Supplier Management
The Ukraine War and its Effects on IT Staffing
The fog of war clouds visibility when it comes to planning just about anything. While there are certainly dire, life-threatening consequences for the humans caught in the crossfire, it may seem less important to consider the consequences to staffing industry concerns. However, since IT talent continues to be in exceptionally high demand and short supply…
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 Importance of Talent Diversity (Not to be Confused with Supplier Diversity)
Why is talent diversity important to your workforce composition and is it the same as supplier diversity? This post will focus on the significant benefits of fielding diversity talent and help clear up confusion about the difference between diversity talent and the frequently mistaken benefits of supplier diversity. First, let us quickly define the tenets…
Read MoreOn the Increased Risk of Supplier/Partner Insolvency During COVID
Last summer, this blog published an article titled, “When Provider/Partners Fail” which offered a cautionary tale about the dangers facing a contingent workforce management program when a key staffing supplier or other key vendor suddenly becomes insolvent and shutters unannounced. That article highlighted the collapse of a New York payroll firm which left its customers…
Read MoreThe Supplier Management Benefits of Diversity in Contract Labor
nextSource is proud to have recently earned Women’s Enterprise Business National Council (WEBNC) certification as a woman-owned company. There are proven benefits to engaging supplier management organizations to help source and manage contract labor. Let’s examine some of the most significant ways diversity in supplier management for contract labor delivers positive outcomes for organizations. Most…
Read MoreWhat Is a Managed Service Provider (MSP)?
Ideal for mid-size and growing businesses, a managed service provider (MSP) offers a range of functions suited to addressing day-to-day business demands.
Read MoreWhy Supplier Diversity Strategy is Critical to Workforce Planning
As the nation prepares to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it seems fitting to examine one of the most powerful legacies his life helped to realize. King’s message of equality continues to help promote the unparalleled power of embracing diversity across all facets of society, including the business…
Read MoreSteps to Becoming a Preferred nextSource Supplier Partner
Last week, nextSource hosted its first Keystone Partner Summit which included the conferral of 2018’s Keystone Partner awards. The commonality between all four categories—the Keystone Partner Award, the Premier Partner Award, Emerging Partner Award, and the Fidelity Award—is excellence in partnership. After the event, we announced the winners in a press release, prompting other staffing…
Read MoreFour Ways to Become an “A+” Customer to Your Suppliers
With unemployment rates at the lowest mark this century, everyone is eager for strategies from HR to attract and acquire talent. Yet for contingent workforce programs, this means strategies involving the staffing suppliers that comprise the talent supply chain. Success will depend on ensuring your suppliers can attract the talent your organization needs. In pursuit…
Read MoreM&A Activity and Market Gyrations Force Focus on Staffing Supplier Readiness
How well can your existing supplier base scale with your business, particularly should your company be involved in a merger or acquisition? While your organization may not currently be an M&A target, the chances it may soon become one are increasing at precisely the same time as the staffing supply industry is experiencing a fragmentation…
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