Inside The Industry
News, insights, and thought leadership from Essium.


Are You Keeping Your Staffing Firm Safe? 4 Cyber Security Tips
Staffing firms are in charge of handling a lot of personal information. Oftentimes, you have profiles for hundreds of candidates at one time. Not to


How These Onboarding Changes Can Improve Loyalty to Your Staffing Firm
Onboarding is a huge piece of the candidate experience puzzle. After all, it is the first interaction the candidate has with your firm. If it


6 Common Staffing Firm Compliance Issues to Minimize
Staffing agencies have to meet a wide number of compliance expectations from both state and federal governments. They have to be sure candidates and employers


How to Attract the Best Candidates Despite Healthcare Talent Shortages
The Great Resignation is hitting the healthcare industry especially hard, causing a shortage of talent. Healthcare recruiters are feeling the pressure to attract caregivers and


DEI in Staffing: 6 Tips For a More Inclusive Staffing Firm
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have become a critical part of ensuring the success of a company. For staffing firms, it has become a key


5 Tips for Staffing Firms Identifying and Placing Remote Candidates
Remote placement has been a challenge for staffing firms that weren’t focused on virtual recruitment before the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, finding the perfect candidate


6 Tips to Attract Candidate Attention During A Competitive Talent Market
Your staffing firm is likely in need of quality candidates right now. Additionally, staffing firms and companies across the nation are competing for the same


10 Technologies and Tools Staffing Firms Need for Virtual Recruiting
The lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all areas of life is undeniable. The ways people interact with each other have completely transformed. Technology


3 Tips to Help You Better Measure Your Staffing Firms Fill Rates and Your Recruiters Time to Fill
In the staffing business, it is important to measure certain metrics to stay on top of things. You want to ensure your time to fill


10 Tips to Help Staffing Firm Owners Get More Time In Their Day!
Your busy days keep getting busier. Demands are increasing and the job market is cut-throat right now. There probably seems like there isn’t enough time


What is Virtual Recruitment and Why Should Your Staffing Firm Use It
Everything is virtual nowadays. COVID-19 greatly sped up the need for virtual recruitment strategies and technology. Much of how we interact with each other is


5 Trends That Make It Harder Than Ever To Attract Candidates (and What Your Staffing Firm Can Do!)
Staffing firms have two jobs: connecting applicants with jobs and introducing candidates to employers. Constantly changing trends in the job market and various industries make