The number of people working at a company, their skill sets, their cumulative cost to
the company, and their ambition and motivation all combine to create the single most
important variable in the success or failure of any enterprise: the staff.
A company that can get the right people in the right positions at the right time and at
the right price has a tremendous advantage over less astute competitors.
As the world economy evolves and agility becomes absolutely essential for success in
the global marketplace, the smartest companies are taking bold approaches to staffing.
Increasingly, they are eschewing the traditional hiring model. They are moving away
from hiring processes that can take weeks or months to recruit, interview, screen, and
negotiate with candidates to fill a single opening. They no longer see the wisdom in
filling every position with a permanent employee whose real cost to a company only
begins with a salary and extends to benefits, payroll taxes, vacation time, holiday pay,
and a host of other expenses.
This recognition of the need for fundamental changes to key business practices has led
thousands of companies to rely more heavily on temporary and contract employees. In
fact, nearly three million people in the U.S. go to work each business day as temporary
or contract employees. This includes an ever-increasing number of skilled and highly
educated workers, including accountants, attorneys, chief executives, doctors, engineers,
graphic designers, information technology professionals, medical technicians, operating
room nurses, pilots, and software developers. Virtually any job can be filled by a qualified
staffing employee.
Intelligence Report
Staffing Employees: Extraordinary Human Resources
By Steven P. Berchem, CSP Vice President
American Staffing Association
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