Richard Wahlquist, President and CEO of the American Staffing Association, presents a rather tantalizing set of reasons to attend the upcoming Staffing World event in New Orleans on October 11-14. Simply said, he believes temporary issues like the state of the economy should not impact your long term strategy and benefits that long term relationships with industry peers can bring.
I was surprised though with Richard’s comment that the “U.S. economy is sputtering”. Yes, there are pockets of bad news and through the lens of leftist governments like the current administration those problems come from a lack of government demand.
I’d like to present an opposing view. For those who are flexible, for those that are freelancing and managing to avoid or help others avoid the huge pain in the patutie that employment in the U.S. has become, the sun is shining.
As one of our staff writer’s on Staffing Talk, David Gee, writes, although the workforce is undergoing its biggest shift in more than a decade, “bad news for some creates opportunity for others”.
I have to agree because as I look at the landscape of the Tempworks client base, companies that are doing so many innovative things to help employers escape from the misery of regulations, taxes, and inflexibility, the numbers are looking really good. I’m seeing clients with offices spread around the country, doing mostly commercial staffing, with revenue numbers a healthy 25% of where they were a year ago.
Anyway, I hope that some of you that make it to our blog here will take Richard’s suggestions to heart and make it to New Orleans and also take advantage of the Tempworks hospitality evening as well as checking out our new software releases.
Companies Represented at Staffing World 2011
@Work Franchise Inc.
The A Team
Abacus Recruiting
ABACUS Staffing
Abbtech Professional Resources
ABL Employment
ABR Employment Services
Acclivity Healthcare
Accurate Personnel LLC
Acrobat Outsourcing
Action Associates
Adecco Group North America
Advance Service Co.
The Agency Employment Services Ltd.
All-Star Personnel Inc.
Allegiance Staffing LLC
Allegis Group Inc.
Allied Resource Group LLC
Allied Resources Staffing Solutions
Allstates Technical Services LLC
American Staffing Association
American Staffing Inc.
AMN Healthcare Inc.
Apprentice Personnel
Ascend Personnel Services
ASG Renaissance
Atlas Staffing Inc.
ATR International
Automation Personnel Services Inc.
Award Staffing Services
Baker Tilly Search & Staffing
Barnes Personnel Management Inc.
Beacon Services Inc.
Belcan Staffing Solutions
Berks & Beyond Employment Services Inc.
BG Staffing
Bob Gibson
Bonney Staffing Center
The BOSS Group
BSI
Burnett Staffing Specialists
C.R. Fletcher Temp Inc.
CalTek Staffing Inc.
Career Adventures Inc.
Certified Employment Group
ChangeLabs
CHG Healthcare Services Inc.
The Choice Inc.
Ciett
Clarius Group Limited
Classic Temporary Services
Cobb Pediatric Therapy Services
Complete Personnel Solutions LLC
Cornerstone Staffing Solutions Inc.
Corporate Services Inc.
Counsel On Call
Covent Garden Bureau
Creative Management Consultants
Creative Solutions Services LLC
Crown Services Inc.
CTS North America
Cumberland Environmental Resources Co.
The Custom Group of Cos.
Custom Staffing Services
Dakota Staffing Inc.
The Daniel Group
Delta Dallas Cos.
Delta Global Staffing
Dingu Blue
Diversified Personnel Services
Diversity One Inc.
Doherty Staffing Solutions
The Dynamic Sale
Eh Inc.
Elwood Staffing Services
EmployBridge Holding Co.
Employee Solutions LP
Employment Plus Inc.
Employment Solutions Personnel Services Inc.
Encadria Staffing Solutions LLC
Energy Services Group
Engineering Staffing Services LLC
Essential Personnel Inc.
ETS Inc. dba 1st Choice Personnel
Excel Staffing Cos.
Express Employment Professionals
Financial Additions
Find Great People LLC
Foremost Staffing Inc.
FrankCrum Staffing
Frazee Recruiting Consultants
Friday Staffing Services
FutureStaff Staffing Services
G Palmer and Associates
G-TECH Services Inc.
Gage Personnel Services
Gainor Staffing
Gateway Group Personnel
GL Staffing Services
Global Employment Solutions Inc.
Graham & Associates Employment Consultants Inc.
Greater Talent Network
Greene Resources Inc.
HCCA International
Helpmates Staffing Services
High Profile Staffing Services
Hire Dynamics LLC
Hiring Partners Inc.
Horizon Staffing Services LLC
Hudson
Hughes Resources
The Human Resource Department Inc.
Human Technologies Inc.
Hutco
IK Hofmann USA Inc.
