Bill beats Scrooge Twas the season in the bustling world of staffing and recruitment, where two business owners, Scrooge and Bill, were gearing up for the festive frenzy. Picture Scrooge, the tight-fisted owner of "Scrooge Staff Solutions," counting his profits with a gleam in his eye....

September 2023 - Staffing Industry Metrics Market Update Results from 87 staffing & recruitment firms in Australia for the first 8 months of 2023 bring some significant trends and shifts that demand our attention. 1. Impressive Growth in Temporary and Contract Sales One of the most strikin...

FY19 was a record breaking year for sales, but only 1 in 5 Australian recruitment agencies capitalised on strong market conditions. When it comes to sales, Australian recruitment agencies had an outstanding year in FY19. The first two quarters delivered record breaking sales across both the t...

APSCo Members receive a $1,000 discount on their annual SIM subscription plus the added benefit of being able to compare results against sector peers.   Staffing Industry Metrics is a business intelligence platform created exclusively for staffing and recruitment agencies. Tracking y...

It's no laughing matter when NFI is the sum of your financial literacy! This month we throw the spotlight on Gross Profit Per Person and take a closer look at the important management information hidden within this powerful metric. Read our current APositive Insights blog for the ...

Let's be honest, we would all like our business to be more profitable and many try to achieve this through growth alone, but experience and the data suggest it's sometimes easier to control your costs than it is to generate greater revenue. What happens if you don't keep your c...

FIND THE MAGIC IN YOUR METRICS Get up-close and personal with Nigel Harse at the 2018 Recruitment Yarns Roadshow and discover how to give your business data a magical makeover that will blow your teams' mind. Recruitment Yarns 2018 Roadshow is on its way to a location near you...

Perm sales can often be viewed as a barometer of general business confidence and the indicators continue to look good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics quarterly count of job vacancies suggests the strength of employment opportunities seen over the past year is set to continue. The...

Plus, find out how much management and staff expenditure makes your profitability volatile. Knowing where the profit growth opportunities lie for your staffing and recruitment agency can make the difference between 2018 being a year of success or you experiencing a period of profit volatil...

Are you enjoying the strongest trading conditions since 2011? Find out which recruitment agencies are recording the best sales revenue growth. You might have noticed; many of the staffing industry benchmarks are shifting upwards. And, there's an easy way to discover if your agency is t...