StaffingHub Brief: Temp Hours Climb, the Jobs Report Gets Complicated, and AI Applications Are Now a Hiring Hazard
This week: staffing hours at year-to-date highs, a labor market sending conflicting signals, AI as both talent advantage and...
Category: Staffing Hub
Leveraging AI in Recruitment With Chris Sund and Holly Stewart
AI is all the hype at the moment, and in recruitment, it’s obvious that it needs to be used,...
The Job Boards Staffing Firms Are Quietly Dropping in 2026 — And What They’re Using Instead
Key takeaways: Job board spending at staffing agencies dropped by more than half in recent years, and agencies that...
20 Years of Discipline: Q&A With Danny Lichocki on Building Scale, Culture, and Competitive Edge in Healthcare Staffing
Twenty years ago, Danny Lichocki and his father started A-Line Staffing Solutions out of a basement in Warren, Michigan....
Stop Chasing Silver Bullets: Q&A With Ashley Bowlin on How Staffing Firms Can Use Tech to Actually Win Business
Staffing firms have never had access to more technology. They’ve also never been more confused about what to do...
One Big Rock at a Time: Q&A With Dan Mori on What It Actually Takes to Grow in 2026
The playbooks that built successful staffing firms over the last decade aren’t landing the same way. Buyers want more...
Why Tier-Locked Benefit Models Are Becoming Financially Indefensible for Staffing Firms
Sponsored by Benefits in a Card As margin pressure intensifies in 2026, staffing leaders are re-evaluating more than just...
February Jobs Report: Payrolls Drop as Strike Activity and Federal Cuts Take Their Toll
Key takeaways: Payrolls fell for the first time in months: BLS reported nonfarm employment dropped by 92,000 jobs in...
StaffingHub Brief: Jobs Signals Split, AI Tops the CEO Risk List, and the Great Stay Has Receipts
This week’s StaffingHub Brief covers a fragmented labor market sending conflicting signals ahead of the official jobs report, a...
Strategic Workforce Integration for Sustainable Benefits With Carl Stecker and Scott Poeschl
In an industry where margins are razor-thin and the average data breach costs over $10 million, staffing leaders are...
Why Your Marketing Automation Isn’t Working (and What to Do About It)
Key takeaways: Marketing automation underperforms when the data underneath it is stale or disorganized. Fix the foundation before scaling....
5 Ways Staffing Leaders Are Using AI Right Now
The noise around AI is loud. Hear from the people actually doing the work. Key takeaways: Adding more AI...
StaffingHub Brief: AI Adopters Break Away, Tariff Relief Evaporates, and the Labor Market Plays Favorites
Our first StaffingHub Brief covers the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling and what it means for client demand, Bullhorn’s GRID...
Candidate Fraud Is Now an Operational Risk
By Dan Barren, Senior Vice President, Workforce Solutions, MedPro Healthcare Staffing The staffing industry has always managed compliance, misclassification,...
How to Scale Your Staffing Firm Without Losing What Made You Successful
Key takeaways: The staffing firms gaining ground right now aren’t just growing. They’re growing with a clear identity. Super-focus...
Building a Culture of Accountability With Dan Mori
Many leaders say they want a culture of accountability, but building that culture starts with how they choose to...
Sourcing Strategy: Stop Paying for Volume and Start Paying for Results
Job boards are getting more expensive and less effective. You’ve probably felt this in your operations. The data confirms...
When Market Expansion Becomes Market Dilution
Key takeaways: Growth into new markets, verticals, or geographies can strengthen an agency, or it can quietly erode its...
Cash Flow Reinvented: How AI Transforms Liquidity and Forecasting for Staffing Firms
By Beverley Chadwick, CFO of Hercules Every staffing finance leader knows the weekly pressure: worker compensation is due on...
Apply Rates Are Up, But So Are Costs: What Appcast’s 2026 Benchmark Report Reveals for Staffing Leaders
Key takeaways: Recruitment costs climbed in 2025 even as the labor market softened, a disconnect that has direct implications...