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cover of episode Ep 22: Talent Marketplaces - The Three Trillion Dollar Future Of Work

Ep 22: Talent Marketplaces - The Three Trillion Dollar Future Of Work

2015/8/5
logo of podcast Recruiting Future with Matt Alder

Recruiting Future with Matt Alder

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In this interview Matt Alder) speaks to Stephane Kasriel) CEO of Upwork).A recent report published by McKinsey indicates that the digital talent marketplaces driving the “gig economy” could play a significant role in increasing global GDP by $2.7 Trillion by 2025. Upwork is currently the biggest talent marketplace place in the world and I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Stephane Kasriel their CEO for this week’s podcast.The topics we discuss include:    •    The merger of Elance and oDesk that created Upwork    •    How a talent marketplace actually works    •    The huge diversity of skills represented on the platform    •    Remote working and dynamic corporate talent pooling    •    Solving the global digital skills crisis    •    What the future of work will look likeStephane also talks about Upwork’s experience of having an employee base that is 70% freelance and distributed across the worldLinks from this episode:The Future of Work, published by Faster Future Publishing)

McKinsey Report: Connecting Talent With Opportunity In The Digital Age)

 

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