Imagine Staffing Technology
IMKO Diversified Workforce Solutions
Impact Employment Solutions Inc.
Incepture
Industrial Staffing Services Inc.
Innovative Employee Solutions
Innovative Recruitment Solutions
Innovative Staff Solutions
Intermountain Staffing
The Intersect Group
JFC Staffing Associates
The Job Shop Inc.
John Galt Staffing Inc.
Joulé Inc.
Keepers
Kelly Services Inc.
Kent Legal
Key Staffing
Kineticom Inc.
L.J. Gonzer Associates
Labor Finders International Inc.
LaborWorks Inc.
The LaSalle Network
Link Staffing Services
Lofton Staffing Services
Lutech Resources Inc.
M Force Staffing Inc.
Madden Industrial Craftsmen Inc.
ManpowerGroup
Mark Staffing Solutions Inc.
Mary Kraft Staffing and HR Solutions
MAU Inc.
MBL LLC
Medical Personnel Services Inc.
Medical Staffing Services Inc.
Medrec Inc.
Mee Derby & Company Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Monroe Staffing Services
Morales Group Inc.
MPS Staffing
Neeyamo
Nextaff
NHIC
NMS Staffing
Northwest Staffing Resources Inc.
Olympic Staffing Services
On Assignment Staffing Services Inc.
Osborne Recruitment
OSI Staffing Services Inc.
The Party Staff
Peoplelink Staffing Solutions
Personnel Connection
Personnel Partners Inc.
Personnel Resources Inc.
Pinnacle Staffing Inc.
Pinnacle Technical Resources
The Plus Group Inc.
Portfolio Creative
The Power of Laughter – Insightful Women Speakers
Precise
Preferred Healthcare Registry
Premier Staffing Inc.
Pridestaff
PrimeSkill Staffing Services
Priority Personnel Inc.
Property Management Personnel Inc.
ProStaff Search LLC
Protingent Staffing
QPS Employment Group
Quality Personnel
Quality Staffing Specialists
Quanta Inc.
Quantum Strategic Personnel Services
Randstad Holding NV
RealStreet Staffing
Recruiting & Staffing Solutions Magazine
ReliaQuest
The Reserves Network Inc.
Resource Staffing Services Inc.
Ridgefield One
Robert Half International
Rolinc Staffing
Ron’s Staffing Services
Rotator Staffing Services Inc.
The Rowland Group
Rusher Rogers Recruiting
Rylem
Search Services
SelecSource Staffing Services
Selectemp Corporation
Set and Service Source
SFN Group
Shuart & Associates Legal Search & Staffing Inc.
Sirius Technical Services
SITE Staffing Inc.
SK Services LLC
Snelling Staffing LLC
Softworld Inc.
Solutions for Hiring
SOS Staffing Services
Spencer Reed Group LLC
Staff Connection
Staff Management
Staffchex
Staffers Inc.
Staffing Dynamics International LP
Staffing One Inc.
Staffing Resources
Staffmark
StaffMasters Inc.
STAFFpartners Inc.
Stand-By Personnel Inc.
Stanley Staffing Inc.
Stark
Sterling Engineering Inc.
Summit Technical Services Inc.
SwissStaffing
Synergy Employment Group Inc.
TAG 44
Talent Circles
Tallann Resources LLC
Taske Force Inc.
Team Staffing Solutions Inc.
Techstaff Inc.
Temporary Resources Inc.
The TemPositions Group of Cos.
Think Impact Solutions
Tidewater Staffing
Tiger Personnel Services Inc.
TOPS Staffing LLC
Total Technical Services Inc.
TPI Staffing Inc.
TransHire
TRC Staffing Services Inc.
Trialon Corporation
TRUE Group
True Talent Group LLC
TrueBlue Inc.
Two Roads Professional Resources Inc.
TYS Temporales y Sistempora Ltda
Unified Staffing Inc.
Uniflex Sverige AB
United Personnel Services
United Talent
United Temps Inc.
Unitemp Temporary Personnel
Universal Personnel LLC
University of Tornto
USA Drivers Inc.
Verigent LLC
VIP-Staffing
Vision Staffing Solutions Inc.
Volt Workforce Solutions
VTR Inc.
w3r Consulting
Wendy Benning
Winget, Spadafora, & Schwartzberg LLP
Winter Wyman Financial Contracting
Wood Personnel Services Inc.
Wood Temporary Staffing
Woods Labor & Staffing
Workco Staffing Services
WorkForce Carolina
Workforce Employment Solutions
Working Solutions LLC
XL Staffing Service
Yoh
The York Cos.
