Resources for Finding Staffing Providers
In Chapter 10, I recommended picking a staffing partner that’s a member of a reputable association. Below is a list of such associations. Those included provide access to their member lists and require members to abide by a code of standards. You can read more about each association’s standards on their websites. Associations are listed under the country of their headquarters.
Australia and New Zealand
Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association Ltd (ITCRA)
Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA)
Canada
The Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS)
China
China Association of Foreign Service Trades (CAFST)
France
Prism’emploi—Professionnels du recrutement et de l’intérim
Germany
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo Germany)
www.apsco.org/international/apsco-germany.aspx
India
Indian Staffing Federation
www.indianstaffingfederation.org
Japan
Japan Staffing Services Association
Mexico
Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Capital Humano (AMECH)
Philippines
Philippine Association of Local Service Contractors (PALSCON)
Russia
The Association of Private Employment Agencies
Singapore
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo Asia)
www.apsco.org/asia/apsco-asia.aspx
South Africa
The Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations (APSO)
South Korea
Korea HR Services Industry Association
United Kingdom
Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
United States
American Staffing Association
Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants
National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations
National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS)
TechServe Alliance
Global
World Employment Confederation (WEC)
Members of WEC include national associations across the globe. Links to these associations can be found in their membership section.