How Experts Best Define ‘Direct Sourcing’ (and Why This Is Important for Your Business)
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How Experts Best Define ‘Direct Sourcing’ (and Why This Is Important for Your Business)

When it comes to filling your open positions with qualified contingent workers, how you source your workers can make a major difference for your bottom line. Currently, one of the leading trends in the staffing industry is direct sourcing — a system that uses the employer brand to attract and retain talent, rather than relying…

How to Best Leverage Advanced Technology to Improve Your Direct Sourcing Program
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How to Best Leverage Advanced Technology to Improve Your Direct Sourcing Program

Direct sourcing has become a major disruptor in the staffing industry; one that is poised to become even more widespread in the coming months and years. For businesses, the benefits of direct sourcing are immediately apparent. The ability to curate your own private talent pool makes the process of working with contingent workers far more…

SIA’s Global Staffing Company Survey for 2021: 7 Key Legal Concerns to Be Aware of
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SIA’s Global Staffing Company Survey for 2021: 7 Key Legal Concerns to Be Aware of

Which compliance issues and areas facing new legislation and regulation are of the greatest concern to the staffing industry as a whole? New insights from Staffing Industry Analysts’ Global Staffing Company Survey 2021 hold the answers. A survey of 320 staffing firms in North America asked them to select the top three compliance issues that…

Why EOR Services Make Direct Sourcing Better

Why EOR Services Make Direct Sourcing Better

The direct sourcing model has quickly become one of the most popular methods for attracting contract workers. When organizations can curate a private database of qualified contractor candidates, they can rapidly improve their time to hire, facilitating the onboarding process and saving money. While direct sourcing is already a valuable method in its own right,…

3 Pivotal Ways Direct Sourcing Will Greatly Disrupt the Staffing Industry

3 Pivotal Ways Direct Sourcing Will Greatly Disrupt the Staffing Industry

Direct sourcing has become an increasingly important topic within the staffing world, in large measure, thanks to its ability to disrupt the industry as we know it. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As seen across dozens of other industries, disruption often leads to better, more innovative ways of doing crucial tasks. Quite often, the…

7 Must-Know Legislative Updates for Contingent Workers In 2022

7 Must-Know Legislative Updates for Contingent Workers In 2022

The contingent workforce has become an increasingly important part of the modern work world, helping businesses become more agile and flexible than ever before. However, the use of contract workers has also introduced new complexities and liabilities for the businesses that hire them. This becomes even more apparent in light of legislative updates that are…

The Top 7 Staffing Trends to Be Aware of In 2022

The Top 7 Staffing Trends to Be Aware of In 2022

As trends like direct sourcing illustrate, the staffing industry is undergoing a period of significant change. The rise of the contingent workforce, ever-changing technology and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are continuing to alter the way that staffing suppliers do business. By understanding the current trends that are shaping the staffing industry in…

Direct Sourcing vs. Traditional Staffing: 5 Key Differences You Need to Know
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Direct Sourcing vs. Traditional Staffing: 5 Key Differences You Need to Know

Direct sourcing is a unique hiring method that offers several significant advantages to those who use it. Not surprisingly, many of these advantages stem directly from how direct sourcing differs from the traditional staffing model. The following are some essential differences that can help you determine whether direct sourcing is right for your company. 1. An Emphasis…

5 Reasons Direct Sourcing Is the No. 1 Trend In Contingent Workforce Management

5 Reasons Direct Sourcing Is the No. 1 Trend In Contingent Workforce Management

Direct sourcing — the hiring method in which companies use their employer brand to attract contractor candidates and create a private talent pool database — is fast becoming one of the biggest trends in workforce management. Research from Staffing Industry Analysts reveals that an incredible 60 percent of contingent leaders plan to implement direct sourcing…