HR Technology® Conference & Exposition 2017

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Leveraging the Freelance Marketplace to Harness a Global Talent Pool (Room Marcello 4506)

Sixty-six percent of multinational companies expect talent shortages to affect their bottom line in the next five years. At the same time, the World Economic Forum predicts that recruitment will be a lot more challenging across all industries. How do HR leaders address this gap in talent? New technologies have emerged to address these talent shortages by enabling real-time talent sourcing that allows businesses to find and hire the best talent in the world. The most notable and innovative solutions have come from online staffing platforms and freelancer management systems. But what are the implications of these emerging technologies? How do they integrate with current systems and processes? Learn why a 180-year-old company is embracing on-demand talent innovation as a core part of its sourcing strategy, how it’s leveraging the talent marketplace to fill critical IT and marketing skills gaps, and what metrics it has established to measure success of an on-demand sourcing program.