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What is a staffing strategy?
To be successful in the staffing industry, you need a strong staffing strategy. A staffing strategy involves setting realistic expectations based on the current labor market, using the right tools to track and manage your processes, understanding your specific markets and industries, and evaluating each staffing decision based on concise and actionable data. Access to the latest staffing insights on workforce and recruitment trends enables you to develop a staffing process that decreases time to fill, increases client satisfaction, and consistently achieves successful placements.
Labor market data empowers staffing professionals to:
Answer these tough questions with data-backed staffing insights:
Where can you increase your market share?
Which businesses are spending money on staffing services?
What are your region's hottest in-demand jobs?
Which companies are trying to hire for these jobs?
How much should your clients pay to attract the right talent?
Leverage staffing insights on supply, demand, and compensation to take your strategy to the next level:
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Why use data in your staffing strategy?
Labor shortages are happening in the US and across the world. But this isn’t just the current situation, the labor market is constantly changing. Staffing companies who have the right data can leverage uncertainty to their advantage. By using Lightcast data to make sense of market conditions and tell the current story, you can navigate dynamic environments, confidently optimize client offerings, and increase bill rates.
A national staffing agency
determined accurate labor rates needed to be successful in filling specific roles in the healthcare industry in 28 different markets. Lightcast data allowed them to identify which markets would be most difficult and advise their client on strategies for relocation, higher salaries, and signing bonuses in those locations, earning them a $20 million contract.
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API
Pump Lightcast data directly into your current platform to access the strategic staffing insights you need with ease.
Lightcast Recruit
Discover the talent you need with detailed data on supply, demand, compensation, and competition.
Staffing Analyst
A premium market research tool for developing your business and maximizing ROI on every placement.
SmartReq
Personal advising software with data-driven recommendations on the best reqs.
The key to staffing industry success is defensible data.
Lightcast data encompasses knowledge on industries, occupations, job postings, skills, compensation, demographics, staffing patterns, and more. Monitoring this information and broader workforce trends in the labor market help you know your target industry and what your clients need to do to succeed in the market.
Job postings are a window into the prospective talent clients are looking for. Postings data tell you what companies need the roles you want to staff, as well as what skills they expect from those roles, and what they’re prepared to pay for them. They also tell you about the broader conditions of the market you’re working in, providing insight into wage, supply, and demand for each role you’re pursuing. Support your staffing plan with data.
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