ASA members are encouraged to attend the association’s annual membership meeting, held in conjunction with Staffing World® 2022 next month. The meeting will be part of an insightful super session that begins Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from leading staffing executives on the emerging trends shaping…
Business Immigration in a Minute
The U.S. Department of State recently released the October Visa Bulletin. In addition to the final action dates and dates for filing charts for employment-based immigrant visa and adjustment of…
The U.S. Has Reversed Pandemic Job Losses. Most Individual States Haven’t
The 25 million jobs lost during the pandemic have come back as of July, but some states have yet to recover, according to an analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts. Employment still lags prepandemic levels in 31 states and the District of Columbia. New York state is down 327,800 jobs as of August….
Professional Fakers Are Charging People Up to $150 an Hour to Sit in Their Job Interviews for Them
Some job candidates are hiring someone else to pretend to be them in a job interview in hopes they will secure the job. When the job starts, the person who hired the proxy is the one to show up for work. Reasons cited for hiring proxies to sit in job interviews include being nervous or…
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: Calculating compensation rates for internal employees Collecting safety training information from clients Keeping track…
Cross Country Healthcare to Acquire Mint Medical Physician Staffing and Lotus Medical Staffing
Cross Country Healthcare Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Mint Medical Physician Staffing LP and Lotus Medical Staffing LLC. Mint is a locum tenens staffing firm that places physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in temporary jobs. Lotus is a…
It’s White-Collar Jobs That Are at Risk in the Next Recession
White-collar industries such as business services, technology, banking, and real estate could see the biggest layoffs in a downturn of the U.S. economy. Ever since the mass layoffs early in the pandemic, these industries have been adding workers at a rapid clip, economists say. White-collar…
Starbucks Adds Employee Benefits to Help With Student Debt, Build Savings Accounts
Starbucks is adding a couple new employee benefits, both of which will begin Sept. 19. The first, dubbed the Student Loan Management Benefit, has been designed to help U.S. employees manage their student loans via a partnership with the online tool benefit platform Tuition.io. The second, My…
Plan Your Professional Development—Earn Continuing Education Hours at Staffing World
Join industry thought leaders and innovators at Staffing World® 2022, Oct. 25–27 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Get the details about the educational sessions—including keynote presentations, preconvention programs, and more—and plan your professional development experience at this year’s ASA convention and expo. ASA-certified professionals can earn up to 21.5 continuing education hours by…
Starfish Partners Acquires Direct Recruiters Inc.
Starfish Partners, an international investment and ownership platform for niche professional and mid-to-upper management search specialists, has acquired Direct Recruiters Inc. Current Starfish Partners organizations include search firms Kaye/Bassman International Corp., Full Spectrum Search…
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