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:

• Appointment scheduling software
• Government contracts for health care staffing
• Policies and procedures for examining documentation presented to complete Form I-9

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 “A Panel Discussion on Gender Equity in the Staffing Industry—A Review of the 2023 Women Business Collaborative’s Staffing Industry Benchmark Survey.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. A panel of industry thought leaders will discuss key findings from the WBC benchmark survey Gender Equity Progress in the Staffing Industry and share their own insights from years of experience in leadership roles in the staffing industry.

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 “A Panel Discussion on Gender Equity in the Staffing Industry—A Review of the 2023 Women Business Collaborative’s Staffing Industry Benchmark Survey,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. A panel of industry thought leaders will discuss key findings from the WBC benchmark survey Gender Equity Progress in the Staffing Industry and share their own insights from years of experience in leadership roles in the staffing industry.

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.

Are you getting the industry information you need? To help ensure that ASA members are getting the tools and resources they value most, the association has commissioned Readex Research to conduct a comprehensive communications and content survey.

ASA members have received a unique survey link via email. Your participation in the survey will help ASA enhance its publications, resources, and communications. Once you complete the survey, you can enter to win one of five $50 Amazon gift cards. Responses will be kept confidential.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Integrating Trauma-Informed Care Into Recruiting and Retaining Industrial Talent.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by the ASA industrial section, learn to train recruiters on improving the employee experience by understanding candidates’ diverse backgrounds and integrating candidate care into company culture.

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 “Integrating Trauma-Informed Care Into Recruiting and Retaining Industrial Talent,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by the ASA industrial section, learn to train recruiters on improving the employee experience by understanding candidates’ diverse backgrounds and integrating candidate care into company culture.

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.

Temporary and contract staffing employment has been inching up but is below where it was last year, according to the ASA Staffing Index.

Want to know more? Complete the ASA Staffing Index survey to get updated information on industry trends, including new staffing starts data. Staffing firms with U.S. operations can participate in the weekly survey, and there are no fees to participate.

Participants receive a weekly email summary report—in addition to statistics by company size and access to historical data and dynamic charts.

Register today at americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.

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, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group has developed guidance for ASA members interested in partnering with those companies or in becoming a diverse-owned certified business. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners ClearlyRated and Monster along with supporting sponsor WorkN.

Visit americanstaffing.net/diversity for a directory of diversity certification organizations, a glossary of common terms, and more.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Dec. 3.

ATL GA Staffing LLC
Marietta, GA
Workforce Capital
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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 screening for direct hire candidates
• Communicating a rate increase to clients
• Standard operating procedure for effective lead generation

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.