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How PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent

Harvard Business Review

They’re doing this because hiring independent workers on a contingent basis increases business flexibility and agility, provides access to hard-to-hire specialized talent, and potentially reduces costs. In the U.S. alone, companies are engaging roughly 6.4 Both benefit from having a stronger, more direct relationship with each other.

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Your Company Needs Independent Workers

Harvard Business Review

The MBO Partners 2015 State of Independence workforce study found that 6.4 In our research we heard from company leaders that their businesses are turning to independent workers to increase business flexibility and agility. trillion, or 2%, to global GDP and increase employment by 72 million full-time-equivalent positions by 2025.