Andy White talks to Emma Brierley, Director of Xchange Team, about her book, Talent on Tap: Getting the best from Freelancers, Interims and Consultants, and gain some interesting insights into why freelancers get employed from the agency perspective.

Topics covered:

• What the book Talent on Tap is about
• Helping companies understand how to hire freelancers, interims and consultants
• Main business drivers for companies hiring consultants
• Subtle reasons why companies hire consultants
• Hiring consultants as a means of lowering risk
• The role of agencies
• The relationship between hiring companies and agencies
• The relationship between agencies and freelancers
• Freelancer personality types
• What makes a good Freelancer?
• Where we see the freelance/contractor market going in the next 3 years
• Advice to people considering contacting an agency to become a freelancer

• http://www.xchangeteam.com – Xchange Team
• http://www.cipd.co.uk/Bookstore/_catalogue/HRPractice/1843981408.htm - Talent on Tap: Getting the best from Freelancers, Interims and Consultants

 

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