Goodbye Dud Candidate, Hello Stellar Recruit!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 24, 2019

How to recruit stellar candidates! EVERYONE has trouble recruiting good candidates.  Where are they?  Where did they go?  How do you find them?  That’s the million-dollar question that all recruiters find themselves asking at one point or another.  There are four key denominators, however, that can help you get rid of the dud candidates and … Continued

Startup? Build a Business with Staying Power!

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

December 21, 2018

INTRODUCTION Are you thinking about starting a business in 2019, but don’t know how or even where to begin?  Terri Roeslmeier, founder, President and CEO of Automated Business Designs (ABD) presented “Startup?  Build a Business with Staying Power!” during her National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Lunch and Learn Webinar last Friday.  Terri gave an … 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

Automated Business Designs Unveils the Next Generation of Staffing Software, Ultra-Staff EDGE

By Sarah Greene

October 13, 2017

ABD’s new staffing product, Ultra-Staff EDGE, promises to be the most significant staffing software product released in the past decade. Chicago, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), makers of Ultra-Staff staffing software, released their brand new product Ultra-Staff EDGE! Ultra-Staff EDGE joins a phenomenal line-up of ABD’s innovative software for the staffing and recruiting industry. ABD … Continued

The Smart Office

By Terri Roeslmeier

August 29, 2017

Statistics reveal that almost 30% of an average lifetime is spent at work.  In daily terms, time at work equates to approximately 50% of your waking hours during a given workday.  In view of that, it’s pretty important that the time people spend in a workplace translate into value for employees and companies. A company … Continued

Automated Business Designs Honored with Stevie® Award in 2017 American Business Awards

By ABD

May 31, 2017

Staffing Software Provider Receives Bronze Level Award for Company of the Year in Computer Software. ROSEMONT, Illinois – Automated Business Designs, Inc. (ABD), developer of Ultra-Staff staffing software, was named the winner of a Bronze Level Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in Computer Software during the 15th annual American Business Awards. The American … Continued

Eureka!!!! Our Staffing Software Can Do That?

By Terri Roeslmeier

May 24, 2017

Archimedes, a Greek mathematician and inventor who lived way back in BC shouted “Eureka!” when he realized how to estimate the volume of a given mass.  Eureka, in simpler terms, means “I have found it.” On the more contemporary side, education can provide some rather clarifying thoughts which may lead to a similar epiphany.  Knowledge … Continued

The Next Level of Staffing Software

By Terri Roeslmeier

May 1, 2017

Staffing and recruiting software has been around for a while. The industry has seen staffing software go from a simple search and match tool to a robust model that helps run the entire business. Staffing professionals are easily creating candidate profiles with automatic resume import, and software seamlessly integrates with 3rd party components such as … Continued

7 Common Mistakes in Staffing Software

By Terri Roeslmeier

March 6, 2017

Planning new staffing software? You will want to avoid these 7 common mistakes in staffing software. These ways to mismanage the process will help you understand what you should be doing instead.

Top Four Benefits of Cloud Staffing Software

By Terri Roeslmeier

February 13, 2017

Cloud computing has transformed the way business is done. At least 95% of enterprises are using some form of cloud services (typically a combination of cloud platforms, storage, or applications), and as the internet continues to improve in terms of speed and connectivity, it’s likely that this number will continue to grow, even more so … Continued