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🎯 From Hiring Job Titles To Accessing Capability | The Independent Workforce | Bryan Peña (opens the original)
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“We need to get back to hiring the person, not the paper, because a résumé doesn’t always tell you who can actually solve the problem.” In this episode, we discussed why traditional hiring is breaking down, how companies can move from simply hiring employees to orchestrating employees, independent talent and AI, and how to succeed in this new workforce, in particular: 👉 Why traditional hiring processes often measure the wrong things and prevent companies from accessing great talent. 👉 Why AOR an
💪 Why External Experts Are A Business Superpower | The Independent Workforce | Alp Sezginsoy (opens the original)
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“Independent experts are not a backup plan. They are a faster way to access the knowledge your company does not have yet.” In this episode, we discussed why companies need to stop treating independent talent like traditional hiring and start building a new operating system for accessing expertise fast, in particular: 👉 How the pandemic accelerated corporate interest in independent professionals. 👉 Why business-unit ownership is often the difference between a two-week process and an eight-month d
🤝 Why You Must Work With Global Independent Talent | The Independent Workforce | Natalie Narh (opens the original)
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“Cultural relevance is not just social responsibility. It is a commercial benefit.” In this episode, we discussed how companies can better discover, trust, brief, pay, and collaborate with global talent, and why it is a commercial advantage, in particular: 👉 Why discoverability, project management, and payments are the biggest infrastructure gaps in global creative hiring. 👉 Why companies need to understand the commercial value of diverse and culturally relevant creative talent. 👉 Why a great fr
🌍 Inside a Global Freelance Workforce of 900 Experts | The Independent Workforce | Laura Gil Alcalde (opens the original)
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“You don’t need to start with 900 freelancers. Start with one project where you need expertise now.” In this episode, we discussed how can a global company work with hundreds of freelancers while maintaining quality, security, compliance, and human connection, in particular: 👉 Why security, identity verification, and fraud prevention become major challenges when working with hundreds of remote freelancers. 👉 How relationships with freelancers create access to trusted professionals, referrals, an
⚽ How To Build Your Bench Of Freelancers | The Independent Workforce | Maari Casey (opens the original)
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"The companies that keep waiting for the perfect hire will lose to the companies that know how to build flexible teams." In this episode, we discussed how forward-thinking companies move beyond treating freelancers as gap-fillers and instead build a flexible workforce strategy that combines employees, contractors, freelancers, and AI, in particular: 👉 How to build a flexible workforce without creating chaos. 👉 How freelance benches eliminate hiring friction before projects even begin. 👉 What AI
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