How the IRS Tests for ‘Employee’ or ‘Independent Contractor’ Status

How the IRS Tests for ‘Employee’ or ‘Independent Contractor’ Status

One of the trickiest aspects of managing a hybrid workforce with both full-time employees and independent contractors is ensuring that everyone is properly classified for tax purposes. While successful relationships with freelancers can improve your business’s scalability and provide a much-needed boost to your bottom line, classification issues could easily result in costly penalties. To…

3 Questions to Consider When Evaluating the Impact of a Contingent Workforce On Your Business’ Growth

3 Questions to Consider When Evaluating the Impact of a Contingent Workforce On Your Business’ Growth

The contingent workforce is here to stay — in fact, it is estimated that there are over 59 million freelancers in the United States today. While using contingent talent can make a business more agile and flexible, using these individuals to grow your business involves much more than simply deciding you want to hire them….

3 Reasons Your Prospect Interviews Don’t Work (and 3 Quick Tips for Improving Them)
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3 Reasons Your Prospect Interviews Don’t Work (and 3 Quick Tips for Improving Them)

It’s official: we’ve entered hiring season. The world is looking forward to the post-COVID era, businesses are opening back up, and companies are looking to bring on new team members. However, the interviewing process can be stressful, regardless of how experienced your recruiters might be. Meeting with people you’re unfamiliar with and narrowing down which…

5 Simple Ways to Streamline the Onboarding Process for New Employees

5 Simple Ways to Streamline the Onboarding Process for New Employees

As important as it is to recruit and place top talent, what happens after a position is filled is ultimately even more important. The onboarding process is when a new employee becomes acclimated to the company, and when the company helps supply them with the necessary knowledge, tools and equipment to do their job. For…

5 Proven Tips for Successfully Onboarding Remote Talent (the First Time Around)
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5 Proven Tips for Successfully Onboarding Remote Talent (the First Time Around)

For any business firm, onboarding is an essential process. Joining new employees with your established organization takes a lot of time, consideration, and careful instruction. Now, with the growth of new staffing trends like remote working, the process of onboarding has become more challenging. Recruiters must prepare their new hires for integration digitally, which can…

How to Build Successful, Long-Term Relationships With Talented Freelancers

How to Build Successful, Long-Term Relationships With Talented Freelancers

By the end of 2020, there were an estimated 59 million freelancers in the United States. Even with the surge in remote work brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this largely reflected a continuation of ongoing growth in this space. Despite this, the so-called “freelance revolution” continues to suffer from a supply problem, in large…

How Your Business Stands to Benefit From Direct Sourcing Contingent Workers
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How Your Business Stands to Benefit From Direct Sourcing Contingent Workers

Direct sourcing is becoming a major disruptor in the staffing world, dramatically changing the way that many businesses engage with contingent workers. While change can certainly bring about its fair share of challenges, direct sourcing is by and large poised to provide significant benefits to the companies that enlist this method. Direct sourcing is the…

How Experts Best Define ‘Direct Sourcing’ (and Why This Is Important for Your Business)
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How Experts Best Define ‘Direct Sourcing’ (and Why This Is Important for Your Business)

When it comes to filling your open positions with qualified contingent workers, how you source your workers can make a major difference for your bottom line. Currently, one of the leading trends in the staffing industry is direct sourcing — a system that uses the employer brand to attract and retain talent, rather than relying…

5 Reasons Direct Sourcing Is the No. 1 Trend In Contingent Workforce Management

5 Reasons Direct Sourcing Is the No. 1 Trend In Contingent Workforce Management

Direct sourcing — the hiring method in which companies use their employer brand to attract contractor candidates and create a private talent pool database — is fast becoming one of the biggest trends in workforce management. Research from Staffing Industry Analysts reveals that an incredible 60 percent of contingent leaders plan to implement direct sourcing…

The Freelance Revolution Has A Supply Problem, Not A Demand Problem

The Freelance Revolution Has A Supply Problem, Not A Demand Problem

(This article originally appeared in Forbes on December 13, 2021) The freelance revolution has a supply problem. You mightn’t think so by just reading the headlines. Upwork reported the US as having almost 60 million freelancers. McKinsey & Co research estimated that by 2025, “Online talent platforms could raise global GDP by up to $2.7 trillion and increase employment by 72 million…