The Conference Board-Burning Glass Help Wanted OnLine Index increased in February and now stands at 171.2, up from 164.9 in January. The 3.8% increase between January and February follows a 0.7% decrease between December and January. The index is up 49.5% from a year ago.<br…
Member Sound Off: Setting Personal and Professional Goals
In the year ahead, what are ASA members aiming to achieve—for themselves, their firms, and for association committees? Find out how your peers answered these questions in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine. Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, ASA committee chairmen were asked about their…
Korn Ferry Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results of Operations
Korn Ferry reported fee revenue of $680.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, up 43% (up 46% in constant currency) from $475.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. The company reported net income of $84.1 million, compared with net income of $51.3 million in the…
Physician Noncompete Agreements: What You Should Know
In a medical setting, among other things, a noncompete agreement can protect an employer from losing patients to departing physicians, the benefit of investment in specialized training for the employee, and confidential business information or patient lists. While most states analyze health care…
Understand How Candidates Feel About Their Job Search
According to a study by ASA and its corporate research partner ClearlyRated, active and passive job seekers anticipate working for a new company in the coming year. The Candidate Sentiment Study sheds light on candidates’ perceptions regarding how they look for jobs (online vs. offline resources), the reasons they decide to leave a job, and…
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grants for Workplace Safety, Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including Covid-19
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including Covid-19 grants. The grants will…
Second Circuit Revives ‘Uniqueness’ as Basis for Enforcing Noncompete
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction barring a designer with an active social media presence from competing with her former employer, in JLM Couture Inc. v. Gutman. The bridal dress designer was sidelined for the remaining duration…
Diversified Search Group Acquires Alta Associates
Philadelphia-based Diversified Search Group has acquired Alta Associates, an executive search firm specializing in cybersecurity, information technology risk management, and data privacy. For more than three decades, Alta Associates has specialized in providing leadership to firms ranging from…
BLS: Staffing Employment Growth Continues
Temporary help employment rose 1.1% (+35,500) from January to February, 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…
Inflation and Hiring Concerns Dim Outlook for U.S. Economy
Inflation fears, supply chain woes, and a lack of skilled job candidates continue to dampen business executives’ views on the U.S. economy, according to the first-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which included 461 qualified responses from certified public accountants who hold leadership…
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