Automated Business Designs

MARCH 5, 2025

The healthcare staffing industry continues to be one of the fastest growing industries. According to the iCIMS Insights February 2025 Workforce Report , the application volume for healthcare roles increased by 24% month over month in January and is 9% higher than in January 2024. Healthcare job openings rose by 25% from last month and inched up 5% higher than January 2024.

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Episode Overview Bob Pettke interviews two guests about the Midwest Staffing Conference. First, WAS president Clay Pautz highlights the conference’s diverse tracks, top speakers, and vendor networking, emphasizing the value of gaining new perspectives. Then, grit expert Lara Jones shares her inspiring story of overcoming the loss of her son and near-death experience, explaining how she developed the Global Grit System.

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Staffing sales have been a challenge over the past year, but experts predict that 2025 will be a year of growth. According to the Staffing Industry Analysts January 2025 Jobs Report , jobs were up in December with 256,000 new jobs added. The sectors with the largest gain included Health and Social Assistance, Retail Trade, and Leisure and Hospitality.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Episode Overview Host Bob Pettke welcomes Lance Duke Snider to discuss the upcoming Midwest Staffing Conference, a must-attend event for staffing professionals featuring keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and over 30 vendor partners. David Atkins, a retired NY State Police Captain and motivational speaker, shares his powerful life lessons from 9/11 and his mission to inspire others to make the most of every day.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 8, 2025

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE has been named a High Performer in Staffing, Applicant Tracking System, OnBoarding, CRM, and Candidate Relationship Management by G2 , the worlds largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 8 additional awards in the G2 Winter Reports, including High Performer of the Americas for CRM and Highest User Adoption for Staffing.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 7, 2025

As we enter a new year, you may be setting individual and team goals for 2025. While goals can be set at any time, the new year is a quintessential time for New Years resolutions- new year, new you, new business goals. Did you know though that only 9% of Americans that make resolutions complete them and 43% of people quit by the end of January? New years resolutions can be hard to complete and carry on throughout the whole year.

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Automated Business Designs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Marketing Your Value and Planning for 2025 The holiday season is in full swing! It’s the time of year for holiday shopping, cookie baking, singing carols, and embarking in your favorite holiday traditions. It’s also the time of year to watch some of your favorite holiday movies. One of my favorites is It’s a Wonderful Life , starring Jimmy Stewart. It’s a Wonderful Life follows the story of George Bailey, a struggling businessman, who has the opportunity to see what life would be like if he had

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Episode Overview Ultra- Staff EDGE , Bob Pettke interviews Mike Jacoutot of Butler Street , diving into Mike’s extensive experience in staffing and his insights on blending AI with emotional intelligence to enhance client and talent relationships. Together, they discuss key industry shifts, including post-COVID sales strategies, the growing role of technology, and why discipline and resilience remain central to staffing success.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Episode Overview Ultra- Staff EDGE welcomes Gabrielle Bosché, renowned author, speaker, and co-founder of The Purpose Company , to discuss the transformative impact of finding and living one’s purpose. Gabrielle dives into her unique, science-backed, four-step approach—developed with her husband, Brian—that helps individuals identify their purpose.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Episode Overview Ultra- Staff EDGE brings to you the Staffing Buzz Network, where host Bob Pettke chats with Cathi Canfield, VP of Enterprise Transformation at Employbridge , the largest light industrial staffing company in North America. They discuss Cathi’s recognition in the 2023 Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list, her insights on workforce trends, and Employbridge’s “Voice of the American Worker” survey, which sheds light on evolving worker priorities, includin

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Episode Overview In this episode of the Staffing Buzz Network, brought by Ultra- Staff EDGE , host Bob Pettke chats with industry expert Dan Mori about overcoming challenges in staffing sales and the critical role of understanding a unique value proposition. Through engaging discussions and practical examples, they explore strategies for positioning staffing solutions effectively, whether competing on value or price.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Searching for new business can be time consuming, yet it is essential for business growth. Did you know you can take advantage of several searches in your ATS to find prospective clients? By taking advantage of these 5 unique searches in your ATS, you can discover new customers and re-engage with former customers. This thanksgiving season, you will be thankful for these 5 searches in your ATS!

