Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

CHICAGO, Illinois– The Ultra- Staff EDGE Medical Scheduling Module, developed by Automated Business Designs, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award for Best Employee Scheduling Solution in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.

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Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Staffing software provider celebrates 40 th anniversary! CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing software, is celebrating the company’s 40 th anniversary. Founded in 1982, ABD is one of the oldest vendors in the industry but continues to introduce the latest innovative staffing technology solutions.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 29, 2022

Remember getting “brand new shoes” when you were a kid but you couldn’t wear them until your parent gave you the green light? Sometimes you had to wait until school started and other times they were bought for that “special occasion” that took forever to come. The excitement would build up right up until the day that you were finally able to sport your new look.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 29, 2022

You’re in a groove. You do things in a certain way and everything is great. Things fall into place and it’s comfortable. What could be better? Well, like they say, you never know until you try. But why try anything different when the current processes are working? Or are they? Is what you do really working or could things possibly be better? Why do companies change their business processes?

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 30, 2022

Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award. CHICAGO, Illinois–Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named a Chicago Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in 2022. This distinguished honor is the seventh consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest Program.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 23, 2022

Have you been using your staffing software to document and manage unemployment claims? Utilizing your software tools to the fullest extent to handle this issue can save you quite a bit of time and money. The Importance of Documentation. It all starts with the documentation of applicants that have filed for unemployment. Most staffing software will allow you to set some type of status or other code that can identify applicants that are currently charged to your unemployment.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 14, 2022

So, you’ve selected what you felt was the very best staffing software in the world and after implementation, you really don’t see much of a difference in your operations. Did you select the wrong software? Probably not. This is a common problem and there are many reasons for this. Choosing New Staffing Software is Just the First Step. First, keep in mind that selecting good software is only the beginning of the process.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 7, 2022

Marketing is a great deal of fun with social media. But like everything else your social media strategy needs to be carefully planned. There is a set of unwritten rules that you should get familiar with to ensure that you are following proper protocol. Social media is like a big dinner party – if you mess up, your future invitations will dwindle.

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 20, 2022

It’s not uncommon for a “Day Labor” staffing company to run three shifts, 7 days per week. Day labor staffing is a difficult business that requires the utmost in efficiency as last minute and early morning jobs require qualified workers. Dispatchers have to know who is available and what is required. The dispatcher must know if safety glasses, boots, heavy lifting or other skills are needed for the job.

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 16, 2022

We all like to think we provide great customer service. Nothing is more bothersome than feeling that you are not appreciated as a customer, and we certainly would never want any of our clients to feel that way. Yet, as organizations grow, new people join the team. It’s a difficult task to ensure that everyone is on board with the company’s philosophy on customer service. 2022 is a terrific time to make plans for controlling the type of service you provide and how your staffing software can he

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 5, 2022

Hiring good people for your organization is a challenge, but training is an even greater endeavor. When a new person comes on board they have to learn your culture, processes and procedures, and software. Culture is fairly easy because much of the culture, unlike anything else, can be picked up by osmosis. Everything else has to be taught and learned.

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Automated Business Designs

APRIL 18, 2022

No one ever buys anything with the intent of using a small percentage of the product. Generally, when one makes a major purchase there is a good amount of research involved and desired features are scrutinized for efficiency and effectiveness. There may be yes/no checklists involved, various conversations with the vendor and many product demonstrations.

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Automated Business Designs

APRIL 6, 2022

Has your staffing software been a major disappointment? Is it costing you more time and money than it makes for you? Ever wonder what the problem could be? You did the research, compared products and thought you selected the best software for your needs. How did the project go south? Do You Know Your Software? . Many companies use just a very small percentage of what a product can do.

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 31, 2022

Why do so many software systems fail? Corporate leaders often wonder what went wrong. How could they have chosen the wrong software? Should they have checked more references? Scheduled more demos? Why exactly isn’t the solution that they invested in working? People Fear Change. Part of the process of introducing new software is “getting people on board” for the technology change.

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 23, 2022

If you choose to use staffing software to help run your business then you are “automated”. However, automation offers a variety of return, all based upon software features that are available and implementation of processes within the organization. New staffing software is exciting but how come it always looks better and more affective when the salesperson is performing the demonstration?

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 22, 2022

Great service is one thing but impressive service that goes beyond expectations is quite another. Impressive service can make the difference in securing and cultivating ongoing long-term relationships with our customers. Service must be such that it makes customers anxious to do business with you. You want customers to be so impressed that they walk away thinking, “That was a great experience – I got more than I expected.

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 15, 2022

For months, this is the moment you have been waiting for. It’s “ live day ” on the new staffing software ! Everyone has been anticipating the big unveiling. You’re nervous. After all, you had a major role in selecting the software. You’re the one that has been telling everyone how great everything is going to be. It was your responsibility to coordinate the “data conversion”.

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 8, 2022

Whatever your business model, you can benefit monetarily by using CRM (Customer Relationship Management Software). This crucial tool allows you to craft a marketing plan that recognizes each customer as an individual with distinct buying habits, needs and appeal. No IT budget can afford not to include CRM. What is Customer Relationship Management Software?

