August 25, 2020
Millennials otherwise known as Generation Y, have now become the largest group of professionals in the U.S. Labor Force, making up 1/3 of employees. ¹ These are individuals that were born between the years 1981 and 1996. While I was surprised to hear that millennials now have the largest population in the workforce, it does … Continued
August 12, 2020
Virtual conferences are all the rage these days. Since March, major conferences have been cancelled across the United States. Huge conferences that were never meant to be held remotely have turned virtual. You are probably receiving advertisements to attend different virtual conferences all the time now! But how do you know if it will be … Continued
July 21, 2020
Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award for 5th consecutive year. CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, was named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2020. This prestigious honor is the fifth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by Chicago’s Best … Continued
July 6, 2020
Managing a remote team is a new art. Most managers were caught off guard when suddenly their office was evacuated and they were forced to manage their teams remotely. Worse, team performance needed to be at its peak in order to deal with one of the worst times to manage and sell in staffing history. … Continued
June 25, 2020
There have been many articles published about how to prepare to return to work, but how will jobs and the workplace culture be when you return? Will everything go back to how it was or will it be different? In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted companies and the way they operate. … Continued
May 13, 2020
As I write this blog article, I am beginning my 9th week of working at home, which is very rare for our company. Usually a work at home day would be warranted by one of our infamous Chicago snow blizzards. Other than that, we are used to going into the office and seeing each other … Continued
April 23, 2020
Article provided by Benny Elzweig, CEO, Sunset Cove Solutions— an exclusive partner of ABD. Critical Questions & Viable Options Where is your staffing company’s business today? Maybe you serve a niche that is experiencing tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, like healthcare or IT. Perhaps you work with companies like Amazon, Walmart or Lowes that … Continued
April 22, 2020
Learn about key searches and essentials tools to take advantage of in your ATS/CRM as you search for new business. Are we in a recession? Some experts say we are already in a recession, some say one is coming, and others predict our economic future will be something we haven’t seen since the Great Depression. … Continued
March 31, 2020
We are currently living in unusual times– so unusual it feels like we are living in one big dream. These past few weeks, the nation has needed to adjust to new norms, including “social distancing,” a term most of us have never even heard of before this all started. Companies have adjusted to 100% remote … Continued
March 26, 2020
Working from home survival tips from Molly Nessinger, Vice President of Systems Engineering at ABD. If you know me, you’ll know that I am a person that needs people — I have often referred to myself as ‘short attention span,’ as constant human interaction and distraction is needed for me to function. Although I survived … Continued
