Where in the world is MeeDerby? MeeDerby’s CEO, Kim Whiteley, and President, Sue Jagan, enjoyed lunch with our Summer Intern, Parker Stas, at the Old Angler’s Inn in Potomac, Maryland to celebrate the conclusion of a successful summer internship. We’re grateful for Parker’s contributions over the past few months, from… Read more »

Staffing Industry Analysts has released its August 2026 U.S. Jobs Report, highlighting mixed labor market signals as total nonfarm employment declined by 23,000 jobs in July while temporary help services employment increased by 3,400 jobs. The report also notes that the national unemployment rate edged down to 4.09%, while temporary… Read more »

CompTIA’s new “AI Skills Tracker” report highlights a growing gap between AI adoption and workforce readiness, with only 29% of professionals reporting a high level of familiarity with AI technologies despite an 80% usage rate. As Seth Robinson, VP of Research at CompTIA, explains, “individuals who actively build AI skills… Read more »

During MeeDerby staff meetings, we always kick things off with a fun question before diving into business. This time, we asked: What’s your spirit animal? Here’s what our team came up with and what each one says about how we show up every day: Aaron – Fox: quick-thinking, adaptable problem solver… Read more »

Great Opportunity Alert! Business Development Manager – Hospitality Staffing & Janitorial Services (CO & TX Markets) Our client, a national hospitality services firm, is expanding its sales team and hiring two Business Development Managers across both hospitality staffing and janitorial/facility services. These are true new business (hunter) roles focused on… Read more »

Staffing Industry Analysts have just released the Bullhorn Staffing Indicator for the week ending on July 25th finding, “staffing hours reach new year-to-date highs.” Across the board, US staffing hours rose 10% year over year, with commercial staffing up 12% and professional staffing up 8%. You can read more about… Read more »

Congratulations to Carolina Araya on being named Chief Executive Officer of Elite365 Family of Brands! Carolina steps into the CEO role after serving as Chief Operating Officer, where she led key business transformations and helped drive significant growth across the organization. Here at MeeDerby, we’re proud to recognize leaders across… Read more »

MeeDerby was recently awarded the 2026 Best of Staffing Client and Talent awards from ClearlyRated. We wanted to share a few anonymous shout outs. Our candidate shared this great testimonial for the team on December 3, 2025: “Communication was great. Everyone on the team was very friendly and lovely to… Read more »

HR Brew’s “Jobless claims hit record low as employers embrace ‘low hire, low fire’ labor market” highlights a shift toward stability, as companies pull back on aggressive hiring while avoiding large-scale layoffs. As Raj Namboothiry, SVP at Manpower US, explains, “companies don’t have enough of that outlook and confidence to… Read more »

The New York Staffing Association is hosting a webinar on September 9th at 11AM EST titled “Candidate Experience in the Age of AI: Why Your Candidates Are Judging You by Your Bot.” Led by Aaron Wang, CEO of Alex AI, this session will explore how candidates perceive AI-assisted screening, what… Read more »