VMS/MSP & Staffing Technology

The Talent Platform Landscape: 2022 Update

30 September 2022

  • Talent platforms facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements between managers and freelancers.
  • This report provides an in-depth look at the talent platform landscape including market size, largest participants, M&A and investment activity, growth drivers and legal environment.
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MSP RFP Template

1 September 2022

  • Understand what makes a great RFP
  • Outlines a Proposal Selection and Award Process
  • Provides a RFP Template

Unicorns in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem

18 August 2022

  • There is much innovation happening in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem and nowhere is that more apparent than among startups that have attracted enough investment interest to achieve unicorn status.
  • This report identifies 72 such unicorns with company profiles and an analysis by category and... More

Leveraging Talent, Intelligence, and Analysis as a Strategic Advantage

21 July 2022

  • Labor scarcity has led to intense competition for candidates.
  • An emerging focus on “talent intelligence” enabled by new data and analytics promises to provide a competitive advantage.
  • The report profiles best practices for talent intelligence practices and how these can be implemented in... More

Making Direct Sourcing Work in your Organization: Best Practices from Industry Leaders

21 July 2022

  • The rapid growth of direct sourcing has outpaced the development of accepted best practices
  • Leaders in the implementation of direct souring across industries follow a common framework to drive success
  • The report provides a framework for effectively implementing direct sourcing within your organization... More

Leveraging the Power of your VMS: Evolving Best Practices in an Era of Change

20 July 2022

  • Modern Vendor Management Systems (VMS) have evolved well beyond vendor management
  • Most users use only a fraction of their VMS capabilities
  • This report outlines strategies to fully leverage your VMS, whether a new user, expanding, or seeking to switch vendors

The Future of Identity Verification in Contingent Work: Flipping the Paradigm

6 July 2022

  • Identify theft cases have doubled since the onset of the pandemic.
  • Nearly two thirds (63%) falsely believe all background checks include identity verification, yet this isn’t so.
  • Next-generation approaches profiled in the report hold the promise to overcome current shortcomings.

Platform Approach vs. Point: the Promise of End-to-End Solution Suites in Flexible Workforce Management

6 July 2022

  • The proliferation of point solutions has impacted productivity due to lack of integration.
  • Many advanced programs seek next-generation VMS with seamless, end-to-end integration.
  • The study draws from interviews with a dozen thought leaders and advanced practitioners.

Candidate Evaluation Tools: Interviewing Platforms

24 June 2022

  • Interviewing platforms enable hiring organizations to remotely conduct job interviews with candidates.
  • This report provides an introduction and overview of the market. Staffing firms, MSPs, buyers of contingent or permanent talent and other stakeholders can use this report to learn about the latest... More

Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey: 2022 UK Results

21 June 2022

  • Insights into the composition of the workforce, the extent of remote work, direct sourcing usage, actions to address the talent shortage, changes in bill rates, usage of technologies and workforce strategies, VMS/MSP cost savings and much more.
  • The survey was conducted in March-April 2022 and... More