32% of workers 55+ would keep working past retirement age (SD Worx, Europe). Only 5% of them are job hunting, vs 19% of under-35s. The most experienced people in your market will never see your job post. Who on your desk is calling them?

KPMG: 89% of US CEOs expect headcount to grow over the next 3 years. 53% also plan cuts in some areas. Both at once means the job order you filled last year may not match the role your client needs now.

DOJ: North Korean operatives posing as remote IT workers got hired at up to 70 US companies, and their laptops went to farms in Texas. 187 devices seized. If you place remote contractors, who checks where the laptop actually ships?

Loading and stocking roles are now about 9% of seasonal postings on Indeed, up from 3.5% in 2019. Holiday hiring keeps moving off the sales floor and into the warehouse. Light industrial desks: is your seasonal bench built for that?

SIA expects 2026 travel nurse revenue up 2% to $14.3B after three years of declines. Without strike work it would have fallen. Strike work lifts a quarter but does not repeat on command. How much of your healthcare revenue would remain if it stopped tomorrow?

Contingent labor is 15-25% of workforce spend at many orgs, yet only 23% of executives enforce vendor compliance to a high standard and 38% trust their forecasts. Clients need proof from their vendors. Could you produce a clean record for every placement today?

349,821 active tech postings now ask for AI skills, up 282% since May 2024. Workday says basic AI skill demand is down 25% since January while hands-on demand is up 51%. "AI experience" on a job order means little now. What do you ask clients to pin it down?

JobSource (founded 1994) and The Reserves Network (1984, 40+ locations) are merging and keeping both identities. The pitch is faster fills and deeper talent pools. That only works if the combined firm can search one database. Merging firms: what is your day-one data plan?

Staffing hours hit a 2026 high: the SIA | Bullhorn index is at 106, up 9% YoY. But industrial is +15% while office/clerical is -8%. The average says the market is fine. Your desk mix says whether your quarter is. Which side of that split are you on?

In Q3 staffing M&A, buyers paid for scarce specialties and scheduling tech. One platform in a deal had 68% of providers self-scheduling. If workers can book their own shifts, what is the recruiter's real job? We say the pool and the relationship. Agree?