New Year, New Decade, New Staffing Software: Part 1

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 14, 2020

Part 1: How do you begin your search? The start of a brand-new year is an exciting time for people to reflect on the year behind them and think about goals for the year ahead. Many people look at it as a fresh start! Perhaps there are new best practices you want to try, or … Continued

Everything You Need to Know About the New Form W-4

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 17, 2019

  The 2020 Form W-4 was released in December with just weeks left in the year. As the year winds down, are you prepared to handle the new Form W-4 in 2020?  If you are scrambling to figure out how this will affect you in the new year, below is a basic guide to help … Continued

Staffing Software Provider, Automated Business Designs, Wins Support Department of the Year Award

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 10, 2019

 Developers of Ultra-Staff staffing software wins Bronze in the 9th Annual Best in Biz Awards for Support Department of the Year. CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, won Bronze in the 9th Annual Best in Biz Awards for Support Department of the Year. Best in Biz is the only independent business … Continued

3 Alternatives to Asking a Job Applicant About Their Salary History

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

November 5, 2019

On September 29th, 2019, Illinois passed a new law that bans employers from asking job applicants about their salary history.  The law also allows employees to discuss their salary and benefits with colleagues, which is a practice that is often frowned upon by employers. These measures are meant to help close the gender pay gap … Continued

Why Automated Business Designs

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 1, 2019

Evaluating staffing and recruiting software solutions can be daunting. How do you know which is the right solution for your company? How do you know which solution will drive your company results?  Our whitepaper “Why Us” discusses 6 reasons to partner with Automated Business Designs, makers of Ultra-Staff EDGE, as your staffing and recruiting software provider.  

In Two Years, Ultra-Staff EDGE has become one of the most respected Enterprise Class Staffing Software Solutions in the Industry.

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

September 24, 2019

Join Automated Business Designs in celebrating the two-year anniversary of Ultra-Staff EDGE! CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, is celebrating the two-year anniversary of their web-based front office software solution, Ultra-Staff EDGE!  ABD has funneled its 36 years of staffing industry experience and customer ideas into the solution.  In just two … Continued

Why You Need an All-In-One Staffing and Recruiting Software Solution 

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

September 9, 2019

Do you have a headache from toggling between multiple software solutions to manage your staffing and recruiting business? It may be time to evaluate an all-in-one solution. How many different solutions are you using to manage your ATS, CRM, payroll, job portal, and other day to day functions? If you are beginning to go crazy … Continued

New Call-Em-All Features Available in Ultra-Staff EDGE!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 27, 2019

Texting candidates and clients has never been so easy. We are excited to introduce new Call-Em-All features now available in Ultra-Staff EDGE! Ultra-Staff EDGE‘s integration updates with Call-Em-All are so vast, it’s almost not even fair to call them mere “updates”. The teams at Ultra-Staff EDGE are proud to reveal an entirely new way of sending … Continued

DATA BREACH: Is Your ATS Putting You at Risk?

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 6, 2019

ATS solutions provide different levels of security. It is crucial you are asking these 6 questions to ensure your candidate and client information is safe. Blasted all over the news last week was Capital One’s data breach, one of the largest data breaches of all time.  A hacker gained access to more than 100 million … Continued

7 Key Questions to Ask About Support When Evaluating an ATS

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 1, 2019

  Often times support can be overlooked when choosing an ATS solution, but a good Support Team is really the cherry on top of a positive ATS experience. Download our latest whitepaper below and find out the 7 key questions you need to be asking when evaluating an ATS.