Five articles in the last week from the world of healthcare staffing and technology.

Timing the sale of your IT staffing company

• Key takeaway: The IT segment of the staffing marketplace is performing well right now and is one of the most sought after segments for staffing industry acquirers per our discussions with active buyers.
  

Benefits of a company that value it’s nurses

• Key takeaway: When a facility is choosing a travel nurse staffing company there are a lot of factors to consider.
  

Tablets and apps might be doctor’s orders of the future

• Key takeaway: If you have ever sat in a doctor’s waiting room, next to someone with a hacking cough and with only a pile of out-of-date Reader’s Digests for company, then you may have asked whether the system was fit for 21st Century living.
  

4 Ways to shake up recruiting in 2014

• Key takeaway: The future of the staffing industry is looking bright. According to a report by Staffing Industry Analysts, staffing is expected to grow by at least six percent in 2014.

Train your workforce, train yourself

• Key takeaway: Job seekers who improve their skills have a much better chance of getting the assignment that turns into a full-time job, and staffing professionals who improve their skills have a better chance of recruiting top talent and out-performing the competition.