Three ASA-Affiliated Chapters Receive Excellence Awards From the American Staffing Association

As a leading voice for more job opportunities for America’s workers, the American Staffing Association is proud to join in celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. “Apprenticeships play a critical role in future-proofing careers in our country,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive officer at ASA. “As skills-based hiring continues to gain momentum, job seekers need more pathways… More ›

An initiative that helps military spouses enter the information technology field, a program that trains health workers to assist local communities, and a partnership with a local high school that offers pathways to careers headline the top job training programs recognized by the American Staffing Association’s 2024 Elevate Awards. Since 2018, the Elevate Awards have… More ›

ASA IDEA Group’s Efforts Highlighted in Grand Award-Winning Article The American Staffing Association’s publishing and marketing department has received four honors, including a Grand Award, from the Awards for Publications Excellence. In total, the association’s Staffing Success magazine was honored in three key categories: Grand Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Writing/Topics: “From Inception to… More ›

The American Staffing Association is proud to join with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and stakeholders across the country in the celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the value and talent of workers with disabilities in the U.S. In 2020, ASA and ODEP… More ›

John Ruffini, vice president of professional development at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, has been named the 2024 Volunteer of the Year by the American Staffing Association. Ruffini’s impact on ASA over the past decade is extensive. Currently, he serves as the chair of the education and certification committee as well as the health care section council,… More ›

Induction to Take Place at Staffing World in October Greg Palmer, the chairman and chief executive officer at Supplemental Health Care whose Palmer Forecast predicts future temporary staffing levels, has been named the newest inductee into the American Staffing Association’s Leadership Hall of Fame. Palmer’s reputation for innovation and leadership is rivaled only by his… More ›

The Arora Group’s Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., a civilian operational psychologist for the U.S. Air Force 57th Rescue Squadron, has been named the 2025 National Staffing Employee of the Year, the American Staffing Association announced in a video today. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing Employee Week, which runs this year from Sept. 9… More ›

National Staffing Employee of the Year, All-Stars to Be Announced Sept. 9 With less than a month to go before National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 9-15, the American Staffing Association today announced the National Staffing Employee of the Year program’s All-Star Finalists. Each of the All-Star Finalists is an outstanding temporary or contract employee whose… More ›

The American Staffing Association today announced eight recipients of the association’s prestigious Women in Leadership scholarship program. Established in 2020, the Women in Leadership scholarship program honors rising stars who show exemplary professional growth potential and a commitment to a career in the staffing and recruiting industry. This year, the scholarship program fielded the largest… More ›

Temporary and Contract Employees to Be Honored Sept. 9-15 Temporary and contract workers from across the U.S. will be celebrated during National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 9-15, the American Staffing Association announced today. National Staffing Employee Week is a time to recognize and honor the nearly 13 million temporary and contract workers employed in virtually… More ›