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Everybody loves talking about soaring revenue. Doubling revenue, tripling revenue, and having such and such % better revenue than last year are all nice songs to sing. It sounds great to everyone. Prospects enjoy hearing about it. Your employees get a sense of pride. Your marketing and sales people have a field day with it. That song may even help you get “more revenue” this year.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 24, 2022

With 2022 in full swing, you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about your hiring strategy in the new year. Whether it’s combating the Great Resignation, finding the best candidates in a time when candidates have the upper hand, incentivizing your job offers, or finding a way for candidates to trust you as an employer. Going into 2022 with a hiring strategy is essential to stay a leader in the industry, especially during a time when the employment climate changes every day.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 13, 2022

Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software users can now effortlessly keep track of vaccination statuses through the new Candidate Compliance Portal. CHICAGO, IL—Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, released a breakthrough technology that will allow staffing companies to track candidate vaccination statuses within the Ultra- Staff EDGE applicant tracking system.

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Automated Business Designs

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I am learning a lot from my 7-year-old and not just the routine stuff like how to get red crayon stains out of an entire load of laundry. Some of it pertains to sales techniques. How do people process new information? What extrapolations do they make? What erroneous assumptions do they make that seems perfectly clear on the face of it but is often misunderstood?

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The “Great Resignation” has been a buzz word we have all talked about now for the past several months and it doesn’t seem to be going away. Just recently reported by the BLS , the Great Resignation reached an all-time high in September with 4.4 million workers quitting their jobs. What is the cause of the Great Resignation though? Is it workers wanting more flexibility in their work/life balance that their current employer doesn’t offer?

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With Christmas two months away, companies are ramping up their holiday hiring needs. Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, and USPS are among just some of the companies that are hiring thousands of seasonal workers this year. PeopleReady, a division of TrueBlue Inc., reported that 19 million jobs were posted in the U.S. between August and September, as holiday hiring starts to heat up.

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Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

October 14 th – 15 th , 2021. When was the last time you experienced an owner/executive retreat that had a lasting effect on your success as a business owner or manager? If nothing stands out, you may want to look into the Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retrea t, sponsored by the Illinois Search & Staffing Association and the Michigan Association of Staffing Services.

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s that time of year again when companies are preparing to attend all of the major fall staffing conferences! With conferences taking place in a virtual environment last year, there is even more anticipation to finally be back to in-person events this year. Whether you are attending one of the national conferences or a local one, making the most out of the conference is important.

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software integrates with Brink’s Money Paycard to help staffing companies streamline payroll processes. CHICAGO, IL—Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, have partnered with Brink’s Money Paycard to bring a fully integrated paycard staffing software solution to the industry.

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 3, 2021

This week I came across a new survey published by FlexJobs that revealed 48% of unemployed job seekers are frustrated in their job search because they are not finding the right jobs to apply to. That survey also showed that 47% are actively looking outside their current career to find employment, 85% are willing to take a pay cut in order to secure a job, and 40% have applied to jobs they think they’re overqualified for.

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Automated Business Designs

JULY 28, 2021

Staffing and recruiting software provider wins distinguished company culture award. CHICAGO, Illinois–Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, was named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2021. This prestigious honor is the sixth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest Program.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 22, 2021

Okay, after hearing about all of the TikTok recruiting buzz, I thought it was finally time to take a deep dive into it. I am not a TikTok user (despite being a millennial), so I thought for the purpose of this blog, I must download the app! Upon login, I was immediately blasted with a video. It took a moment to orient myself as random videos flashed on my screen, but soon after I was swiftly navigating around the app.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 2, 2021

Mobile recruiting is certainly not a new concept in the staffing and recruiting industry. In the past 10 years, implementing mobile recruiting tactics has become increasingly more important for recruiting success! In the current candidate driven market though it is even more essential to keep candidates engaged throughout the whole recruiting funnel.

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 17, 2021

Developers of the staffing and recruiting software solution, Ultra- Staff EDGE, partner with Sense to help staffing companies transform the talent experience, increase engagement, and grow business. CHICAGO, IL—Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software , have partnered with Sense to bring the twin powers of AI and automation to the staffing and recruiting industry.

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 4, 2021

As the economy gets back on its feet and more Americans become vaccinated, there has been an upsurge in job opportunities available. What employers are finding though, is that few candidates are applying. Less candidates are responding to job postings, which is a complete 360 from a year ago when unemployment rates were at the highest ever and job opportunities were far and few in between.

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Automated Business Designs

MARCH 23, 2021

March is a much-anticipated time for many. It’s a time when both sports fans and non-sports fans come together to join office pools. Confident brackets are put together with the anticipation of “I’m taking it all this year!”, until the small school you never heard of pulls off an upset against your winning team. March madness is called “March Madness” because anything can happen in the NCAA March Madness tournament!

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You may not have heard of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) until recently. If so, you’re not alone! That’s because businesses who applied for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020, weren’t eligible to apply for the ERC. In 2021 though that has all changed. Now businesses who applied for the PPP loan are eligible for the Employee Retention Credit both retrospectively and in 2021, which is HUGE!

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It’s hard to believe we’ve now lived almost a full year in the pandemic. Since March I’ve written articles about ways to adjust business strategy, how to adapt to the changing times, utilizing technology to stay successful, and more. When I wrote my first article related to the pandemic back in March, “ The Complete Guide: How to Make the Most of Your New Life at Home ” (still worth checking out if you want ideas!

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Automated Business Designs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It’s crazy to think that we are already at the end of 2020 and the holidays are upon us. It seems like the past 9 months have surprisingly gone fast, despite everything going on. Even though the holidays will probably look a little more like a holi-daze this year, I still look forward to the holiday season and all of the holiday cheer it brings! Overall, I think everyone is probably looking forward to the holiday season a little more this year!!

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