If there was any doubt that the contract staffing growth experienced in the past few years is more than a mere reaction to the recession, that doubt should be put to rest with the latest Employment Situation Summary for June. The…

From websites to social media, the Internet offers a number of ways to spread your contract staffing message even further than anyone would have thought possible even 10 years ago. Here are a few ways to get the most out of these common internet…

After over 20 years in the contract staffing industry, we have seen our fair share of successful recruiters.  While these recruiters are different in many ways, they all seem to have a particularly keen ability to build strong recruiter-client relationships. Here…

Regardless of how you feel about the healthcare reform law commonly known as Obamacare, there is no doubt that employer-sponsored health insurance has become more expensive and complex over the past several years. The implications of the rising healthcare costs…

Wage and Hour lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have hit a record high once again, representing a 438% increase since 2000. If you run your own back-office for your contractors, you, as their employer, assume the responsibility…

We’ve all heard the horror stories about entitled, job-hopping Millennials (aka, Generation Y) in today’s workplace.  But before they enter the workplace,  many of them start as candidates being placed by independent recruiters like yourself.  Whether or not you buy the stereotypes…