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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Staffing firms are poised to take advantage of renewed opportunities for economic growth

The 2006 Staffing and Recruiting Trends report, sponsored by Bullhorn

Staffing and recruiting firms in North America are poised to take advantage of renewed opportunities for economic growth during the next several years. Broad increases in new hires across multiple business segments combined with dynamic new tools for increasing sales and recruiting productivity may lead to higher revenue and better profit margins. But are staffing and recruiting firms prepared to take advantage of the opportunity?


The 2006 Staffing and Recruiting Trends report, sponsored by Bullhorn, delineates the key findings of a recent, wide-reaching market research survey of staffing and recruiting professionals. To uncover the most recent staffing and recruitng trends for 2006, download the report now. Also included is a special section discussing the average compensation of staffing and recruiting professionals.

The key trends outlined in this report are:

The relatively-recent increase in sourcing alternatives such as job sites and social networks, while creating increased opportunity, impacts sourcing efficiency if not used properly.

Typical staffing and recruiting firms leverage a wide array of sourcing alternatives, indicating no majority preference for a single alternative.

Firms that leverage innovative, On Demand front-office software for staffing and recruiting express lower levels of concern for critical business initiatives than firms that utilize legacy or proprietary solutions.

Despite the availability of innovative, On Demand front-office software for staffing and recruiting, 94% of survey respondents continue to use proprietary and legacy solutions primarily due to a lack of understanding of the major benefits of integrated, On Demand front-office software.

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