Top Staffing Trends to Lookout For in 2023

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 4, 2023

Here we are. We made it to 2023!  What will the year look like for you?  Will you be hitting any major milestones? Are there items on your bucket list that you are finally going to get to complete?  Do you have new year’s resolutions that you are hoping to stick to this year? A … Continued

Naughty or Nice? Staffing Reports That Should be on Your Nice List in 2023

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 7, 2022

The holidays are upon us! That means holiday shopping, decorating, and parties are in full swing.  In the mix of all of this holiday cheer though also comes planning for 2023.  Having the right staffing reports by your side will help you analyze where you are at and forecast for the coming months. So, what … Continued

A Positive, Easy, Convenient Staffing Experience

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

November 22, 2022

What do Netflix®, Apple®, and Amazon® all have in common? They offer a positive, easy, and convenient consumer experience. Netflix offers good content for people to continue to subscribe to the streaming service. When browsing for shows and movies, you can easily continue watching a show from where you left off, you can browse by … Continued

How Your Staffing Software Can Improve Business Processes

By Terri Roeslmeier

August 3, 2022

You’re in a groove.  You do things in a certain way and everything is great.  Things fall into place and it’s comfortable.  What could be better?  Well, like they say, you never know until you try.  But why try anything different when the current processes are working?  Or are they?  Is what you do really … Continued

How to Choose Staffing Software After a Merger or Acquisition

By Terri Roeslmeier

July 22, 2022

Remember getting “brand new shoes” when you were a kid but you couldn’t wear them until your parent gave you the green light? Sometimes you had to wait until school started and other times they were bought for that “special occasion” that took forever to come. The excitement would build up right up until the … Continued

Using 40% of Your Staffing Software?

By Terri Roeslmeier

April 18, 2022

No one ever buys anything with the intent of using a small percentage of the product. Generally, when one makes a major purchase there is a good amount of research involved and desired features are scrutinized for efficiency and effectiveness. There may be yes/no checklists involved, various conversations with the vendor and many product demonstrations. … Continued

5 Ways to Use Your ATS to Improve Your Hiring Strategy in 2022

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 25, 2022

With 2022 in full swing, you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about your hiring strategy in the new year.  Whether it’s combating the Great Resignation, finding the best candidates in a time when candidates have the upper hand, incentivizing your job offers, or finding a way for candidates to trust you as an … Continued

ABD Releases the Candidate Compliance Portal to Help Staffing Companies Track Vaccination Statuses

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 13, 2022

Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software users can now effortlessly keep track of vaccination statuses through the new Candidate Compliance Portal. CHICAGO, IL—Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, released a breakthrough technology that will allow staffing companies to track candidate vaccination statuses within the Ultra-Staff EDGE applicant tracking system. Since … Continued

A Guide to Finding Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 26, 2021

With Christmas a few months away, companies are ramping up their holiday hiring needs. Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, and USPS are among just some of the companies that are hiring thousands of seasonal workers this year. PeopleReady, a division of TrueBlue Inc., reported that 19 million jobs were posted in the U.S. between … Continued

Not Your Ordinary Staffing Owner and Executive Retreat

By Terri Roeslmeier

September 20, 2021

October 14th – 15th, 2021 When was the last time you experienced an owner/executive retreat that had a lasting effect on your success as a business owner or manager?  If nothing stands out, you may want to look into the Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retreat, sponsored by the Illinois Search & Staffing Association and … Continued