Headway Workforce Solutions is excited to announce the acquisition of the New York hospitality and national event staffing business from Shiftgig! Through acquiring staffing business from Shiftgig, Headway adds Event Staffing to its already robust, nationwide offerings and expands its Hospitality footprint into the New York market. Headway will continue to use Deploy, Shiftgig’s software platform that connects businesses to thousands of pre-qualified, ready-to-work professionals.
At Headway, we help talented professionals find the right job. With a bustling gig economy expected to compose 43 percent of the American workforce by 2020, Headway is excited to delve deeper into the gig economy. We will provide more candidates with the jobs they want and employers with the candidates they need.
Who is Shiftgig?
Shiftgig is a workforce technology company focused on empowering people to find local employment opportunities that fit their lifestyles, schedules, and career objectives. The company’s flagship software platform, Deploy, helps businesses do just that. With a flexible software-as-a-service model, Shiftgig enables leading companies of all sizes with flexible talent pools to retain, optimize, and redeploy their workforce.
How will it work?
Headway will continue to use the Shiftgig platform, Deploy, that links candidates to shifts in the hospitality and event sectors. With a database of thousands of candidates and the rapid posting of available positions nationwide, the software provides immediate connectivity between job seekers and the employers who need them. The user-friendly app uses a smart match algorithm that connects workers with assignments based on their skills and expertise.
