Leading People

Awards Highlight Staffing Industry’s Partnerships with Local Communities The staffing and recruiting industry’s top social responsibility programs were recognized as winners of American Staffing Association’s Care Awards, the association announced today. The winners will be recognized during a ceremony at Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo, which will be held Oct. 3–5 at… More ›

Recognizing Extraordinary Commitment to Advancing the Staffing Industry SEEK Careers/Staffing Inc. vice president Sara Luchsinger, CSP, has been named the 2023 American Staffing Association Volunteer of the Year, the association announced today. This prestigious recognition celebrates the Wisconsin native and Lakeland University alumna’s remarkable dedication to advancing the staffing industry and her selfless contributions to… More ›

Speech-language pathologist and Black family literacy advocate Dr. Kelly M. Byrd of Supplemental Health Care has been named the 2024 National Staffing Employee of the Year, the American Staffing Association announced today. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing Employee Week, which runs this year from Sept. 11 to 17 and highlights the achievements… More ›

The American Staffing Association has named eight new recipients of its Women in Leadership scholarships, the association announced today. 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… More ›

Nationwide Events to Take Place From Sept. 11 to Sept. 17 The American Staffing Association is proud to announce that in 2023 National Staffing Employee Week, the annual celebration that honors the invaluable contributions of temporary and contract employees in the staffing industry across the nation, will be taking place Sept. 11 through Sept. 17…. More ›

The American Staffing Association (ASA), the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry, announced the promotion of Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq., to ASA president, effective, July 1, 2023. “This is an exciting and well-deserved promotion in recognition of Stephen’s many years of contributions and leadership,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive officer at… More ›

1Q23 Staffing Sales Inched Down 1.5% to $37.4 Billion Year-to-Year U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.6 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2023, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down about 310,000 from the fourth quarter of 2022. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, staffing employment… More ›

The American Staffing Association proudly announces that its women in leadership initiative has been honored with a prestigious Gold Circle Award from the American Society of Association Executives. The purpose of the ASA women in leadership initiative is to bring visibility to the value of women leaders in the global staffing industry and provide education… More ›

The American Staffing Association announced today that member engagement director Haley Jones, CAE, has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts list of top diversity, equity, and inclusion influencers in U.S. and Canadian staffing. Jones has played an integral role in the development and management of ASA’s growing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In addition… More ›

Proceeds to Benefit Emerging Women Leaders in the Staffing Industry The American Staffing Association is excited to announce that Joanie Bily—chief experience officer at Employbridge, president of RemX, first vice chair of the ASA board of directors, and author of the newly released book Dive In D.E.E.P.—will be donating proceeds from the book to the… More ›