The staffing industry has always been about people. And that’s why, historically, hiring professionals have needed to possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills in order to build rapport with hiring managers and job candidates driven by accurate hiring data. While this will continue to be the case in 2020, we cannot ignore the fact...Read More

Halloween this year was extra special as SmartSearch was invited up to San Jose to sponsor the most recent event for the Silicon Valley chapter of CSP. The event was located at the LinkedIn campus in Sunnyvale, and the conference room we were in was beautiful. The topic being discussed was How to Avoid Extinction...Read More

On November 7, 2019, Meghan M. Biro, CEO, TalentCulture, led a SmartSearch SmartPractices webinar addressing the growing interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it impacts talent acquisition and staffing. According to a McKinsey Global Institute research report, “AI could deliver $13 trillion in annual global productivity gains by 2030.” This gain will change how...Read More

I’ve been to the California Staffing Professionals Conference (CSP) for the last two years; this is one of the most educational and enjoyable industry conferences. All the conferenciers have such great information to share and do it so willingly for the benefit of the staffing industry. The courses and breakout sessions offered at this conference...Read More

Still, think chatbots are creepy and impersonal? It’s time to shift your mindset. Mobile technology has taken over the staffing and recruiting landscape. Instantaneous, global exchange of information is now the norm. Job seekers’ and employers’ expectations for real-time service are rising. People want on-the-go, 24/7 service across communication channels. Your competitors rapidly adopt automated...Read More

What we learned at the 2018 CSP Conference. We loved attending the 2018 California Staffing Professionals Conference (CSP), and we’re proud to support this outstanding event. We connected with clients, vendor partners, prospects and learned a lot from some of the best minds in the staffing industry. This year’s event was held at the lovely...Read More

Artificial intelligence is taking over the World, and having an impact on everything in business. Many thought leaders and pundits have come out with information, opinions, and speculation. Artificial intelligence is the buzzword du jour on social channels, and online communities everywhere, and new sourcing tools that leverage this technology are changing the way recruiters...Read More

On Thursday, April 26, 2018, APS, Inc., Chief Technology Officer, LJ Morris held a presentation to discuss recent updates and enhancements to the SmartSearch system, along with future advancements and events, and ended the discussion with a question and answer session. As with the Q1 SmartTalks, this was a well-attended presentation, and LJ did a...Read More

OCEANSIDE, CA – January 11, 2018 – SmartSearch, Inc., the makers of SmartSearch®, announces its highly anticipated vendor integration with Arya, a LeoForce company. In keeping with the latest technological advancements for talent acquisition, SmartSearch, has added Arya to its list of top-rated vendor product integrations. With the advent of this vendor integration, SmartSearch users will...Read More

OCEANSIDE, CA – October 25, 2017 – Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the makers of SmartSearch® recruiting business software, announces updates to its Mobile App for smartphones. This upgrade is rolled out in tandem with other Q4 2017 updates including mobile enhancements to the Onboarding Portal Plus and release of the new eSignature tool SmartSign™.  The SmartSearch® mobile...Read More