The temporary staffing sector is experiencing secular growth, as businesses increasingly turn to temporary staffing to control costs and make work forces more flexible, says William Blair & Company Analyst Timothy McHugh. “This is driven in part by the swings in the economy over the last five to 10 years, some of the changes to benefits programs, such as health
Read moreTag: outsourcing
Outsourcing & Contracting
Outsourcing is a term used to describe the contracting out of certain functions or aspects of a business to an external service provider. This is a beneficial practice in today’s corporate world that allows companies to focus on their core objectives, while placing tangential, secondary, or support work in the hands of professionals with specialized expertise. Through contractual agreements with
Read more
Recruitment and the Hiring Process
Of all the human resource functions that have developed in today’s corporate world, recruitment and hiring continue to be the most vital. Without qualified personnel and effective staff management, no business operation can ever hope to reach its full potential. Because of its universal importance, recruiting has grown into something of an industry itself; providing a wide range of external
Read more