Typically, staffing software is a combination of an Applicant Tracking System or Customer Relationship Management system and Job Posting, Human Resource Management, payroll and/or accounting functions.
Most staffing software products are front-office-based applications used for the management and placement of people on temporary work assignments.
Each week, active assignment records are used to create transaction entries against which a number of hours worked by the candidate on the job order is entered.
These transaction data are then used to create a paycheck and invoice as well as accommodating ancillary financial data such as mileage, equipment and parking, any of which may or may be paid or charged to the candidate or similarly billed to the client.
Staffing software systems also mirror many of the functions in Vendor Management Software (VMS) such as distributing job orders out to subcontractors, controlling overall spend and managing the quality of worker by third-party vendor.