If you prefer interactive learning strategies, the new ASA Certification Prep & Practice Tool Kit is just what you need. Staffing professionals who are preparing for the ASA Certified Staffing Professional™ or Technical Services Certified™ exam now have access to this engaging, multimedia learning resource—designed to complement the materials that are included in the current…
Order Today: ASA Tool Kit Makes Certification Study Engaging
If you prefer interactive learning strategies, the ASA Certification Prep & Practice Tool Kit is just what you need. Staffing professionals who are preparing for the ASA Certified Staffing Professional™ or Technical Services Certified™ exam now have access to this engaging, multimedia learning resource—designed to complement the materials that are included in the current certification…
Order Today: ASA Tool Kit Makes Certification Study Engaging
If you prefer interactive learning strategies, the ASA Certification Prep & Practice Tool Kit is just what you need. Staffing professionals who are preparing for the ASA Certified Staffing Professional™ or Technical Services Certified™ exam now have access to this engaging, multimedia learning resource—designed to complement the materials that are included in the current certification…
Extraordinary Employee Incentives Still in Play Amidst Possible Labor Market Cool Down
Four in five hiring decision-makers (80%) say their company is taking steps to make hiring easier—including offering higher starting salaries (33%) and hiring bonuses (29%), according to a survey of 1,003 U.S. hiring decision-makers by Express Employment Professionals. More than a quarter report…
U.S. Loses High-Tech Jobs as R&D Shifts Toward Asia
Wall Street Journal (01/18/12) Hagerty, James The National Science Board warns that the U.S. is rapidly losing high-technology jobs as U.S.-based companies such as 3M Co., Caterpillar Inc., and General Electric Co. expand their overseas research-and-development (R&D) labs. And while U.S.-based labs continue to innovate, developing such hit products as the iPad tablet, those products…
Hear From Industry Leaders on the Staffing Tech Podcast
Are you looking for insights from industry leaders and actionable technology tips that are relevant to your business? Listen to the new Staffing Tech Podcast from ASA and Talent Tech Labs. In the first episode, Talent Tech Labs head of research David Francis interviews Jourdan Block, principal and chief operating officer of Staffing the Universe,…
Job Applicants Misrepresenting Themselves During the Reference Checking Process Is Up Four-Fold
Job candidates are almost four times more likely to intentionally misrepresent themselves than they were in 2021, according to an analysis of close to 200,000 data points between January 2021 and May 2023 by Crosschq Data Labs, the research arm of hiring intelligence platform Crosschq. Whether to…
Many Better-Managed Companies Have Lots of Climate-Related Jobs
Companies that have been adding employees to help meet emissions goals and ensure that supply chains aren’t disrupted by weather events are generally better managed than those that aren’t dedicating the same level of resources to such matters, according to an analysis by technology, consulting,…
How Can Employers Fill Open Jobs? By Knowing What Matters Most to Today’s Job Seekers
More than half (54%) of respondents said it has been “difficult” or “extremely difficult” to find a job that fits their preferences, according to a survey of more than 700 job seekers and more than 500 hiring manager by PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company. When asked what they hope to gain from their…
Construction Employment Increases but Firms Still Have 378,000 Open Jobs
Construction employment increased in 226 of 358 metro areas (63%) between July 2022 and July 2023, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, added the most construction jobs (18,100 jobs, or 12%), followed by…