AI-Inflated Resumes Are a Staffing Problem Now, Not a Hiring Manager Problem
Key takeaways: AI-generated applications have reached a scale that’s actively slowing hiring: 67% of HR leaders report the review...
Category: Staffing Hub
Why Candidate Engagement Is Collapsing Just as Hiring Speeds Up
Key takeaways: Companies screened candidates 13% faster in 2025 and cut time-to-fill by four days, but candidate experience scores...
[Webinar] How Staffing Firms Increase Earnings with Benefits Done Right
Sponsored by Benefits in a Card Staffing firms operate in one of the most complex benefits environments in...
StaffingHub Brief: M&A Momentum, Job Seeking Despite Satisfaction, and the I-9 Liability
Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: Initial...
Q1 2026 Staffing M&A Roundup: 35 Deals Signal the Market’s Sharpest Opening in Three Years
Key takeaways: The staffing M&A market recorded 35 transactions in Q1 2026, the strongest opening quarter in at least...
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....
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...