The SINGULAR Most Important Activity for Driving Effective Supplier Partnerships
With available talent scarce and staffing suppliers working harder than ever to source good workers in a low unemployment environment, the perennial question for workforce managers remains pertinent. How does one develop the best supplier partnerships to drive the greatest value and return? And how can an MSP help ensure your program is a priority…
Digging into Services Procurement for Hiring Managers, Procurement, and Finance
Often hiring an outside resource for a particular project starts out something like this: “I found someone to help with x, y, z project…” and then starts the whirlwind known as services procurement also known as Statement of Work (SOW) or fixed bid projects. Statement of Work Woes On the one hand, Hiring Managers often…
Moving Beyond Supplier Scorecards: Why Development Drives Program Success
In many contingent workforce programs, supplier performance is measured with precision, but it is rarely developed with the same rigor. Metrics like fill rates, time to submit, and compliance scores are tracked down to the decimal point. Yet once the report is shared, little is done to help suppliers translate those numbers into improved results. …
EOR vs PEO: Choosing the Right Model for a Modern Workforce
The modern workforce is evolving rapidly. Organizations are no longer confined to local talent pools or traditional employment models. Instead, they are navigating a more flexible, global, and complex labor landscape. With this shift comes a set of challenges that include managing compliance across jurisdictions, reducing liability, and maintaining scalability. Two workforce solutions have emerged…
Protecting Yourself as an Independent Contractor
More and more workers are moving into roles as independent contractors (ICs) with the rise of the gig economy and the expanding utilization of ICs by hiring organizations. Recent analyses estimate that nearly 34% – over 51 million workers – participate in the gig economy in some capacity. There are many benefits to being an IC, including the flexibility that comes with being one’s own…
Beyond the Agency: How Direct Sourcing Builds a Better Talent Pipeline
According to Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), 37% of organizations have adopted Direct Sourcing, and another 32% plan to explore it within the next two years. This model is clearly reshaping how businesses access and engage talent. As adoption increases, Direct Sourcing will continue to transform the talent acquisition landscape, offering companies a more efficient and…