How Direct Sourcing Drives Talent Sustainability
04-16-2024In today’s dynamic business landscape, the age of “omni-channel talent acquisition” has emerged, providing businesses with diverse options to source and manage their workforce. From digital staffing marketplaces to traditional vendors and staffing suppliers, professional services, talent networks, and social media platforms, the choices are abundant. With this wealth of talent channels, matching project requirements […]
The Cosmic Ballet Goes On!!! 🌑🌒🌓
04-08-2024Hoping that the Future of Work Exchange‘s readers, community, and partners enjoy the Great North American Eclipse today.
Upwork Survey Identifies Fastest-Growing Skills
03-28-2024The world of work is rapidly evolving as technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) shift how work gets done. Enterprises are turning to AI for transformative workplace results, leading to increases in upskilling and technology adoption within the contingent and permanent workforce. This opens the door for freelancers and contractors who meet the skills demand from […]
Announcing the “2024 VMS Technology Advisor” Report
03-21-2024Vendor Management System (VMS) platforms are considered the cornerstone of the workforce solutions market, delivering sophisticated and automated functionality that holistically oversee critical facets of contingent and extended workforce management. Integrated seamlessly with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in many cases, the VMS model has firmly established itself as a mature and pivotal platform in the […]
Talent Experts on FOWX — The Current and Future State of Direct Sourcing and More
03-14-2024Our “Talent Expert Series” on FOWX features podcast excerpts of today’s Future of Work thought leaders who appear on The Future of Work Exchange Podcast. The series continues with an excerpt from Season 7, Episode 15 featuring Christy Forest, CEO and Executive Director at LiveHire, who discussed the current state of direct sourcing, the future […]
Digital Staffing’s Impact on the Future of Work
03-12-2024In the ever-evolving landscape of talent and work, the phrase “digital staffing” has emerged as a pervasive buzzword, encompassing a wide array of solutions designed to streamline the process of finding, engaging, and sourcing workers. This term has transcended its origins and evolved into a transformative force that is reshaping the way businesses access and […]
The Fluidity of the Future of Work
03-05-2024For well over a decade, the “Future of Work” phrase has elicited both excitement and confusion. There is an inherent joy associated with the pathways of progression around the concepts of “work,” yet, complexities remain from defining exactly what is the “future state” of how we work. As the phrase, and its subsequent movement, caught […]
Employee Experience and the Power of Engagement
02-29-2024One business constant over the last four years is uncertainty. Whether it’s the economy, geopolitics, or the overall market, enterprises must contend with that sense of the unknown. As such, having a flexible and agile workforce is essential when market dynamics shift. Flexibility and agility often derive from employee experience (EX) initiatives. Organizations that prioritize […]
When a Return to the Office and Workplace Culture Collide
02-27-2024Although it’s hard to believe, it’s been four years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. And in that time, several key Future of Work “accelerants” took the business arena by storm. The extended workforce, long a viable source of talent, saw a remarkable increase in utilization as businesses sought true workforce scalability in the […]
DOL Ruling Leaves Uncertainty for Contingent Workers
02-20-2024(Author Note: This article intends to inform about a critical government ruling taking effect in a few weeks as well as encourage discussion on social media. See a post by Christopher Dwyer, managing director of the Future of Work Exchange, this week on LinkedIn to share your opinions and feedback.) Enterprises of all sizes rely […]