News: Staffing Success

“Terry Adderley grew up in this industry, and over the past 50 years has played a key role in growing our association and industry. It’s been his life. It’s been his passion. And we have all been the beneficiaries.” More ›

There’s trouble, right here in Staffing City, because ASA board member Mark Toth has a guitar, and he (almost) knows how to use it. And he sings—though that term can be liberally applied. “I’ve got no musical talent, and I sing like a frog,” admits the Manpower chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, and vice president of franchise relations for North American operations. More ›

What’s it like to do business in a city where boutiques require customers to make reservations to shop? Where the post office offers valet parking? Where stretch limos, Mercedes, and Ferraris occupy more space per square mile than any other place on earth? More ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

“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 ›