Applicant Onboarding – The New Staffing Challenge

By Terri Roeslmeier

June 20, 2012

Collecting information about candidates has never been more important or relevant.  Staffing companies are now beyond “the information age”.  Today the world of staffing is completely saturated with social media, email and electronic communication through websites.  Branding has never been more vital.  The floodgates have opened whether companies want to participate or not.  That being … Continued

Why Integrate Staffing Software With Social Media?

By ABD

June 18, 2012

Are you debating on whether or not to incorporate social media with your staffing firm? Take a couple minutes to answer these short questions and learn about the benefits of what social media can do for you!

Best Staffing Software: 5 Key Elements

By ABD

May 30, 2012

Every company has different recruitment and staffing needs. However, there are key essentials that you should make sure your staffing software solution has. The 5 Key Elements to the Best Staffing Software:

Viral Marketing & LinkedIn®

By Terri Roeslmeier

May 9, 2012

“Viral Marketing” is a term used to describe techniques that use social media in order to increase brand awareness and various other marketing goals. Typically, this type of marketing will appeal to individuals that have high social networking potential. The key to this type of marketing is that “word will spread” by individuals communicating within … Continued

Why You Need to Upgrade Your Staffing and Recruiting Software System

By ABD

April 2, 2012

Uh oh. Your staffing agency has reached the dreaded decision: Is it time to upgrade your staffing software solution? Of course, every business owner has a reason to stay with the older version. “Everybody knows the old system.” “Research and training will cut into our bottom line.” “We don’t want to deal with the cost … Continued

How to Use Pinterest for Staffing and Recruiting

By ABD

March 22, 2012

Pinterest is the hot new social media site that has everyone up in frenzy. It is the fastest growing web site in 2012. The site reached 10 million unique monthly U.S. visitors faster than any other site. That is pretty amazing. In February, it has been recorded that Pinterest drove more traffic to online publishers … Continued

ABD Celebrates 30th Anniversary!

By ABD

March 13, 2012

Automated Business Designs, Inc., developer of Ultra-Staff software, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Since 1982, ABD’s focus has been software exclusively designed for the staffing and recruiting industry. Ultra-Staff provides a completely integrated front office, back office, and web suite solution. Its trademark user interface and feature set is what makes Ultra-Staff a … Continued

Staffing Merger and Acquisition Data Conversions

By Terri Roeslmeier

March 6, 2012

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

5 Ways Staffing Software Reduces Manual Labor and Boosts Performance

By ABD

March 2, 2012

Many recruiting and staffing agencies suffer from one common problem: an absence of an integrated staffing software platform. Recruiters spend their days hindered in administrative busy-work, navigating though redundant practices, and digging through mountains of paperwork. The result? The focus on clients’ needs is slashed. Recruiters spend more time sorting and organizing, and have less … Continued

CRM Recruiting: 4 Ways to Maximize Results

By ABD

February 24, 2012

CRM recruiting is a cost effective, popular recruiting technique that better facilitates hires by combining relationship building and active outreach to nurture new leads as well as maintain loyal applicants already in your database. It’s vital for today’s leading staffing companies to proactively market and continuously connect with potential candidates, especially with the slow, but … Continued