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:

• Conducting interviews via video
• What the ban on noncompete agreements means for staffing firms
• Workers’ compensation for drivers

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 “Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Webinar Series, Part One: Developing a Path to Speaking Opportunities.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. It’s the first session in a four-part webinar series, presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group, focused on empowering women to volunteer for speaking opportunities in the industry. In this session you’ll hear from women who went through THRIVEx, the speaker incubator program developed by ASA to encourage women to become industry presenters.

The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Avionté, ClearEdge, Marsh McLennan Agency, Mee Derby, and Sense.

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.

Earlier this spring, ASA launched its Weekly Economic & Business Outlook—known as the WEBO—a new resource that goes out to member email boxes every Tuesday morning. This targeted data and analysis tool features weekly analysis designed to deliver data-driven intelligence for staffing professionals so ASA members can track trends and capitalize on opportunities. ASA researchers examine movement within the staffing industry, as well as developments within the broader economy, and then deliver succinct takeaways that can help drive strategic business decisions.

Don’t miss this valuable new member benefit and business tool—to be sure you’re receiving your WEBO, make sure to allow the email sender address research@americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Webinar Series, Part One: Developing a Path to Speaking Opportunities,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. It’s the first session in a four-part webinar series, presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group, focused on empowering women to volunteer for speaking opportunities in the industry. In this session you’ll hear from women who went through THRIVEx, the speaker incubator program developed by ASA to encourage women to become industry presenters.

The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Avionté, ClearEdge, Marsh McLennan Agency, Mee Derby, and Sense.

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 12.

West Force Division
Henderson, CO

YER HR Solutions
Atlanta, GA

With technological advances constantly offering new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates, navigating and understanding the technology landscape can be a challenge.

ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are leveraging talent acquisition technology, and what their satisfaction is with specific tools and vendors. The results of the study can help you benchmark your firm’s use of technology and develop a technology roadmap.

There’s even an infographic that highlights the most important strategic findings from that survey—including overall industry adoption, satisfaction with vendors, the average number of technology tools that staffing firms use, and what the actual industry “tech stack” looks like today.

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:

• ASA Central celebrates 11 years as a community
• Top trends in the direct hire business
• Workers’ compensation challenges

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.

Recent ASA Workforce Monitor survey findings reveal insights about age and its impact within the labor market—especially as a decreased labor force participation rate is predicted to continue. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, see how employers can use knowledge of an aging workforce to gain a competitive advantage.

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

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2024 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by May 24 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.