StaffingHub Brief: Uncertainty Is Driving Temp Demand, and Regulation Is Closing In
Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: U.S....
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Partnering with Digital Workers in the Staffing Industry with Dries De Coster
What would success in the staffing industry look like if we leveraged the use of AI to save employees...
AI Won’t Replace Staffing Firms, But It Will Redefine Their Value
By John Sansoucie, Chairman & CEO, CogNet Key takeaways: AI’s biggest near-term impact on staffing isn’t candidate sourcing, but...
Project-Based Healthcare Staffing: The New Agency Model
Healthcare is changing fast. Hospitals, clinics, and care centers now face constant pressure. Patient demand goes up and down....
StaffingHub Brief: Modest Hiring Gains, Low Worker Mobility, and Growing Legal Liability for Client Bias
Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: Private...
How 2025 Trends Predictions Are Taking Shape in Early 2026
Key takeaways: Market stabilization is holding, but tariffs and trade policy have introduced a layer of economic uncertainty that’s...
Your Clients Are Already Making AI Workforce Decisions. Without You.
By Dave Albertson, CEO & Co-Founder, Manage AI Key takeaways: AI displacement isn’t arriving as a dramatic announcement. It’s...
The Manager Engagement Crisis Your Clients Don’t Know They Have
Key takeaways: Global employee engagement dropped for the second consecutive year in 2025, reaching a five-year low, and declining...
Stop Treating Benefits as an Afterthought: Q&A With Carl Stecker of Benefits in a Card
Sponsored by Benefits in a Card Most staffing firms treat benefits the same way they’ve always treated them: a...
March Jobs Report: Payrolls Bounce Back, but the Recovery Is Narrower Than It Looks
Key takeaways: Payrolls rebounded strongly in March: BLS reported nonfarm employment rose by 178,000 jobs, led by health care...
StaffingHub Brief: Industry Hours Turn Positive, Hiring Rate Hits COVID Lows, and AI Rewrites How Candidates Search
In this week’s issue: Staffing hours grew year-over-year for the first time since September 2022, with engineering leading all...
What Staffing Firms Are Replacing Job Boards With in 2026
Key takeaways: Job boards produced 61% of applications in 2024 but only 42% of hires, while referred candidates were...
Your Back Office Is Growing Faster Than Your Revenue. Here’s How Leading Staffing Agencies Are Fixing It.
By Dries De Coster, CEO and Founder, meet DWIGHT Key takeaways: Every time placement volume grows, back-office headcount grows...
StaffingHub Brief: Commercial Hours Hold Strong, Candidate Trust Hits a New Low
In this week’s issue: Commercial staffing hours climbed 3% YoY the week ending Feb. 28, the strongest year-over-year performance...
Social Media Recruiting in 2026: New Platforms, AI Tools, and Growing Legal Exposure
Key takeaways: According to SHRM’s 2025 Talent Trends report, social media is the most-used recruiting strategy across industries, surpassing...
How Three Staffing Agencies Made Referrals Their Primary Sourcing Channel (And What They Learned)
There’s a meaningful difference between an agency that has a referral program and an agency that has made referrals...
Stop Selling Quality: Q&A With Tom Erb on Building Sales Systems That Actually Predict Growth
Most staffing firms are running on hustle and hope. They’re making calls, working their contacts, and grinding through a...
The Automation Illusion: Why More Tech Doesn’t Mean Better Margin
Key takeaways: Technology investment in staffing is accelerating, but buying automation tools and actually improving margin are two separate...
StaffingHub Brief: Strong Commercial Hours, Widening Talent Gap, and AI Disrupting Staffing
In this week’s issue: Commercial staffing hours hit a year-to-date high the week of Feb. 28. Findem is acquiring...
From DSO to Cash Discipline: Q&A with Alex Babin, CEO of Hercules on Building Financial Control in Staffing
Most staffing leaders don’t think of order-to-cash as a competitive advantage. They should. In a volatile market, billing leakage,...