This week: Staffing hours hit a 2026 high, Elwood closes its 22nd deal, Bullhorn recovers from a cyberattack, and new data shows AI is making recruiters faster but less confident. hubs.la/Q04Ch3VR0

In the latest episode of #TheStaffingShow, Brendan Robinson, Founder and CEO of Broad & Madison, explains why firms need to move beyond traditional adoption metrics and measure AI through tangible business outcomes. hubs.la/Q04BTMYT0

Korn Ferry paid more for AMS’s earnings than investors pay for its own. What pushed the price that high is something most staffing firms can build, whether or not they ever plan to sell. hubs.la/Q04B42qm0

The SIA/Bullhorn index rose to 106, a new 2026 high, but September payrolls complicate the situation. Two consolidation deals signal mid-market M&A is still moving fast. And AI skills postings are up 282% since May 2024. hubs.la/Q04zQlQZ0

Offshore delivery teams are becoming standard for staffing firms, but only for the right kind of work. Here's what to offload, what to keep local, and what mistakes to avoid. hubs.la/Q04z47zB0

AI is making screening faster and hiring slower. Here's how to redesign assessments, question your AI vendors, and address oversight issues. hubs.la/Q04z46Dz0

Hiring to handle more placements? If headcount rises every time volume does, you're making the problem more expensive. Here's what to do instead. hubs.la/Q04z45WP0

Korn Ferry's $1.1 billion AMS close led a quarter where buyers paid for capability rather than headcount. Here's who bought CRNA staffing, scheduling platforms, and skilled trades firms in Q3, and what's riding on Circle8's Oct. 7 deadline for SThree. hubs.la/Q04z46CH0

For staffing, the recovery is finally in the numbers. The latest StaffingHub Brief also explores at a landmark deal, a data center bet, and a trust issue brewing on both sides of the hiring process. hubs.la/Q04z44KZ0

A clean reverse image search doesn't verify a remote candidate. Here's what staffing firms should check instead, and where photo-based screening creates legal risk. hubs.la/Q04yBcgF0

In this episode of #TheStaffingShow, Danny Ashraf, Chief Revenue Officer at Leoforce, discuess where the staffing industry is on the Gartner Hype Cycle and what separates the firms climbing the slope of enlightenment from those still stuck in the trough. hubs.la/Q04ygTmp0

Most of the redeployment benchmarks in circulation are unreliable. Learn why median lifetime days are a more useful measurement. hubs.la/Q04y97N60

Learn why the contractor exit experience has become critical to talent retention, future workforce availability, and building a reliable pool of professionals who are willing to return. hubs.la/Q04xVxWN0

Recruiting closes the deal. Operations has to run it, often from a record that just says "placed." The risk is losing track of what got agreed to once the handoff happens. hubs.la/Q04xVxFm0

US staffing hours rose 7% YoY, three firms made major moves, and new data shows where long-term staffing demand will focus through 2034. hubs.la/Q04xVxpY0

Turning on automation isn't the finish line. The staffing firms getting ROI keep refining their workflows as the business changes. hubs.la/Q04xt-_X0

Vendors argue endlessly about how many touchpoints a B2B deal needs. But the real predictor of whether a six-figure EOR contract closes is which specific stakeholders didn't get their questions answered, and a simple ratio tells you exactly who they are. hubs.la/Q04xt-Pv0

A 50% markup nets a 33% gross margin before costs, and net margins at two public staffing firms have fallen to 2%-4% since 2021. Here's why your spread is thinner than it looks, and how to reprice by segment instead of across your whole book. hubs.la/Q04x49mt0

Health systems want transparency, not just fast fills. Here's how locums staffing agencies build trust and compete beyond database size. hubs.la/Q04x48LY0

Jackson Healthcare's President shares what makes company values enforceable, why principles stay fixed while methods change, and why AI will raise the value of domain expertise. hubs.la/Q04x47Md0