Along with this past year’s many ups and downs, workers of all industries have experienced layoffs, taken on new roles, been furloughed, or stopped working for various reasons due to COVID-19. As a result, many of these workers have explored new types of work arrangements, including temporary or contract work, to diversify their career path and stay employed. The benefits of contract work are many. In a year in which we’ve had to let go of control in many areas of our lives, contract work puts workers in the driver’s seat. Contract workers get to decide which assignments to accept. At Signatur ..read more

It’s official, the U.S. tech labor market has put the pandemic solidly in the rearview mirror. What little reprieve the pandemic provided to the available supply of tech talent is now all but over, returning the U.S. to a tight and competitive market as the industry resumes year-on-year growth according to the latest national data. While this is good news for the financial future of the tech industry, it does pose significant challenges to finding enough skilled talent to fill open jobs. Among Signature Consultant’s client base, we saw a steady increase in new job orders over the first quarter ..read more

Staffing is changing. In addition to specialized recruiting, staffing agencies today are well equipped to handle a variety of additional talent acquisition and employee development imperatives. The staffing agency model of yesteryear was centered solely around the delivery of sourced and screened candidates; interview coordination and logistics came standard, for the most part, and still do. Traditional internal talent acquisition metrics, like time-to-fill, submit-to-interview, and interview-to-hire ratios, did not apply. Staffing agencies—most operating on a contingency fee basis—were, and s ..read more

Machine learning has come a long way since the term was first coined in 1959 by computer gaming and AI pioneer Arthur Samuel—and its growth has accelerated in the last decade, particularly as deep learning has opened up machine learning to many software services and applications in our day-to-day lives. Machine learning has now entered the mainstream, and it’s enabling all types of businesses to do things that were only a figment of someone’s imagination—or a sci-fi novel—in the not-so-distant past. Machine learning is a segment of artificial intelligence (AI) that’s focused on building applic ..read more

The Internet of Things, or IoT as it’s widely known, describes the “network of physical objects—‘things’—that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the Internet.” As Matt Burgess explains on Wired, the Internet of Things makes it possible to gather and analyze information and use it to learn from a process or help someone with a particular task. Each device collects data for a specific purpose that may be useful to a buyer and impact the wider economy. Although IoT is not a new trend, it ..read more

And why that makes us proud. We are excited to share that Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has once again recognized Signature on their “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” annual list! This is the tenth time we’ve received this recognition. It is an accolade we hold dear because it reminds us that taking care of each other is not only foundational to the success of our company, but is essential to the well-being of our employees and partners. Signature was built on the premise of ‘doing the right thing,’ and fostering strong relationships. Fast-forward 24 years—the more things have changed, the ..read more

While historically there have been various reasons for rapid technological progress in the life sciences sector, the latest one is the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the increased need for remote services. A growing number of life sciences organizations are now aggressively looking to telehealth solutions fueled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) technologies to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and keep workers safe. In the IoT and IoMT era, ultrafast connectivity means that a wide range of medical devices and equipment can be connected to a s ..read more

After the initial shock felt around the globe, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic caused companies of all shapes and sizes to re-evaluate how they did business and decide whether the systems they had in place were helping—or hindering—their survival. Some companies were able to meet customer needs quickly by shifting retail operations, scaling up production, streamlining slow or complex processes, or switching manufacturing of goods to need-based items. Many were forced to take a hard look at their legacy systems and make necessary changes in order to survive and meet increasing customer dem ..read more

Digital transformation was trending long before the outbreak of COVID-19. In fact, organizations have been automating work that had previously been done manually for the past decade, at least. From cloud-based inventory to mobile apps to customer chatbots, examples of digital transformation (or the integration of processes, information and business units through digital technology) are vast and growing. Digital transformation enables efficiency by automating rote tasks, like scheduling a technician to install internet services through a self-scheduling tool instead of waiting on hold to speak ..read more

Dr. Jay Cohen makes coveted list for the 5th consecutive year At a time when influential and inspirational leadership is more important than ever, we are profoundly grateful to have such a leader at the helm of Signature Consultants. Founder and CEO Dr. Jay Cohen has consistently set the gold standard for operational practices, influential leadership, and business performance. So, it is a great honor to announce that Dr. Cohen has been included in the 2021 Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) 100 Most Influential Leaders list for the fifth consecutive year. The SIA list recognizes the leader ..read more