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Welcome to April's Monthly Market Brief! In this edition, we examine how capital-intensive growth sectors are beginning to expose the limits of a reactive staffing model. As this shift takes hold, workforce availability is becoming a key determinant of whether projects move forward. In response, the market is shifting toward a more regional, systems-level view of talent. Regions like Northwest Indiana bring this dynamic into focus. They have many of the underlying attributes needed to support growth, but translating that potential into a reliable workforce pipeline requires coordination across employers, educators, and local institutions. As a result, ...

Are You Burning Cycles Working "C" Jobs? How often in staffing have we worked on lackluster jobs that would never result in a placement due to unrealistic skills, process, or expectations? Time is something we can never manufacture, and we must aim our efforts towards jobs that will yield a placement! Sometimes we don’t ask the hard questions because we fear getting answers we don’t want to hear. Let’s get our head out of the sand in 2025! It’s better to know if the client is serious or just tire kicking. Here's what to ask to know if you're working an "A" job! How long has the position been open, and why is it open? Have they seen/interviewed candidates ...

Have You Looked Everywhere to Find Talent? With a stong June jobs report and unemployment holding steady at a low 3.6%, how do we find skilled workers in this battle for talent? A successful recruiting strategy starts with acknowledging that you won’t solve your current hiring challenges by applying the solutions of the past. This is the time to revisit underlying assumptions, stress-testing them one by one. Most companies compete for the same narrow set of candidates, but you can gain an edge by hunting for talent where others are not. What are the less common sources of talent? New college grads Every year scores of new college grads hit the streets ...

Are You Focused on Client Loyalty? As the war for talent rages onward, staffing companies have been focused on engaging and retaining internal employees as well as candidate attraction to fulfill client needs. Most staffing companies have not placed an emphasis on client retention because demand has been so strong that they feel there is an endless need. However, we all know that downturns and economic slowdowns are inevitable and cycles happen. We must prepare now to retain our clients before a decline happens. How do we create a customer retention strategy that keeps them engaged and loyal? Let’s explore in a 2-part series how we can build a loyal client ...