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

The Magic of Brick & Mortar Recruiting

By Terri Roeslmeier

June 5, 2019

Technology is here to stay and makes more possible, but let’s not forget the value traditional recruiting methods provide.  I am a huge on-line shopper.  Sometimes I do not visit a department store for months. I really hate shopping anyway and who has time? Why would anyone want to fight for a parking spot, stand … Continued

The Most Attended Midwest Staffing Conference! Did you miss it?

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

May 31, 2019

On May 22nd-23rd, 240 staffing and recruiting professionals gathered together for what turned out to be the most attended Midwest Staffing Conference yet! The conference featured 10 different speakers, 17 dynamic presentations/breakout sessions, and 23 vendor sponsors. The atmosphere was bustling! The conference is the largest in the Midwest and is co-sponsored by the Illinois … Continued

Ghosted by Your Candidate? Become a Ghostbuster.

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

May 1, 2019

Avoid being ghosted on your candidate’s first day of work. Have you been ghosted on your candidate’s first day of work?  It’s never a good feeling, but what if we could eliminate this problem completely?  While we may not have access to our very own Ghostbuster service, recruiters can take steps to BECOME a Ghostbuster … Continued

Texting Candidates Will Streamline Your Recruitment Process

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

April 3, 2019

How common is it for you to text a candidate verses sending them an e-mail? Is it normal for you to send a text or does it seem out of place?  If you aren’t regularly texting candidates, you may be missing out on a big opportunity to streamline your recruitment process!  95% of texts are … Continued

Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, partners with Text-Em-All

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

March 27, 2019

Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software integrates with Text-Em-All, a complete, comprehensive two-way texting solution.  Attention all staffing and recruiting teams in search of a better way of texting your candidates and clients!  The new Ultra-Staff EDGE integration with Text-Em-All is here to help. Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software is now fully integrated with … Continued

Goodbye Dud Candidate, Hello Stellar Recruit!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 24, 2019

How to recruit stellar candidates! EVERYONE has trouble recruiting good candidates.  Where are they?  Where did they go?  How do you find them?  That’s the million-dollar question that all recruiters find themselves asking at one point or another.  There are four key denominators, however, that can help you get rid of the dud candidates and … Continued

Beer, brats, and celebration with ISSA!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 4, 2018

Beer, brats, and celebration!  The Illinois Search and Staffing Association (ISSA) 2018 Annual Meeting and Holiday Event was held last Thursday, November 29th at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago.  The event included elections for the coming year, motivational speaker Michael Hahn, and ended in a celebratory cocktail reception.  Everyone attending the event was encouraged to bring an … Continued

3 Lessons I Learned from Temping

By Sarah Greene

January 23, 2018

By now you’ve probably heard about the gig economy, and let’s face it– the phrase isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, predictions show 43% of the workforce is expected to fall under this category by 2020. Just in case you’re not familiar with the term, a gig economy is defined as, “a labor market … Continued

Automated Business Designs Unveils the Next Generation of Staffing Software, Ultra-Staff EDGE

By Sarah Greene

October 13, 2017

ABD’s new staffing product, Ultra-Staff EDGE, promises to be the most significant staffing software product released in the past decade. Chicago, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), makers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, released their brand new product Ultra-Staff EDGE! Ultra-Staff EDGE joins a phenomenal line-up of ABD’s innovative software for the staffing and recruiting industry. ABD … Continued