The personalized experience: Find, engage candidates including those not active
Remember when Shutterfly sent out a wedding-congratulations email to people who weren’t getting married? It may have happened a couple of years ago but it’s a dramatic example ...
Wake Up and Smell the Roses: Where contingent workforce programs go wrong
It has been said by many that foolishness — even the definition of insanity — is doing the same thing over and over again, yet expecting a different outcome. And according to “theory,” ...
Honoring the CW Program Game Changers
The year was 2006. We referred to the crowd as the pioneers. They were the contingent workforce management trailblazers attending SIA’s second annual CWS Summit in Dallas. As our ...
Out of this world: When lofty requirements drive the talent away
When I was fresh out of college looking for my first job, I had an odd experience with one potential employer. The job description listed several computer programs I’d never heard ...
No Consent, No Processing? The Myth of GDPR
A lot has been written about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force across Europe on May 25, and with just two months to go ’til it finally takes effect, ...
Turning the Tide: Expect Changes From RPO Providers
Within the spectrum of the workforce solutions ecosystem, recruitment process outsourcing is an idea that has been around for a long time and recent surveys indicate a low, yet flattening, ...
Why we request nominations for SIA’s editorial lists
I am deeply involved throughout the year in producing our editorial lists. Whether listing people or companies, these lists have become much anticipated. Not just by those who find ...
Chipping Away, Until That Glass Ceiling Is Gone
I was recently asked why we hold a special event for women in our conferences. On the eve of publishing our third list honoring women in staffing, I thought it would be good time to ...
Why Your Suppliers Walked Away
Have you ever lost a valued provider or failed to add one to your list? Have you wondered why? The fact is, just as staffing buyers evaluate their supplier lists periodically, staffing ...
Getting the Most of CWS Summit Dallas
As I prepare for Staffing Industry Analysts’ CWS Summit North America conference, my first as an employee of SIA, I wondered how attendees may not reap the full benefits of the investment ...
