30 years of staffing the staffing industry

30 years mee derby staffing

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 »

SIA releases 2018 list of Global Power 150 – Women In Staffing, including Mee Derby founder Robin Mee

Robin Mee named 2018 SIA Global Power Women 150

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 »

Old Legends Impart Traditional Wisdom for New Recruiters

Robin Mee featured in article smartrecruiters.com

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 »

Recap of OSSA Conference on Put-In-Bay, Ohio

Robin and Kim at OSSA Conference 18

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 »

Equal Pay Day draws attention to persisting gender wage gap

Pay Equity Day Mee Derby

Equal Pay Day was last Tuesday, April 10th, and as recruiting professionals, we are invested in the future of work and in helping create a world where the gender pay gap is a thing of the past. To get there, we all need to understand the challenges we face in… Read more »