Author: Jimmy Hurff

Top 5 Must-Have Features for ATS

Choosing an applicant tracking system shouldn’t feel like you’re comparing spec sheets. The right ATS becomes part of how your team works—making the chaotic parts of hiring feel manageable and the tedious parts practically invisible. Here’s what actually matters when you’re evaluating systems: 1. Applicant Tracking That Actually Tracks This sounds obvious, but you’d be […]

A Guide For How To Select and Use an ATS

If you are hiring for several positions at once and inundated with resumes, it can be difficult to keep track of everything, like where you are in the hiring process, who has been contacted, and what the next steps are for each candidate. An applicant tracking system (ATS) can help…

What Is RPO? Recruitment Process Outsourcing Explained

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) means handing some or all of your hiring function to an outside partner who owns the outcome. Here’s what RPO is, the types, cost models, and honest tradeoffs, plus where RPO software and a free readiness assessment fit in.

What Does 10 Years Of Agile Scrum at BrightMove Look Like?

At BrightMove, we are a software company. Our goal is to build software that our customers love to use. Today, we share a significant internal milestone for two reasons. First, to celebrate our team’s effort and dedication to our mission, vision and values. Secondly, to tell our current and prospective customers what we value most […]

Bill Rate Calculator – How Does A Staffing Agency Make Money?

Looking for a tool? Check out our Free Staffing Calculator Staffing Agency Profitability Calculator: A Complete Guide for Operations Leaders Master bill rate calculations, profit margins, and cash flow management for contingent staffing, executive placement, and RPO services Why Profitability Tracking Matters in Staffing Operations Recruiting operations leaders face constant pressure to optimize profitability across […]

Hiring Generation Y: Knowing What Appeals To Millennials

Considering the state of the recruiting industry, and the need for top talent, we’re re-posting this article from a few years ago. HIRING GENERATION Y SERIES: KNOWING WHAT APPEALS TO MILLENNIALS The reputation of Generation Y is that of entitled, impatient, independent, materialistic, social oriented techies. They are unlike any …

Economic Downturn, Staffing Upturn

We started our staffing company over 20 years ago. The Y2K and Internet bubble had already burst. We were trying to ride the magic carpet of technical staffing that had since disappeared. As a result, it became a trend for companies to invest in their people again. They were more …