New labor statistics show the U.S. contingent workforce has grown to nearly 7 million people. Our staffing experts take a closer look at the trends in the data and what they mean for the labor market.

Hosted by: Derrick Ryskamp, Director of Enterprise Sales In a recent webinar titled “Optimizing Contingent Labor: The Benefits of a Master Vendor Program,” hosted by Derrick Ryskamp, Director of Enterprise Sales at Acara, key strategies were discussed to improve contingent labor management.  For anyone curious about whether a Master Vendor Program is right for you,…

For human resources, talent acquisition, and indirect procurement professionals, managing the day-to-day operations of a robust contingent workforce program can be quite a chore. While many companies spend hundreds of hours sourcing and recruiting top talent, temporary labor programs also require a long list of onboarding/offboarding tasks, maintaining compliance, ensuring invoicing accuracy, and more.  Overseeing…

The aerospace and defense (A&D) industry designs, manufactures, and services some of the world’s most complex machinery—airplanes, spacecrafts, satellites, ships, submarines, and other electronics and equipment used in military and commercial settings. United States A&D companies play a major role in our national defense and global security and help lead the global A&D market, along…

A Master Vendor Program (MVP) and a Managed Services Program (MSP) are contingent workforce management programs with different approaches and objectives. An MVP focuses on consolidating your contingent workforce management through a single vendor, while an MSP aims to optimize workforce management across multiple vendors. The choice between these programs depends on your company’s specific…

Ways to Improve Your Talent Acquisition Approach If you are seeking to hire qualified job candidates, then you already know the pain points associated with the recruitment task at hand. As unfilled job positions and lackluster hires can cost your organization tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on just one hire, HR and TA…

Commercial office spaces: To lease or not to lease? A thought that has been ruminating in the minds of corporate executives for several months, this question has tremendous business implications for organizations across the world. While the query appears to be a simple one, its many complexities and nuances need to be fully unpacked. As…