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  • He’s been there, done that, seen and heard it all. Over a career spanning 50 years, Joel Biller served his country in the U.S. State Department, then led trail-blazing efforts to open foreign markets to American staffing companies. He served on the American Staffing Association board of directors for 24 years—a record. Now, he joins the staffing industry hall of fame as the 32nd recipient of the Leadership Hall of Fame Award. More ›

  • David Bartholomew has no free time. Being chief executive officer of Staffmark, a Little Rock, AR, firm with more than 250 offices in 28 states, consumes the nine-to-five—and then some. More ›

  • The graduate school professor was asking the questions Robert McDonough dreaded most: “Why are you here? What do you want to do?”

    Most times the young businessman was able to escape the room before he was called on to respond, but not this time. So he answered, “I want to plant a tree.” More ›

  • Featured Staffing Employees

    Joni Parcell

    Her success story exemplifies why millions of people choose to work as temporary and contract employees for U.S. staffing firms: choice assignments, valuable training, and scheduling flexibility. For over 10 years, Joni has worked as a nurse on both day-to-day per diem shifts, and longer-term traveling nurse assignments. While she specializes in telemetry—monitoring patient heart… More ›

  • U.S. staffing companies are giving their clients what they want: flexibility and access to talent. These are what clients value most from staffing firms and these are what they say the industry is best at providing, so concludes a major study conducted for the American Staffing Association. More ›

  • Staffing Success Magazine (May-June 2005)

    Full Speed Ahead: Lana Johnson Wouldn’t Live Any Other Way

    Lana Johnson, president of Advanced Resources LLC in Chicago, exudes optimism and positivity, especially when discussing staffing. “You don’t have to reach at all to see how we make a difference for candidates and customers,” explains Johnson of what she likes best about her profession. More ›

  • Staffing Success (March–April 2005)

    Tom Daley: On Passion, Perfection, and Prudence

    “This is perfect,” Tom Daley said to himself shortly after starting a job in accounting with Volt Services Group in Orange, CA. It was just what he wanted: a position with a company in a service industry. More ›

  • “Chairing the convention committee is one of the best jobs in ASA,” says Robb Mulberger, president of NRI Staffing Resources, based in Washington, DC. “That’s why I’ve done it twice.” More ›

  • What does it take to make it into the staffing industry Leadership Hall of Fame? A solid record of service, dedication to staffing’s interests, and commitment to industry ideals all make the list. Helping to save staffing as we know it doesn’t hurt either. More ›

  • Featured Staffing Employees

    Patrick Flynn

    After eight months of traveling and working abroad, Patrick said, “I returned from my journey and needed to find work as soon as possible. I knew from experience that a staffing firm could get me back on my feet sooner than the classifieds could. So, I looked in the Yellow Pages…” And he found his… More ›

Experts in the staffing and recruiting industry, as well as professionals in other disciplines pertinent to staffing, are encouraged to submit their ideas to present at ASA events, in webinars, and for publication in articles.


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