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Should you include freelancers in your talent development program?

Fast Company The Future of Work

The “2018 Future Workforce” report from freelancing website Upwork, released in February, found that 59% of hiring managers are using flexible talent–freelancers, temporary, and agency workers–which is more than double the 2017 percentage (24%). Winning the Freelance Talent Wars. Creating Criteria.

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Report: HR Trends 2024 – Navigating the Future of Work

Extensis

Employees today don’t want to simply collect a paycheck—they want to work somewhere they feel welcome and appreciated, and at a place they believe shares their values. Developing a diverse workplace also boosts an organization’s social responsibility and can improve its decision-making by unifying diverse experiences, skills, and ideas.

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Understanding the Ecosystem of Managed Direct Sourcing Suppliers

LiveHire

Not surprisingly, employees have heightened expectations for work-life balance and flexible employment arrangements that companies are racing to catch up with. of the US workforce now comprises non-employees (i.e. The Direct Sourcing technology partner builds a branded Talent Cloud to attract and engage contingent workers.

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8 Steps for Starting a Recruitment Agency in the UK

Manatal

The reshuffle of labor, acceleration of digitalization, and lingering concerns about COVID risks have exacerbated talent shortages in certain industries despite the surge in job openings. In 2022, all employers will expect proper partnership from the government on skills reform, support for the unemployed, and immigration rules.”.

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How HR leaders can design a successful hybrid workspace strategy

HR Brew

They have a leadership cohort, a leadership vision, and an employee value proposal that is cogent, visionary, and comprehensive. And, all the CHROs that I work with closely, they’re trying to navigate their future of work and future of hybrid strategies, and their varying degrees of success. Quick-to-read HR news & insights.

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The Hard Reality of Soft Skills (i4cp login required)

i4cp

The skills most urgently needed by organizations are not the easiest to develop—and for too long have been discounted or dismissed altogether as fluff in some corporate circles. And it's about soft skills. Thought leader Patti Phillips, Ph.D.

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Mercer study: AI, HR leaders, talent and the ‘art of the possible’

HRExecutive

Artificial intelligence, employee skills and workforce wellbeing are three themes headlining Mercer’s recently released Global Talent Trends 2024 report, which captures compelling, future-focused perspectives from over 12,200 C-suite executives, HR leaders, employees and investors.