Contract Talent

In just the past 20 years, the percentage of work allocated to contingent labor and contract talent has grown from six percent to more than 27 percent. Today, large organizations typically spend an average of about seven percent of overall company revenue on their contingent and contract workforce, often representing tens of millions of dollars.

The contingent and contract workforce is both big and important. Yet, in most organizations, it is loosely managed and all but ignored by HR. Do your hiring managers work directly with staffing vendors? Do pay rates for similar contractors fluctuate widely? is co-employment risk managed? Do you know how many contractors you have on staff at any given time? If you answered no to any of these questions, or if you're just curious to know how organizations are literally saving million of dollars, year after year, on their contract and contingent workforce, join this webcast and we'll explain. more »

The use of contract workers has grown fivefold since the 1980's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and nearly four out of five employers nationwide hire some form of contractual help. 10 years ago a contract worker may simply have been a "temp" from a staffing agency, but the implications of the contingent work force had taken a radical turn in the past decade. The globalization and flattening of the world economy, the aging of the US workforce, and the demand for increased flexibility and mobility-these are only several of the multitudes of factors that are driving the changes in CWM. If you don't know the future of your workforce, how can you effectively plan for your human capital initiatives?

Join us for this fascinating hour that will examine who your contract workers are-both today and in the future. We'll examine what drives the contingent worker, and how you can best capitalize your ROI both in terms of your bottom line and a satisfied, stable, loyal workforce. This webcast will examine common pitfalls encountered by HR departments and will spark lively discussion regarding the future of CWM. more »

It's 2008 - Do you know where your talent is? We're looking forward to a record year of webcasts and content in the year ahead by looking at one of the most important issues our economy faces as we look at 2008 and beyond. Where will we find talented individuals and how will we get them to work for us?

Perhaps the very language we use has become a barrier. We tend to think of the talent world from an ownership perspective as in, Talent Acquisition. But, as much as we would like to believe that new employees will stay for the rest of their careers, intellectually we know that's not likely - what we're really talking about is the acquisition of talented work, not talented workers. Changing the "hire first - deploy later" mindset requires that organizations make changes to the way their work is designed. But companies that can make this shift allow themselves to be much more nimble and compete in an economy that demands this kind of adaptability. They also tap into the institutional knowledge possessed by a large sector of today's workforce that prefers contingent work to retirement, but isn't even thinking about a new "job."

This webcast offers an opportunity to remove the tunnel-shaped lens through which we view our daily activities and think about how organizations can actually get work done in the Age of Talent - an age defined by tight labor markets, product cycles that turn at dizzying speeds and unprecedented global competition. more »

Join executives from the leading Vendor Management Software providers, for this enlightening program! Let's cut through the alphabet soup together, and understand how VMS fits into a comprehensive Contingent Workforce Management Program. A VMS is a software technology which automates the requisition, solicitation, evaluation, engagement, management, and payment for contingent workforce services. How does this fit with your organization's needs, and what do you need to know when selecting a VMS? Invite your team, bring your questions, and give yourself a stronger knowledge foundation for working with contingent talent! more »