Inside the SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit: What to Expect and Must See Tools at Booth 509

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 24, 2025

The Automated Business Designs (ABD) team is excited to travel to Las Vegas, NV on November 5th-7th for the SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit! ABD is proud to be a Silver Sponsor and Exhibitor. The SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit, hosted by Staffing Industry Analysts, unites healthcare staffing professionals from across the country. With over 300 staffing … Continued

Staffing World 2025 Recap from the ABD Team – See What You Missed!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 20, 2025

A couple of weeks ago the ABD team attended the American Staffing Association’s Staffing World in Orlando, Florida!  ABD was proud to be a Signature Sponsor of this year’s conference and has been a longtime sponsor and exhibitor. We thank everyone who stopped by our booth, including all of our customers and partners! If you weren’t … Continued

From Conference to Results: How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Staffing Conference

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

September 25, 2025

Fall is a busy time for the staffing industry as many signature staffing conferences take place, including the upcoming Staffing World in Orlando, Florida! Whether you are attending one of the national conferences or a local one, making the most out of the conference is important. Both time and investment are made into each conference … Continued

See You at Staffing World! What to Expect at Booth 711

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

September 8, 2025

The Automated Business Designs (ABD) team is excited to travel to Orlando, Florida on October 6th – 8th for Staffing World 2025! ABD has been a long-time sponsor of Staffing World and anticipates this year’s event to be one of the best yet! Staffing World, hosted by the American Staffing Association, brings staffing professionals together … Continued

Not Your Ordinary Staffing Owner and Executive Retreat

By Terri Roeslmeier

September 20, 2021

October 14th – 15th, 2021 When was the last time you experienced an owner/executive retreat that had a lasting effect on your success as a business owner or manager?  If nothing stands out, you may want to look into the Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retreat, sponsored by the Illinois Search & Staffing Association and … Continued

8 Tips for Making Your Virtual Job Fair A Success

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 2, 2020

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the need to be creative and think outside of the box. Really this applies to everything we do now: From turning family gatherings to family zoom calls; attending in-person concerts to streaming concerts live; watching sports with fans to watching sports with digital fans; eating at packed … Continued

Should You Attend the Next Virtual Conference?

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 12, 2020

Virtual conferences are all the rage these days. Since March, major conferences have been cancelled across the United States. Huge conferences that were never meant to be held remotely have turned virtual. You are probably receiving advertisements to attend different virtual conferences all the time now! But how do you know if it will be … Continued

The Most Attended Midwest Staffing Conference! Did you miss it?

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

May 31, 2019

On May 22nd-23rd, 240 staffing and recruiting professionals gathered together for what turned out to be the most attended Midwest Staffing Conference yet! The conference featured 10 different speakers, 17 dynamic presentations/breakout sessions, and 23 vendor sponsors. The atmosphere was bustling! The conference is the largest in the Midwest and is co-sponsored by the Illinois … Continued

Why Attending Industry Events Will Help Your Bottom-Line

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

March 6, 2019

  Attending an industry conference or seminar may not be at the top of your company’s to do list.  However, it is important to keep in mind what you GAIN from attending these events and how ultimately, it can help your bottom-line. At the end of the day, profit is important to any business.  We … Continued

Beer, brats, and celebration with ISSA!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 4, 2018

Beer, brats, and celebration!  The Illinois Search and Staffing Association (ISSA) 2018 Annual Meeting and Holiday Event was held last Thursday, November 29th at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago.  The event included elections for the coming year, motivational speaker Michael Hahn, and ended in a celebratory cocktail reception.  Everyone attending the event was encouraged to bring an … Continued