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The Staffing Marketing Tool That Takes the Mystery Out of Marketing

Preventing your brand messaging from getting lost in the chatter may be one of the most difficult challenges facing members of the staffing industry today. Your clients and candidates have no shortage of staffing firms to select from, most of which claim equal expertise or offer a comparable value proposition. To be noticed, let alone … 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

There Is No Going Back to Normal: How Jobs & the Workplace Will Be Affected Permanently

There have been many articles published about how to prepare to return to work, but how will jobs and the workplace culture be when you return? Will everything go back to how it was or will it be different? In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted companies and the way they operate. … Continued

Why Johnny Can’t Sell

All of the boxes were checked: good education, personable, impressive resume, professional and fairly solid work history. Couple short stints were bad luck layoffs or poor career choices that dictated a quick change.  No one would expect someone to stay at a job if they were miserable. Everything started out fine.  The eager beaver was … Continued

The Smart Office

Statistics reveal that almost 30% of an average lifetime is spent at work.  In daily terms, time at work equates to approximately 50% of your waking hours during a given workday.  In view of that, it’s pretty important that the time people spend in a workplace translate into value for employees and companies. A company … Continued

Where are the Women in Tech?

According to the National Center for Women Information Technology (NCWIT), the U.S. Department of Labor estimated that 1.4 million computer related jobs would be available in the U.S. between 2010-2020. At current graduation rates for Information Technology, we can expect to fill only 32% of those jobs with U.S. Information Technology graduates. The NCWIT further … Continued

Eureka!!!! Our Staffing Software Can Do That?

Archimedes, a Greek mathematician and inventor who lived way back in BC shouted “Eureka!” when he realized how to estimate the volume of a given mass.  Eureka, in simpler terms, means “I have found it.” On the more contemporary side, education can provide some rather clarifying thoughts which may lead to a similar epiphany.  Knowledge … Continued

ASA’s Staffing World 2015 Is a Huge Win for ABD

Phew! October was a rush for the ABD team. From October 27th to October 29th, we attended and sponsored ASA’s Staffing World 2015 convention and expo in Nashville, TN. It’s the big kahuna of staffing events and we walked away with a fair share of insight, quality leads, and good stories to tell. The convention … Continued

Another Successful Year at the Midwest Staffing Conference

 As a Platinum Sponsor of the Midwest Staffing Conference last week, Automated Business Designs had a terrific opportunity to share information about Ultra-Staff Staffing Software. The event was hosted by the Illinois Search & Staffing Association (ISSA) and the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services (WAAS) and took place in downtown Chicago. The event was attended … Continued

Using Your Staffing Software to Jumpstart Your 2014 Sales

Now that the New Year has arrived, sales professionals need to develop a clear sales strategy and plan for the upcoming year. First, analyze sales for the prior year. Who were your top customers? Where did new sales leads come from? What sales trends can be noted? What product line was a high performer? Your … Continued