In a labor market defined by constant change, organizations are looking for workforce partners that can deliver both agility and long-term strategy. Staffmark Group Total Talent Solutions, formerly known as Advantage xPO, has been recognized on the 2026 HRO Today MSP Baker’s Dozen list, one of the staffing industry’s most respected rankings based entirely on client feedback.
Agentic AI cannot be proven in theory. It has to perform in real hiring environments, with real recruiters, real candidates, and real client pressure. In the final installment of the series, Staffmark Group CEO Stacey Lane and VP of Digital Strategy and Transformation Radi Jaarsma reveal how the company's Mobile Innovation Lab takes agentic AI directly to the field — testing, tuning, and scaling only what protects heart in the hiring journey.
In this issue of Workforce Optics, we explore a labor market that remains resilient on the surface but increasingly cautious underneath. Hiring is slowing, wage pressures are easing, and employers are shifting focus from expansion to productivity, efficiency, and retention as AI adoption, economic uncertainty, and demographic constraints continue reshaping workforce strategy in 2026.
At Staffmark, we strive to always live up to our purpose: to be the heart between people and jobs. That belief shapes how we show up for the talent we place, for the clients we partner with, and for the communities we serve. The Boots Scholarship Program is a small but powerful example of what that belief looks like in practice
Part 1 in our Agentic AI series established why speed-only AI erodes trust. In Part 2, Staffmark goes deeper to demonstrate why all AI agents are not the same and how treating them the same is where many businesses get AI wrong. Ready to learn about the importance of clear agent roles and human escalation paths?
New three-part series outlines how the national staffing leader is leveraging agentic AI to strengthen, not replace, the relationships at the heart of employment
The April edition of Workforce Optics explores a labor market that has bounced back from February’s soft patch but is still cooling beneath the surface. We unpack what this “soft but stubborn” environment means for employers as AI, demographic shifts, and rising cost pressures reshape where and how you compete for talent in 2026.
Spring is here. For many high-volume employers in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics, the promise of spring often includes more work, more workers, and additional safety considerations to keep in mind. I recently sat down with Staffing Industry Analysts’ senior editorial director, Craig Johnson, to talk about what this shift really means. Here are a few of the key insights I shared about the opportunities and the growing pains of this new era:
AI is reshaping hiring at speed — but speed alone won't build the trust, engagement, and retention that workforce success demands. Staffmark CEO Stacey Lane shares how intentional AI creates space for the human moments that make work work.
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