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June Employment Reports: BLS Shows Steady Growth While ADP Reports First Losses Since 2020
Key takeaways:
Temporary help services employment continues to decline: Temp help services lost 2,600 jobs in June, extending the sector's downward trend — signaling weaker demand for...
AI Isn’t Optional Anymore: How Staffing Firms Are Using It to Win in 2025
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Rapid AI adoption: 61% of staffing firms already use AI (up from 48% in 2024), with 74% of non-users planning adoption — potentially reaching 75%...
Reimagining Executive Talent Acquisition: The AI Revolution in Leadership Selection
By Novonil Bhattacharya of LeaderHub
Key takeaways:
AI enhances, not replaces, executive search: Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing leadership selection by expanding candidate discovery, uncovering performance patterns, and reducing...
Job Openings Rise to 7.8 Million in May, With Surge in Accommodation and Food...
Job openings totaled 7.8 million in May, up from 7.4 million in April, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Accommodation and food services...
Why Fast-Growth Staffing Firms Are Winning in 2025 (And How You Can Too)
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Technology investment separates winners: Fast-growth agencies invest heavily in strategic technology — 62% plan new software purchases vs. 37% overall, with focus on automation and...
Why Employers Avoiding Gen Z Candidates Is a Sign of a Broken Hiring Process
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Speed up your hiring process: Gen Z candidates expect quick decisions from first contact to offer, and lengthy processes cause them to drop out entirely,...
Redefining Competitive Advantage: How Leading Staffing Firms Are Building Moats Through Talent Networks
By David Folwell, Founder & President, Staffing Referrals
The strategic imperative of candidate lifetime value in modern staffing
When Starbucks calculated their customer lifetime value at $14,099 based on...
The Growing Hiring Crisis & How Staffing Agencies Can Step Up as Strategic Partners
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Hiring has become significantly slower and more error-prone, with 93% of hiring managers reporting longer processes than two years ago and 30% making costly hiring...
Why 64% of Job Switchers Change Careers (And What It Means for Your Fill...
Nearly two-thirds of people who switch jobs aren’t just changing employers — they’re changing careers completely.
According to new data from Indeed's analysis of 35 million profiles, roughly...
62% of Employers Are Moving to Talent Platforms. Is Your Agency Ready?
Key takeaways:
Companies are rapidly adopting talent platforms: 62% of businesses are either using or planning to explore talent platforms within two years, driven by hiring challenges...