Businesses once looked at Staffing Firms as sources of disposable labor. Safety was ignored to the point that even fireworks companies would hire temps to launch rockets. In the 1990's we saw growth in skilled and even professional staffing. Recently I have seen postings for contract labor restaurant managers paying $90,000 and financial positions paying nearly $200,000 a year. I had a conversation with a firm that was going to place project managers to oversee the construction of energy plants. We have come a long way.
If your marketing reps are only calling on logistics companies, you are missing the boat; and profits too. School Districts are outsourcing their crossing guards for goodness sake! Municipalities and other Public Entities are usually unionized and now must adjust their staff due to lower tax revenues and the Affordable Care Act.
Professional placements offer higher margins and less Work Comp risk. The labor market is in flux and the creative Staffing Firms will seize this as an opportunity.
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