Here Is What We Think Is Important.
Our team is looking forward to Staffing Industry Analysts’ Executive Forum in Austin in a few weeks! Mee Derby is proud to be an Optimum Sponsor, sponsoring the event’s WiFi. ExecForum is one of our favorite conferences of the year, as it pulls together executives from all staffing industry… Read more »
Diamond Award winners have won the Best of Staffing Award for at least 5 years in a row, consistently earning industry-leading satisfaction scores from their clients. CABIN JOHN, MD – FEBRUARY 7, 2019 – Mee Derby, a leading search firm for the staffing industry, announced today that they have… Read more »
The January 2019 edition of economist Bruce Steinber’s monthly Employment Report assesses the potential of an oncoming recession using two economic indicators. This and the job trends from last month in the January Employment Report. Day by day the gig economy shifts in new ways; it is up to… Read more »
When I founded Mee Derby 30 years ago, neither I nor my colleagues could have imagined what we would become. I knew I wanted to start a search firm, and immediately decided to focus on search for the staff industry. Having spent 7 years in the industry, it’s what… Read more »
We take employee engagement seriously here at Mee Derby. Last week the Mee Derby team met up for our annual strategic planning retreat and to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary in beautiful, warm and sunny Islamorada, Florida. The true value of our annual gathering is spending time in person as… Read more »
Congratulations to the leaders named by SIA in the 2018 list of Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing! In previous years, this list included the top 100 most influential women leaders in staffing. This year the list has expanded to 150; appropriate considering the rapid growth of the… Read more »
The October 2018 edition of economist Bruce Steinber’s monthly Employment Report discusses Uber’s recent move into the staffing industry with their new business-to-business service called Uber Works. It’s currently in trial and development in Los Angeles and Chicago. Those of us who attend conferences like Staffing World are keenly… Read more »
Recruitment has transformed rapidly, but some insights remain timeless. We mined the slush pile at the quote farm, unearthing some untarnished gems from which the most cynical can’t help but draw wisdom. Recruiting is changing rapidly, but success still depends on a few timeless qualities. Robin Mee is included in… Read more »
Did you know that recent employment gains have come almost solely from the age cohort of people 55 years and up? In the September 2018 Employment Report, economist Bruce Steinberg examined labor force participation rate by age. Over the past decade, the number of employed people age 55… 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 »
