MSP/VMS
Is a MSP/VMS Solution for Contingent Labor Right for You?
Growing pains can affect many businesses. If you’re experiencing difficulty staffing, it might be time to enlist a managed service program (MSP).
Read MoreManaged Services Programs 101 – Are You Ready?
Using managed services programs for your business can help you overcome staffing challenges and enjoy cost-savings. Learn more about what they can provide.
Read MoreTwo New nextSource Programs Helping Overcome Talent Scarcity
Most organizations today are struggling under the same burdensome challenge when it comes to developing and maintaining an effective, efficient workforce. That is, we’re all dealing with an acute scarcity of available talent to populate our contingent workforce (and our full-time workforce for that matter). While it has historically been important for all the players…
Read MoreThe Best Staffing Suppliers Are…
There are many ingredients that go into fielding a successful contingent workforce management program. One of the most critical of these is the stable of staffing suppliers a program relies upon to source and present top talent to serve the needs of the program. It takes a potent mixture of factors to build that stable…
Read MoreThe Best of the nextSource Blog from 2021
For years, the nextSource blog has been delivering powerful, actionable information about all things workforce management-related to help you develop and manage a more successful contingent workforce program. This year was no different. While we offered plenty of articles dealing with important topics like upskilling, diversity, ROI, program design best practices and workforce trends by…
Read MoreGiving Thanks for Workforce Strength and Economic Bounty this Week
Well, it’s Turkey time again here in the good ol’ US of A and though its been some pretty tough going for the nation and the world in recent times, there is much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Particularly when it comes to the American workforce and the organizations that employ them. Here’s why…
Read MoreRisk Considerations for Would-Be MSP Customers
Contingent workforce management is tricky. Even more daunting is the process of deciding what type of service or software solution is best suited to help you achieve your contingent workforce management goals. This post will focus on the risks facing those who would be best served by engaging a managed service program (MSP) provider to…
Read MoreStaff Augmentation or Managed Services? Which to Choose?
Businesses can utilize different strategies to overcome workforce humps. Managed services and staff augmentation are two such strategies. Learn more.
Read MoreWhat is the Role of Automation in Managed Services?
What would happen if an organization decided to use BOTH a VMS and an MSP? It’s not a crazy question. In fact, quite a lot of good can come from marrying these two seemingly different approaches to the same goal of improving workforce management. Let’s think through what’s to be gained by embracing the “why…
Read MoreMSPs Can Avoid Unintended Employment Consequences of New Legislation
In our last blog, we discussed the forces driving what is referred to as “The Great Resignation”. In this blog, we will focus on recent market developments that have impacted the availability of qualified workers. Our intent is not to take a stand on the legality or morality of any legislative, political, or social initiative;…
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