checks on candidates and employees. Find out how to use social media for hiring, comply with applicable laws, and more during the ASA webinar “An In-Depth Conversation on Background Check Compliance.” It takes place Thursday, Jan. 30, 2–3:30 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.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Jan. 19.

Extraordinary Headhunters
Columbia, SC

HIRE Strategies
Raleigh, NC

MeritHall
Livonia, MI

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:

• Creative workplace perks
• Making your company attractive in a competitive market
• Recruiters for direct hire orders

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 your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2019 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, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size. Participate by Feb. 21 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

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

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 1.” It takes place today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how to keep your temporary workers safe during the first session in a three-part webinar series focusing on temporary worker safety and legal compliance.

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 1,” 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Find out how to keep your temporary workers safe during the first session in a three-part webinar series focusing on temporary worker safety and legal compliance.

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, equality, 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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Protect Your Firm Against Ransomware and Cyber Attacks.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Find out what you can do to protect your firm against phishing and ransomware attacks and to mitigate potential criminal, civil, and regulatory damages if a breach occurs.

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 Jan. 12.

Inteligente Solutions LLC
Livonia, MI

Performance Personnel Partners
Tampa, FL

Viridian Staffing
Seattle, WA

The Xela Group
Reston, VA

In observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, ASA headquarters will be closed Monday, Jan. 20. Staffing Today will return Tuesday, Jan. 21.