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Finding ways to grow your staffing business can be scary. This Halloween season though it’s nothing to be spooked about! By taking advantage of the data in your ATS, you can establish your secret potion for filling job orders successfully and growing your business. In this article, we will look at 7 spell binding metrics that can help you establish goals for your team to be successful in filling open job orders with a higher retention rate.

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 9, 2024

CHICAGO, Illinois– The Ultra- Staff EDGE JOBS candidate mobile app, developed by Automated Business Designs, was honored with two Stevie® Awards in the 2024 Stevie Awards Program. Ultra- Staff EDGE JOBS has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® for Best Employee Engagement Solution in the ninth annual Stevie® Awards for Great Employers. Ultra- Staff EDGE JOBS was also named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® for Product of the Year in the first annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, “the

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Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Episode Overview Ultra- Staff EDGE welcomes Kelli Schutrop, CEO and Founder of Thoughtful Resound , as she discusses how to become a thought leader for lead generation, the value of consultative selling, and executing a personal brand that has the best curb appeal. Listen to the Episode: Episode Transcript: Bob Pettke (Host): [00:00:00] Coming to you from the Ultra- Staff Studios in Chicago.

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE has been named a High Performer in Staffing, Applicant Tracking System, OnBoarding, CRM, and Candidate Relationship Management by G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 6 additional awards in the G2 Fall Reports, including High Performer of the Americas for CRM and Highest User Adoption for Staffing.

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Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Smartphone. Everyone has one. Think of your family members, co-workers, and friends. Do any of them not have a smartphone? When you are walking down the street, in an elevator, waiting in a line at a coffee shop, what are people doing? Everyone is on their phone. In this day and age, if someone doesn’t have a smartphone it is alarming! In fact, 9 in 10 Americans own a smartphone.

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Automated Business Designs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Episode Overview Ultra- Staff EDGE welcomes Keynote Speaker, Gabrielle Bosche, with The Purpose Company as she discusses what to expect from her keynote at the upcoming Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retreat on September 24 th and September 25 th in Michigan City, IN! Hear why you won’t want to miss it and catch a sneak peek of what to expect from the highly anticipated keynote about finding your purpose and how to apply it.

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 13, 2024

Developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE Staffing and Recruiting Software win distinguished company culture award. CHICAGO, Illinois–Automated Business Designs (ABD), developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software , was named a 2024 Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in both Chicago and in the Nation. This distinguished honor is the ninth consecutive year that ABD has been recognized by the Chicago Best and Brightest Program and the eighth consecutive year that ABD has been recogn

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 8, 2024

The healthcare staffing industry is complex and unlike any other industry. Having the right software tools by your side can help simplify the ever-growing complexity of healthcare staffing. Between credential management and compliance to calculating pay packages and managing shifts, these essential needs of healthcare staffing can be made easy with the right healthcare staffing software solution.

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Automated Business Designs

JULY 9, 2024

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE has been named a High Performer in Staffing, Applicant Tracking System, OnBoarding, CRM, and Candidate Relationship Management by G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 7 additional awards in the G2 Summer Reports, including High Performer of the Americas for CRM and Highest User Adoption for Candidate Relationship Management.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 25, 2024

Staffing software plays a vital role in a staffing company’s operation. Staffing software can help companies be more efficient and streamline tasks to drive business growth. Deciding on the right ATS and CRM solution is often a topic of discussion. Your back office software is just as important though as it’s the heart that keeps the whole business circulating.

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Automated Business Designs

JUNE 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced recruiting landscape, maximizing recruiting efficiency is essential. Customers want candidates placed faster, all while maintaining candidate quality. Having a quick time-to-hire, while maintaining quality candidates can be a game-changer in both retaining customers and gaining new business. So, how can recruiters maximize their efficiency to save time and focus on the best resources available to them?

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Automated Business Designs

MAY 7, 2024

We often hear discussions whereby the participants adamantly maintain that they “must have an “open API”. When asked how they plan on using it, those that are the most unwavering, have no specific reason in mind. They simply contend that they need it for future needs that may come up. “Open API” has become a buzzword of sorts that is echoed when stakeholders are assessing new technology for their firm.

