Home improvement stores and social media sites like Pinterest have us convinced that we can do everything for ourselves.  But just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.  Sometimes the frustration, time, and risk associated with doing it yourself isn’t worth…

The final employer mandate regulations of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), provide some relief for recruiting and staffing firms while also addressing areas of particular concern to the staffing industry. The employer mandate is the provision of the…

President Obama wants to end discrimination against the unemployed and has gotten more than 300 companies to agree to give the long-term jobless a fair shake. But as recruiters out in the trenches, you know that this is easier said…

If you are running your own contract staffing back-office, YOU are responsible for making sure the I-9 form is completed accurately for each contractor you employ.  Additionally, if required in the area you do business or by a federal contract,…

Contract staffing keeps breaking records and driving job growth as employers continue to hire cautiously despite an improving economy. In 2013, contract staffing experienced record high growth each month and “soared” in December with an all-time high of 2,816,600 jobs, according to…

Information Technology (IT),  Manufacturing/Engineering, and Healthcare consistently rank in the top five industries for contract placements, according to our annual placement statistics.  Other growth areas include Business Professionals/Support Staff, Finance/Accounting, Legal/HR/Recruiting, and Sales/Marketing. For recruiters looking for strong contract staffing niches, these areas…