Mythbusting: Should you build or buy your workforce management platform?
The benefits of a workforce management platform in staffing (improved efficiency, increased revenue, and reduced risk) are hard to dispute. Even Gartner suggests 60% of global midmarket and large enterprises will have invested in a cloud-based Human Capital Management...
Flexible Working and the Evolution of the Employee Value Proposition
As 2021 moves forward with varying levels of optimism for the year ahead, talent acquisition (TA) leaders are considering the transition to a new normal — to what extent will they hold on to changes made during the global pandemic and to what extent will they return...
New Client Service Delivery Planning
You have just been awarded a talent staffing program with a new client. Congratulations to you and your sales team. What you do next will set your client’s perception of your ability to provide the solution they sought when adopting you into their contingent labor...
Real Listening in a Virtual World
While a lot has changed in the past year, one thing remains the same: hiring! Interviews, meetings, training, and onboarding continue, even if much of the practice has moved online. As Zoom conferences have become more common than in-person coffee chats, we’ve learned...
Policy Standardization Sets the Stage for Successful Staffing
When a company is struggling with staffing, we always suggest starting with the basics. How are their staffing and scheduling policies? Are they documented? Are they readily available and distributed to all staff? Are they consistently applied across all departments?...
Things That Will Help You in Climbing the Corporate Ladder
If you’ve managed to land a position in your dream career, you might think that it’s smooth sailing from this point on. However, few get anything handed to them on a silver plate and if you want to continue developing yourself and reach new heights, this is just the...
Support Workers’ Mental Health with the Right Work
Mental health is becoming increasingly recognized as being vital to workforce performance. In the past year, with unprecedented pressures on workers (in particular, healthcare and key workers), mental health has been at risk. So, as we look towards recovery, ensuring...
How Staffing Companies Benefit From the Rise of Signup Culture
As consumers, we have grown accustomed to data-driven buying opportunities that can be instantly accessed from the palm of our hand. These soaring expectations cross a wide array of goods and services like streaming video, food on demand and even a job at the touch of...
Embracing Diversity in the Recruitment Profession
The importance of diversity has certainly been on an upward trajectory as the business case for a more diverse workforce becomes increasingly clear. Global management consulting firm, McKinsey, for example, has shared a wealth of research in recent years to showcase...