The Conference Board-Burning Glass Help Wanted OnLine Index increased in March and now stands at 174.1, up from 171.1 in February. The 1.8% increase between February and March follows a 0.2% decrease between January and February. Overall, the index is up 35.2% from a year ago.<br…
E78 Partners Acquires the CFO Suite
E78 Partners, a provider of finance- and accounting-related solutions to the private capital industry, has acquired the CFO Suite, a professional services firm providing interim, project, and direct-hire financial executives and staff based in Texas. Effectively immediately, the company will be…
Get Solutions and Build Your Network at the ASA Staffing Law Conference
When it comes to the Great Resignation, remote work arrangements, and wage and hour class action lawsuits, does your company know what to expect in the year ahead? What about immigration laws and managed service provider agreements? At the ASA Staffing Law Conference, industry leaders and employment law experts will come together to discuss the…
Korn Ferry Acquires Patina Solutions Group
Korn Ferry has acquired Patina Solutions Group Inc. Patina brings to Korn Ferry substantial interim executive solutions expertise across multiple industry verticals. Patina’s network of C-suite, top-tier, and professional interim talent spans functional areas of expertise such as finance,…
EEOC to Add Nonbinary Gender Option to Discrimination Charge Intake Process
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that it will promote greater equity and inclusion by giving individuals the option to select a nonbinary “X” gender marker during the voluntary selfidentification questions that are part of the intake process for filing a charge of…
BLS: Staffing Employment Edges Up in March
Temporary help employment rose 0.2% (+4,900) from February to March, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Note: initial BLS estimates on seasonally adjusted temporary help services employment data tend to be materially revised monthly and…
The Latest From Your Colleagues 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: Best practices for recruiter compensation Defining automated sourcing technology Formatting a request for proposal…
Impact of Unfilled Jobs: Staff Restructurings, Delayed Projects, and Deferred Expansions
Almost one in four U.S. business executives said the ongoing impact of unfilled jobs had forced them to restructure staff to protect core operations or limited the pursuit of new projects or bids, according to a survey of 461 certified public accountants who hold leadership positions by AICPA and…
PRO Unlimited to Acquire Geometric Results Inc.
PRO Unlimited, an integrated workforce management platform provider, plans to acquire Geometric Results Inc., an independent, outsourced workforce management expert, owned by funds managed by Bain Capital Private Equity Europe. This acquisition will increase the value of PRO’s IWM platform by…
H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2023 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption. USCIS has notified all prospective petitioners with selected…