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How to Grow Startup Talent On-Demand?

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  The traditional way of acquiring talent through the standard  recruiting process . It takes anywhere between 2 to 4 months and costs ~$20-$30K, hiring through this process. This works well when the business strategy and talents needs are clear. To reduce the recruitment time, many organizations use the alternative –  buy option . This helps to recruit faster through staffing firms, agencies, or consulting firms. According to the recent workforce report, it takes 20+ days to recruit talent through staffing firms. But, it comes with up to 80% markups. This approach provides relatively faster access to talent, but higher cost over the period. These two options work well for larger organizations with a clear business strategy for the next 2 to 5 years. But, startups work in a fluid environment, which changes fast.  Startups need more flexible talent options. Rise of freelance talent The technology advances are paving a new way of talent acquisition that is faster and cheaper compared to

5 Important Steps to Improve Freelance Project Success

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Individuals and organizations are more and more leveraging freelance platforms to hire freelancers to get the work done. The freelance platforms once used to execute simple work have matured and now capable of executing large scale enterprise projects. However, there are varying degrees of success, especially when it comes to large projects that take months or multi-person effort. At FreelancingTeams , we have perfected the model for better success by following a few steps. These steps will help you to mitigate the risks upfront and put your project into a better path to success. Define project success In general, the project is considered successful when it produces intended results, completed timely, and within budget. Depending on the nature of the project, sometimes other factors such as quality, security, or performance are also included in the success criteria. By defining and setting realistic goals would help put the project in the right direction for success.