# Case Studies

## How Three Staffing Agencies Made Referrals Their Primary Sourcing Channel (And What They Learned)

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March 26, 2026  
There's a meaningful difference between an agency that has a referral program and an agency that has made referrals a strategic priority. That difference...

## 5 Things That Make a Staffing Agency Hard to Replace  
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January 13, 2026  
A buyer-criteria case study from Mesker Manufacturing’s Phoenix facility.

## How Atlas MedStaff Made Job Boards Irrelevant: 52% of Placements Now Come From a Source That Delivers 46% Higher Candidate Lifetime Value  
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December 15, 2025  
Executive summary:
Atlas MedStaff reduced their dependency on expensive job boards while growing their referral base. The results after 18 months:

## Resources

### New Report: What Manual Back Office Operations Are Actually Costing You

June 5, 2026

### New Report: The 2026 Staffing Industry Loyalty & Referral Benchmark  
June 3, 2026

### New Report: Beyond Job Board Dependency  
June 3, 2026

### The 2026 State of Staffing Benchmarking Report Is Now Live  
June 1, 2026

### [eBook] The End of One-Size-Fits-All Benefits: Unbundled = Choice  
February 9, 2026

## News

### CoWorx Promotes Amanda Platia to Chief People Officer  
March 9, 2026

### New Research Finds Credential Fluency Is Emerging as a Competitive Advantage in Hiring  
March 4, 2026

### ICIMS Unveils New Brand Identity Reflecting Leadership in AI for Recruiting and Hiring  
March 4, 2026

### ManpowerGroup Scales Human-First AI Interviewing to Address Global Talent Shortage  
March 4, 2026

### After 75 Years in Hiring, Recruiters Say Work Ethic Is the Most Reliable Predictor of Success  
March 4, 2026