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How Candidate Response Rates Rise with the Right Staffing Software

For some staffing firms, good candidate response rates resemble MLB batting averages. If a recruiter gets a 25% response rate from passive candidates, it’s presumed that person surpasses most of the competition. However, since 6% of recruiters consistently get response rates of 50% or better, there are clearly ways to use strategy and smarts to … Continued

5 Reasons Why Strong CRM Software is Essential for Staffing Firms

Imagine arriving at the office early one morning and just as you’re settling down at your desk, your manager waltzes into your office with a question. “Are our customers happy?” “Um…I think they are,” you reply sheepishly. “How do you know?” Awkward silence…. How do you know?

Is Your Staffing Software a Stranger?

We are almost halfway through December and some of you are super busy and getting ready for the New Year, while others may be the opposite and all caught up. If your staffing firm is a little quieter than usual maybe you should take advantage of it. I don’t mean cleaning your desk and filing. … Continued

Unlock Your Firm’s Potential Partner with Your Local Staffing Org

The American Staffing Association in Alexandria, VA helps advance the interests of staffing organizations throughout the United States. ASA promotes legal, ethical and professional practices for the staffing industry.

Get Mobile with Your Staffing Software!

With today’s increasing trend of mobile device use in the workforce, it is becoming imperative that recruiters have access to their staffing software’s data at any time and from anywhere. The staffing and recruiting industry is always “on the go” which is why mobile recruiting has been the talk of the town for quite a … 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

Best Staffing Software: 5 Key Elements

Every company has different recruitment and staffing needs. However, there are key essentials that you should make sure your staffing software solution has. The 5 Key Elements to the Best Staffing Software:

Good News for Staffing Firms: Summer Hiring Up 29%

Looks like temperatures aren’t the only things that are rising this summer. CareerBuilder released their Annual Summer Job Forecast, which stated that 29% of employers are hiring this summer, an increase from 21% last year. Due to a combination of strong growth in manufacturing and increased consumer confidence in the market, summer hiring is booming.

The iPad: The Secret Recruiting and Staffing Tool?

We are a quarter into 2012, and mobile recruiting is skyrocketing! Job seekers are becoming more technologically advanced. The old days of waiting around the telephone for recruiters and companies to call are now long gone. Social media has exploded. More than 1 in 3 US adults own a smartphone. Mobile tablets, like the iPad, … Continued

5 Ways Staffing Software Reduces Manual Labor and Boosts Performance

Many recruiting and staffing agencies suffer from one common problem: an absence of an integrated staffing software platform. Recruiters spend their days hindered in administrative busy-work, navigating though redundant practices, and digging through mountains of paperwork. The result? The focus on clients’ needs is slashed. Recruiters spend more time sorting and organizing, and have less … Continued