Why community college enrollment growth is forcing a procurement decision
Community college enrollment is climbing 3-4% percent a year, faster than any other segment of higher education. For a system office managing procurement across a network of campuses, that growth surfaces ... Read More
Category: Background Screening
Autonomous AI agents have moved from novelty to infrastructure in staffing. Scheduling interviews, sending follow-ups, screening resumes against a requisition and even conducting first-round conversational interviews now run largely without a person involved. Current estimates suggest AI agents already handle ... Read More
August 7, 2026Ashley McManus
The Pressure to Say Yes Quickly
In an industry where a vacant front desk shift or an empty housekeeping slot has immediate, visible consequences, speed becomes the loudest voice in the room. Hiring managers are under constant pressure to fill roles ... Read More
August 5, 2026Ashley McManus
Why online growth is spreading hiring across state lines
Nearly 9 in 10 colleges plan to expand their online programs, and that growth is scattering university employees across state lines. Instructional designers, adjunct faculty, and remote support staff increasingly work from ... Read More
August 3, 2026Ashley McManus
The hiring philosophy that dominated staffing for decades is fading. Degree requirements, once a default filter for nearly every open role, are giving way to a simpler question: can this person do the job? Across sectors from clean energy to ... Read More
July 28, 2026Ashley McManus
The Access Most Guests Never Think About
A hotel guest rarely considers how many people have a legitimate reason to enter their room while they are out for the day. Housekeeping, maintenance, room service, and security staff all move through spaces ... Read More
July 24, 2026Ashley McManus
A strong hire, two offers on the table, and three extra days were the whole difference.
That's roughly how it played out for a plant in the Midwest that had been trying to fill an automation role for over a month. ... Read More
July 20, 2026Ashley McManus
A Market Growing Faster Than It Can Staff
Hospitality hiring has stayed unusually active even as other sectors cool off. In the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for May 2026, leisure and hospitality job openings ... Read More
July 13, 2026Ashley McManus
Most of the healthcare organizations and staffing firms we work with are not running outdated processes because they do not care about efficiency. They are running them because the processes were built for a workforce that no longer looks the ... Read More
June 8, 2026Ashley McManus
Most hiring workflows have gone digital: applicant tracking, e-signatures, automated background checks, digital I-9s: organizations have invested heavily in streamlining the process from offer to day one. Yet for many HR, talent acquisition, and compliance teams, one piece of the ... Read More
May 26, 2026Ashley McManus










