In observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, ASA headquarters will be closed Monday, Jan. 15. Staffing Today will return Tuesday, Jan. 16.

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:

• Industrial section: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Thursday, Jan. 25, 1–2 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.

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:

• Calculating gross margins
• Interview questions to ask when hiring a recruiter
• New York’s Secure Choice Savings program

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.

Are you aware of how your online reputation could factor into your ability to persuade clients and attract candidates? Get insights from industry leaders—Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, will facilitate a discussion during the ASA webinar “Online Excellence: Why Reputation Matters for Recruiter Success.” It takes place Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2–3 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.

Looking to enhance your new hire process and your team’s knowledge of the staffing industry? Need to train new hires or offer refresher courses to seasoned team members? ASA has developed a program of onboarding courses specifically designed for staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions professionals.

You can purchase and assign courses to your team and track their progress using the ASA learning management system, ASA Learn. The online course modules include “Introduction to the Staffing Industry,” “Fundamentals of Sales,” and “Fundamentals of Recruiting.” Modules are available as a full set or a la carte. To learn more, visit learn.americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “How the SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman Supports and Helps Small Companies.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of the National Ombudsman works to help small businesses that feel they are being negatively affected by federal regulations, excessive audits, and unfair penalties and fines.

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 “How the SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman Supports and Helps Small Companies,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of the National Ombudsman works to help small businesses that feel they are being negatively affected by federal regulations, excessive audits, and unfair penalties and fines.

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 member, which joined during the week ending Dec. 31.

The Cutting Edge Elite
New York, NY

Get employment and wage estimates for more than 800 occupations nationwide, by state and by metropolitan statistical area, with a view of the temporary help services industry. The ASA Temporary Help Wage Tool has been updated and now is available as an easy-to-download Excel file.

This resource can help you inform strategic decisions and support discussions with clients regarding pay rates for specific jobs—benchmark temporary and contract worker wages, compare staffing industry wages and employment with all industries, and get data on pay rates for specific jobs. To get more information and download the tool, visit americanstaffing.net/wage-tool.

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:

• Behavioral assessment resources
• Participate in a survey on hiring practices
• Your ASA community summary for 2023

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.