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Automated Business Designs Named a 2023 Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in Chicago and in the Nation

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

July 19, 2023

Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award. CHICAGO, Illinois–Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® both in Chicago and in the Nation.  This distinguished honor is the eighth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by … Continued

Combating a #1 Cause of the Great Resignation

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

November 30, 2021

The “Great Resignation” has been a buzz word we have all talked about now for the past several months and it doesn’t seem to be going away. Just recently reported by the BLS, the Great Resignation reached an all-time high in September with 4.4 million workers quitting their jobs. What is the cause of the … Continued

A Match Not Made in Heaven: The Disconnect Between Job Seekers and Companies Hiring

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 3, 2021

This week I came across a new survey published by FlexJobs that revealed 48% of unemployed job seekers are frustrated in their job search because they are not finding the right jobs to apply to.  That survey also showed that 47% are actively looking outside their current career to find employment, 85% are willing to … Continued

Automated Business Designs Named One of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2021

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

July 28, 2021

Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award. CHICAGO, Illinois–Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2021. This prestigious honor is the sixth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest … Continued

The Rise of Temp Work and Flexible Jobs: The Opportunity it Brings for Staffing

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

February 2, 2021

It’s hard to believe we’ve now lived almost a full year in the pandemic. Since March I’ve written articles about ways to adjust business strategy, how to adapt to the changing times, utilizing technology to stay successful, and more. When I wrote my first article related to the pandemic back in March, “The Complete Guide: … Continued

A Whole New Workforce: How to Keep Millennial Candidates Engaged

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 25, 2020

Millennials otherwise known as Generation Y, have now become the largest group of professionals in the U.S. Labor Force, making up 1/3 of employees. ¹ These are individuals that were born between the years 1981 and 1996. While I was surprised to hear that millennials now have the largest population in the workforce, it does … Continued

ABD Named One of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2020

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

July 21, 2020

Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award for 5th consecutive year. CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, was named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2020. This prestigious honor is the fifth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by Chicago’s Best … Continued

Are Your Remote Staffing Teams Out of Control? Managing a Remote Team

By Terri Roeslmeier

July 6, 2020

Managing a remote team is a new art.  Most managers were caught off guard when suddenly their office was evacuated and they were forced to manage their teams remotely.  Worse, team performance needed to be at its peak in order to deal with one of the worst times to manage and sell in staffing history.  … Continued