The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 11.

Data Gurus Corp.
Austin, TX
Optimum Logistic Solutions
Lisle, IL
Staff4Success LLC
Jensen Beach, FL

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:

• Developing a policy for the use of artificial intelligence
• Top staffing trends for 2024
• Whether to employ a human receptionist or use a virtual assistant

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 ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year award recognizes a current or former temporary or contract employee with an extraordinary story of staffing success who best exemplifies one or more of the industry’s key messages of bridging and flexibility. In the January–February issue of Staffing Success magazine, meet the speech-language pathologist and children’s book author who is helping inner city African-American students feel represented and passionate about reading, thanks to the flexibility staffing provides.

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 fourth quarter of 2023 will close next Friday. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey—including search and placement firms—will have access to an exclusive report on the results, enhanced with graphs. The report, which participants can download from the ASA website, also includes an executive summary, plus sales category and sector-level data.

The data collected by this survey enable ASA to track staffing sales and gross margin trends and provide direct hire metrics. Participate in the Staffing Employment and Sales Survey by Feb. 23 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “2024 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Identifying and understanding industry trends is critical for staffing professionals, so ASA has done the research and compiled a list of the top 10 trends in staffing for 2024. Industry leaders Hope Bradford, Kyle Decker, Shari Franey, Eliza Hetrick, Laura MacNeel, and Robin Mee will discuss these trends and the ways they will affect the industry, staffing firms’ business goals, and future growth in 2024.

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 “2024 Staffing Trends: Projections and Reflections,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Identifying and understanding industry trends is critical for staffing professionals, so ASA has done the research and compiled a list of the top 10 trends in staffing for 2024. Industry leaders Hope Bradford, Kyle Decker, Shari Franey, Eliza Hetrick, Laura MacNeel, and Robin Mee will discuss these trends and the ways they will affect the industry, staffing firms’ business goals, and future growth in 2024.

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.

In today’s competitive staffing environment, being an essential partner to your clients and talent is more crucial than ever. You can elevate your value and address today’s staffing and recruiting challenges by earning the Certified Staffing Professional^® credential.

Become invaluable to clients and job seekers—join the ranks of more than 3,000 ASA-certified professionals.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the fourth quarter of 2023 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Feb. 23 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. The data collected by this survey enable ASA to track staffing sales and gross margin trends and provide direct hire metrics. There are no fees to participate.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 4.

Agile24
London, UK
Anchin
New York, NY
CPAY Staffing & Recruiting
St. Charles, MO
Okie Staffing
Tulsa, OK
Techead
Richmond, VA

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:

• New background check requirements set to take effect
• Outsourcing the sales function
• Using the Predictive Index Assessment

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.