Why You Are Losing “The War For Seasonal Talent” Explained Managers who must recruit seasonal staff need to wake up and realize that the recruiting landscape has changed. Today’s managers must learn that recruiting is now much more difficult. In…
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Here’s Why The Upwork IPO Was a Real Snoozer After an Initial Spike
Upwork IPO’d today. With Glassdoor bypassing the public markets for a big payday, a lot of industry attention turned toward the popular freelancing platform. After an initial spike around 50 percent above the pre-IPO price, however, the day was a real snoozer…
The Freelance Workforce Isn’t the Same as the Uber Workforce
Most industries have heard the term “Uberization” — the idea that if you apply the Uber model to an industry, it will bring disruption, change, and innovation to the market. The taxi industry was disrupted significantly when Uber came into…
Temp Hiring Forecast to Slow This Quarter
Temp worker growth is forecast to slow significantly in this last quarter of 2015, after aggressively growing since 2010. The Palmer Forecast predicts temp will grow by 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter when compared to the same quarter last year. If…