Here Is What We Think Is Important.
This is the place to come for valuable industry news, association information and thought sharing. We work hard to stay abreast of industry trends and are excited to share our knowledge with you. It’s just one more way we are building a community of staffing professionals.
Cabin John, MD, 28806, 9/27/18 — Mee Derby, based in Cabin John, is joining staffing agencies from across the nation in celebrating National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 24–30. Established by the American Staffing Association, this commemorative week honors the millions of temporary and contract employees working for U.S. staffing… Read more »
In the August 2018 Employment Report, economist Bruce Steinberg looks at the curiously low rate of inflation on consumer goods of late. Have you ever heard of “the Amazon effect?” The transparent pricing and “algorithmic pricing technologies” of online markets is capping inflation for both online and… Read more »
The economy continues to rev up the staffing industry, with robust growth across many professional services disciplines. Staffing revenues year over year are rising astronomically. If you’re considering a job change for 2018, now’s the time. Autumn is always a high hiring period, and particularly in a continued growth cycle… Read more »
We think all working professionals, not just staffing professionals, might be interested in a report recently published by Zippia, a professional training and coaching company that use state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to collect data on millions of real life careers. AN INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION OF DEAD END CAREERS … Read more »
Leadership opportunities abound with staffing firms experiencing record growth. This could be just the right time to consider how your skills and expertise as a staffing leader can be best utilized. Check out our August Hot Jobs: Various locations Operations Manager – NYC, Dallas or Philadelphia. $100 – $150k base… Read more »
In the July 2018 Employment Report, economist Bruce Steinberg looks at metrics surrounding the manufacturing industry. As is common knowledge, manufacturing’s share in Gross Domestic Product continues to decline. Employers are navigating the costs of hiring new labor versus investing in automation. Growth in output per job… Read more »
Staffing World, the annual convention and expo hosted by ASA, is coming up October 16-18th. This year’s Staffing World will be held in Mee Derby’s backyard – the Washington, DC metro area! Staffing World is the largest, most comprehensive convention and expo in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce… Read more »
Employee retention is something we discuss a lot at Mee Derby. Every day we come face to face with the decision-making processes of talented staffing leaders who are weighing the pros and cons of continuing in their current position or pursuing another job opportunity. We also bear witness to employers’… Read more »
Mee Derby President Robin Mee and Executive Director Kim Whiteley enjoyed two days in Put-In-Bay at the 2018 OSSA Conference last week. OSSA, The Ohio Staffing and Search Association, is the state chapter of the American Staffing Association (ASA) and an affiliate of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS).… Read more »
Is the “gig economy” as booming as it seems? It depends how we define contingent work and temporary help workers. After a 12 year hiatus, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has revived its Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements report. Economist Bruce Steinberg addresses this in his June 2018… Read more »
