Traditionally, full-time employees have acquired skills and on-the-job training within their companies. But how does that translate to the rapidly expanding freelance workforce? TechCrunch explores how gig economy platforms are embracing last-mile training to take talent to the next level in the on-demand marketplace.
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Business Talent Group is proud to share that our CEO, Jody Greenstone Miller, has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2019 Staffing 100 List of workforce solutions leaders.
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Business Talent Group is launching BTG Europe with the acquisition of UK-based Hillgate, a talent marketplace that provides agile workforce solutions to multinational Fortune 500 companies.
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Continued Demand for High-End Gig Economy (Podcast)
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