ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 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:

• Background checks in California
• System and organization controls (SOC) cybersecurity certification
• What you’re reading and how it’s helped you with your business or personal goals

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 next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you grow your business, understand your employees, and more.

April 2—”ASA State of the Industry Webinar Series—First Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals—Focusing on Growth“
Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, will offer the most important trends, research insights, and legislative updates affecting the industry right now—plus you’ll hear from Beth Garvey, chair, president, and chief executive officer of BGSF.

April 9—”Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Health Care: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Success in 2024“
Advisory Board’s Vidal Seegobin will explore the top trends affecting health systems, offer guidance on identifying which trends matter most, and share strategies for responding to these trends and ensuring future readiness.

April 11—”Employbridge Presents the 2024 Voice of the American Workforce Survey“
Find out ways to attract, motivate, and retain hourly employees when ASA chair Joanie Bily, Employbridge’s division president and chief workforce analyst, presents a preview of the results from the latest Employbridge Voice of the American Workforce Survey, one of the nation’s largest and longest-running surveys of America’s hourly workers.

April 23—”Strategies for Securing Orders in a Softening Market“
When demand ebbs is when innovative strategies can help recruiters and staffing professionals secure orders and maintain business momentum. Tom Erb, CSP, of Tallann Resources will discuss how leveraging technology and data can help your firm optimize business processes and decision making.
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.

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.

THRIVE virtual is an empowering event designed exclusively for women in the staffing industry. You’ll get inspiration from keynote speakers such as Corrie LoGiudice, explore breakout sessions tailored to empowering women in staffing, and network with like-minded and supportive peers.

The half-day online event, presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group, takes place Thursday, May 2, 1:30─6 p.m. Eastern time—and early registration rates are available through March 31. Visit americanstaffing.net to learn more and register before prices increase.

Discuss the unique challenges and issues facing your sector of the staffing industry through section communities for firms specializing in engineering, IT, and scientific; health care; industrial; office–administrative; and professional–managerial staffing; and for permanent placement, direct hire, and blended service firms.

Visit ASA Central, the exclusive online community for staffing professionals, to join a section so you can connect with peers in your sector. Sections provide resources, webinars, town hall forums, and sector-specific news for your business. To join a section, update your profile on ASA Central.

What is a WEBO? It’s the Weekly Economic & Business Outlook—a new resource from ASA that goes out to member email boxes every Tuesday morning. This powerful data and analysis tool features the targeted analysis that ASA members need to track trends and capitalize on opportunities.

ASA researchers examine trends within the staffing industry, as well as developments within the broader economy, and then deliver succinct takeaways that can help drive strategic business decisions. Be sure to allow emails from research@americanstaffing.net so you don’t miss this valuable new member benefit.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending March 17.

Hire Energy
Plano, TX
Ingeniosi
Pembroke Pines, FL
On Time Staffing
Cherry Hill, NJ
Strategic Government Resources
Abilene, TX
Sunflower Childcare Substitutes
Solon, OH

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 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:

• Collaborative models in staffing and recruitment
• Keeping candidates engaged while waiting for assignments
• Ways to celebrate successes

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 “Coordinated Lead Generation: Accelerating Your 2024 Pipeline.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by the ASA office–administrative section, a panel of industry experts—Jeff Pelliccio, Shannon Khan, and Ashley Bowlin—will discuss how staffing firms can evolve toward utilizing a strategic alignment of resources to structure a coordinated lead generation campaign and achieve their growth goals.

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 “Coordinated Lead Generation: Accelerating Your 2024 Pipeline,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by the ASA office–administrative section, a panel of industry experts—Jeff Pelliccio, Shannon Khan, and Ashley Bowlin—will discuss how staffing firms can evolve toward utilizing a strategic alignment of resources to structure a coordinated lead generation campaign and achieve their growth goals.

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.

As your staffing firm faces evolving 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 peer networking call where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Calls are facilitated by volunteers from ASA (participants will not receive official legal updates or guidance regarding Covid-19).

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• ASA Innov8ors: Wednesday, March 20, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Industrial section: Tuesday, March 26, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Wednesday, March 27, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Thursday, March 28, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Direct hire staffing: Tuesday, April 16, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• ASA Innov8ors: Wednesday, April 17, 12 noon–1 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Wednesday, April 17, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time
• Office–administrative section: Thursday, April 18, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time

Networking calls are open to ASA members and 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.