About the Wisconsin Employee of the Year Awards

Save-the-Date for the 2026 Awards Dinner & Celebration

September 17, 2026 

Our annual awards event hosted during ASA's National Staffing Employee Week in September

Nominations are now being accepted and are due by August 1st. 

National Staffing Employee Week (NSEW) celebrates the contributions of the millions of individuals employed by U.S. staffing firms each week. The American Staffing Association sets the date annually and it usually takes place the 3rd week in September. During this special week, staffing firms from across the nation honor their greatest asset: their temporary and contract employees.

The Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services (WASS) hosts an annual NSEW Celebration & Awards event. This event not only increases awareness about the positive impact of the staffing industry, but also provides you - our staffing members - an opportunity to recognize your top talent. The awards and recognition, coupled with the unique in-person celebration, provides a public platform for which you can honor and celebrate those Everyday Heroes that make you want to go to work everyday.

The annual nomination process for your TOP EMPLOYEES is simple...

1. Submit a short nomination form (names and positions) for each of your temporary or contract employees - your Super Stars - that you'd like to have formally recognized. All nominees will receive certificates, gift bags and be formally recognized at the annual award ceremony, which all are welcome to attend.

2. If applicable, forward the application link and encourage all of your branch locations to participate - many agencies submit multiple nominees and some nominate from every branch!

3. Most important...every staffing firm selects ONE of these employees to be considered for their top choice! Nominators are asked to answer 3 to 4 questions providing a bit of background on your top candidate. Your top-choice candidate will be submitted to a judging panel comprised of industry professionals not affiliated with a staffing agency. The judges will review the written submissions and will selected as the Wisconsin Staffing Employee of the Year. The Wisconsin Staffing Employee of the Year will be announced at the annual dinner celebration that takes place each September, during ASA's dedicated National Staffing Employee Week.

Note: In addition, the nominators are required to submit a short 1 to 3 minute Zoom video for their Top Candidate, their Super Star, and nominee. Judges do not see the video and videos are not part of the judging process. Additionally, the Nomination Forms are scrubbed of identifiers such as staffing firm name, client names, etc. to ensure an unbiased judging process. The videos are shown at the NSEW Dinner & Awards Celebration and on social media following the announcement of the winner. Additionally, the Nomination Forms are scrubbed of identifiers such as name of the staffing firm, client names, etc. to ensure – as much as possible – an unbiased judging process.

Watch 2025's Wisconsin Employee of the Year Video 

2026 Wisconsin Staffing Employee of the Year nomination application

Register here for the September 17th Dinner & Awards Ceremony  

Thank you Marsh & McLennan Agency for over 25 years of Sponsoring the NSEW Awards!

“The WASS employee of the year event is by far my favorite event of the year.  The value of the event is not in the award itself but by recognizing the everyday heroes that continue to help our companies grow. For many people, this event is a life changing event that leads to other opportunities.”

~Sara Luchsinger, CSP, SEEK Careers/Staffing