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  • In 2025, the top self-reported challenge for staffing companies flipped on its head from a lack of talent to a lack of clients, according to the 2025 “State of Staffing” report from StaffingHub. As highlighted in the report, finding new clients has become the top challenge for 23% of agencies (up from just 16% in… More ›

  • Featured Staffing Employees

    Beyond Backgrounds: Unlocking Second Chances

    In today’s industrial workforce, qualifications come in many forms. While traditional education still has its place, it no longer tells the whole story. Many great workers don’t have a degree, but they bring what matters most: hands-on experience, a strong work ethic, and the drive to show up and get the job done. More importantly,… More ›

  • ASA Care Awards Highlight Industry’s Impact on Communities The American Staffing Association today announced the winners of its annual Care Awards, honoring the top corporate social responsibility programs in the staffing and recruiting industry. “The staffing and recruiting industry is in the business of advancing careers and improving people’s lives.,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive… More ›

  • Featured Staffing Employees

    SEMPER STAFFING

    As an aspiring veterinarian at Rutgers University, Geno Cutolo tried his hand at sales—at the recommendation of a trusted professor. He tried it and was clearly a natural, and soon he would enter the staffing world. More than 25 years later, he has never wavered from the industry he loves. Semper, the Latin word for… More ›

  • Lori Malett, president and owner of Hatch Staffing Services, has been named the 2025 Volunteer of the Year by the American Staffing Association. The national award recognizes one individual who made outstanding leadership contributions to ASA through a committee, council, taskforce, or working group. Honorees like Malett are nominated by their peers. Over the last… More ›

  • Announcement Kicks off Annual National Staffing Employee Week Celebration Senior copywriting contractor Nichole Dubil of Cella by Randstad Digital is the 2026 National Staffing Employee of the Year, the American Staffing Association announced today. The program is sponsored by StaffPro 3, a division of PMC Insurance Group. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing… More ›

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  • National Staffing Employee of the Year, All-Stars to Be Announced Sept. 8 In the week before National Staffing Employee Week, the American Staffing Association announced nine National Staffing Employee of the Year All-Star Finalists. An All-Star Finalist is an outstanding temporary or contract employee whose career exemplifies the staffing industry’s ability to help job seekers… More ›

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    Responsible Recruiting in the Age of AI

    Sorry, the content you’ve selected is for members only. Maybe it’s time to join! Or if you’re already a member, please log in. Join today to get full access to Staffing Success and all ASA publications. ASA brings members a steady flow of valuable information through a suite of publications. Staffing Success magazine, our award-winning flagship… More ›

  • AI-Powered Data Intelligence Solutions Provider Marks Fourth New ASA Corporate Partnership in 2025 The American Staffing Association today announced artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data intelligence solutions provider Prodoscore as the newest member of its corporate partnership program. An ASA corporate partnership represents the highest level of support for the association and the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and… More ›

  • Sue Burnett, founder and president of Houston-based Burnett Specialists and Dallas-based Choice Specialists, will be inducted in the American Staffing Association’s Leadership Hall of Fame, the organization announced today. Starting in 1974 with a $10,000 loan and her car as collateral, Burnett built Burnett Specialists into Houston’s largest staffing and recruiting firm, according to the… More ›

  • The American Staffing Association today announced eight recipients of the association’s prestigious Women in Leadership Scholarship program.  Now in its fifth year, 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.   The class of 2025 Women in… More ›