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Today, 40% of the total global workforce is comprised of non-employee talent, including independent contractors, freelancers, professional services and temporary workers. The gig economy is growing beyond organizational capabilities to manage it, causing individual departments and managers to [...]

Working Americans in 2018 generally enjoyed many highs and, unlike previous years, minimal lows when it came to earning a living. Among the promise of this upward climb, key themes have emerged as we prepare for the new year. There are more jobs than qualified people One of the prevailing themes [...]

In recent years, a combination of factors has led to organizations increasingly relying on contingent workers to support growth. The latest SIA gig economy report estimates that 31 percent of U.S. workers in 2017 (48 million workers) are contingent workers. (Europe and much of Asia Pacific are [...]

Hiring is hard. The constant pursuit of the perfect candidate that fits your company’s needs, expectations and culture doesn’t just happen overnight. This is especially true now, even in the strong economic time that we are currently in. Not only must the stars align on a combination of factors [...]

It seems like everyone’s talking about the gig economy these days, but the reality is that it’s been around in different capacities for decades. Looking back, Y2K in particular expanded the pool of professional knowledge workers in the market for contingent work, while at the same time helping [...]

  Three Ways to Improve Talent Sourcing and Contingent Workforce Management Analytics Pharma/Biotech industry is undergoing a dramatic operational transformation as competition for talent remains fierce, yet pressure to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and substantiate value continues to [...]

Many of the world’s Fortune 500 companies have turned to PRO to address the costs, risks, and quality issues associated with managing their global contingent workforces. Why is this?  It is because of PRO’s purely vendor-neutral contingent workforce model – emphasis on the [...]

According to the 2016 Managed Service Provider (MSP) Market Developments Report published by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), PRO Unlimited is the world’s second largest MSP. The report demonstrates our extensive global reach with services in 87 countries, 49 with full billing, and support [...]

2016 marks 25 years of excellence and innovative leadership within the contingent workforce management industry here at PRO Unlimited. It’s been an exciting journey for us. Since 1991, many of the world’s leading fortune 1000 companies have relied upon our purely vendor-neutral and fully [...]

The foundation of project management falls into five categories: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and managing. However, project management goes beyond these five categories. It requires communication, flexibility, and scalability. PRO’s Mike Harvey, VP, Implementations shares lessons [...]