Maggie Shea's recruiting firm, StaffBuffalo, focuses heavily on professional services such as accounting, law, insurance and human resources.

There has been a pronounced slowdown in hiring among those businesses, even though they're busy with the immediate needs of desperate clients, she said. That's partly because the immediate reaction of business managers in crisis is to halt spending and partly because people are dealing with the suddenly intermingled process of working alongside spouses and children.

But it's also because the professional services industry is facing the realistic prospect of a slowdown in their recurring revenue lines.

Shea said most of her calls right now are from clients trying to restructure operational, technology and workplace plans.

"People are asking themselves, 'What does the future look like?'" Shea said. "A new normal will evolve sooner rather than later. People need to wrap their arms around that idea and stop trying to get back to what we were doing before, because that won't work anymore."

StaffBuffalo spent the afternoon on August 26th, 2019 with the Residential program at Child and Family Services! This Harry Potter themed week of activities is to celebrate their week off between summer school and the regular school year!

Western New York's job market is hot. That's great news for job seekers and not-so-great news for employers.

But one thing remains true for both: Recruitment is different in a tight job market. There are certain things a job seeker needs to know if they're looking for work in the local market right now, and certain things employers should know if they're trying to fill their ranks.

StaffBuffalo partner, Maggie Shea, gave amazing advice on this topic!

This year, we're celebrating the women who are making Western New York a great place to live in our City Shapers reports. This week's City Shaper is helping companies find the perfect people to join their teams.

Lauren Lewis is a partner at StaffBuffalo. She grew up in Buffalo.

For more than 140 years, Child and Family Services has dedicated its resources to meet the needs of children and families. One of Western New York's oldest human service agencies, Child and Family Services fosters safe and healthy environments for children and families in local homes, schools, workplaces and communities.

Since 2017, StaffBuffalo Recruiter Anne Coughlin and her therapy dog Anya been volunteering with the SPCA program Paws for Love. They visit various locations in the WNY area, such as libraries and colleges, to bring joy and stress relief to individuals in the community.

StaffBuffalo Partner Lauren Lewis was recently featured on an episode of the podcast Licensed to Talk, where they discussed Lauren’s career journey, social media, volunteering, and even kickball! Listen to the whole episode here.

StaffBuffalo is happy to announce that our office - 168 W Humboldt Parkway - will be included in the 2019 Parkside Tour of Homes and Gardens on October 5th from 10:00am to 4:00pm! Those who visit will be able to see our first floor welcome area and conference room, the second floor collaborative work environment, and the funky and fun third floor workspace.

It’s graduation season, and summer is almost here! That means graduates looking for their first jobs, and Buffalonians looking forward to all the festivals and activities the city has to offer in the summer months.

On this week’s episode of WNY at Work, StaffBuffalo Partner Lauren Lewis and co host Dale Martin hit on all of these topics and more! Listen to the whole podcast here, and be sure to subscribe or tune in to ESPN1520AM every Sunday from 10-10:30am to join the conversation!