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Staffing and Recruiting Trends: Temp Employment Skyrockets

Staffing and recruiting trends show that temporary hiring is here to stay as the economy slowly improves. In an article from Recruter.com, a Manpower study reveals that between 2010 and 2012, the use of contingency workersincreased from 1.47% of the US workforce to 1.88% this year,adding over 625,000 workers to the workforce. That’s only part … Continued

Medical Staffing Trends: Social Media and Mobile Cannot Be Ignored

A combination of demographic, economic, and supervisory changes is driving a new demand of the job positions within healthcare, creating fields that didn’t even exist in the industry 10 years ago. These external factors are transforming the available positions and changing the process of healthcare recruiting, placing a greater stress on hiring demand and an … Continued

Tactical Economic Storm Survival

I had lunch with a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago.  There was a huge storm the night before with trees knocked down and a bunch of carpet carnage.  As I drove through the neighborhoods which modeled war zones, I figured that I should maybe give her a call to make sure everything … Continued

Business Tips from the Wealthy

This is a guest post is by Sera Filson, entrepreneur and professional student:  Whilst it might sound like a strange concept, there is the potential to garner numerous business lessons through studying Switzerland as a nation state. Perhaps the most intriguing feature of Switzerland is its ability to remain neutral under a whole range of differing … Continued

Back Office Solutions for a COVID-19 World

Article provided by Benny Elzweig, CEO, Sunset Cove Solutions— an exclusive partner of ABD.  Critical Questions & Viable Options Where is your staffing company’s business today? Maybe you serve a niche that is experiencing tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, like healthcare or IT. Perhaps you work with companies like Amazon, Walmart or Lowes that … Continued

No Rest for the Weary

It’s true that the economy has loosened up a bit and most staffing and direct hire companies are not feeling quite as tightly squeezed as earlier in the year. As the atmosphere improves, however, be watchful of going back to old bad habits. There are always bright signs to a bad economy. We realize who … Continued