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Automated Business Designs

APRIL 18, 2024

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE has been named a High Performer in Staffing, Applicant Tracking System, OnBoarding, CRM, and Candidate Relationship Management by G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 7 additional awards in the G2 Spring Reports, including High Performer of the Americas for CRM and Highest User Adoption for Staffing.

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Automated Business Designs

APRIL 9, 2024

It’s officially spring and with spring comes spring cleaning! Whether that is cleaning your house, your office, or maybe just cleaning up your everyday practices, spring is an opportunity to start fresh. It can also be an opportunity to clean up your ATS data and processes. Once you onboard with an ATS provider, it’s rare to take the time to re-evaluate your processes and clean up the data in your system.

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Automated Business Designs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Applicant Tracking Systems are vital for staffing and recruiting agencies. It helps track and manage candidates throughout the recruiting process for a job. If you aren’t manually doing this by hand, then you are probably already using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for your day-to-day operations. While the bones of an ATS help track and manage candidates, the right ATS can transform your entire staffing and recruiting operations to not only boost efficiency but GROW your business.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 23, 2024

AI. One of the most buzzed words in 2023. You saw it in articles, on the news, in webinars, in sessions, and at conferences. Almost daily you heard about AI and the importance of using it. Now we are in 2024 and AI isn’t going away. The buzz of those fateful two letters will keep buzzing about and consume our thoughts. When some people hear the words “AI”, they want it right away, like a shiny new object, without even knowing exactly what it is and how it can help.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 9, 2024

The staffing industry has become one of the most competitive industries in the world today. What’s often overlooked by staffing professionals is that, like our clients, staffing professionals have a choice too. In other words, you do not have to take on every new company that is looking for staffing help. You can be selective! You should qualify your next staffing customer/partner, just as they qualify you.

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Automated Business Designs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE has achieved High Performer in Applicant Tracking System and OnBoarding and High Performer of the Americas in Staffing, OnBoarding, and Candidate Relationship Management by G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 11 additional awards in the G2 Winter Reports.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As we gear up for 2024, evaluating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is critical for not only planning the future but also evaluating how your staffing business is performing. Measuring KPIs on a regular basis helps you see key insights into your business and helps you make strategic decisions. This is especially important for the growth of your staffing business in order to see what areas need improvement.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

CHICAGO, Illinois– This month Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE Staffing and Recruiting Software , launched The Staffing Buzz Network , an Ultra- Staff EDGE Original Podcast. The Staffing Buzz Network will dive into the latest staffing industry trends and news to help staffing professionals stay ahead of the curve and gain valuable insights they can apply to their staffing business.

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Automated Business Designs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

CHICAGO, Illinois– Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra- Staff EDGE Staffing Software, has named Sebastian Brukalo as Chief Technology Officer and Bob Pettke as Chief Sales Officer. Both Sebastian and Bob bring decades of high-level experience to Ultra- Staff EDGE ’s growing team and the staffing industry at large. Sebastian Brukalo has held various technological and software development roles as a Senior Engineer, Architect, and Director.

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Every salesperson has been at that point where they “didn’t close the deal.” Perhaps the prospective customer went with a competitor instead or they decided to keep doing what they are currently doing. Why didn’t they move forward with your services or solution ? This is the million-dollar question that a salesperson asks themselves after losing a deal.

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Automated Business Designs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

CHICAGO, Illinois– Ultra- Staff EDGE Time Capture, developed by Automated Business Designs, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award for Best Time and Expense Solution in the eighth 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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Automated Business Designs is proud to announce that Ultra- Staff EDGE Staffing and Recruiting Software has achieved High Performer in Applicant Tracking System and OnBoarding and High Performer of the Americas in Staffing and OnBoarding by G2 , the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. In addition to these accolades, Ultra- Staff EDGE earned 8 additional awards in the Fall G2 2023 Report.

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Automated Business Designs

AUGUST 21, 2023

In staffing, everyone wants to have a quick, efficient, and cost-effective recruiting process. One way staffing companies can make this happen is by incorporating talent pipelines into their recruiting strategy. A talent pipeline is simply a list of top candidates you have already qualified and vetted. These candidates may be people who landed up taking another job or even candidates that have worked for you in the past that you want to keep at the top of your mind.

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