the online work revolution rich pearson elance-odesk irecruit 2014 presentation

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Winning the War for Talent

Rich Pearson Senior Vice President, Categories & Geographies at Elance-oDesk

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Innovators win by changing the rules

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Meet the Elance-oDesk team

The rules in the war for talent have changed

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How we work is changing

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The growth in online work is explosive

2020

Nearly half of the U.S. will be freelancing in 6 years $47B global market by 2020

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$45B

2013 2020

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Why is this happening?

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Businesses are becoming more agile

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The most talented people want the freedom to work independently

Anna, Graphic Designer United Kingdom

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What should you do about it?

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Try it out

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How companies are working with freelancers

Translation and Localization

Content for SEO

Data Collection, Structuring and Validation

Customer Service and Technical Support

User-Generated Content Moderation

Anything that can be done on a computer

Product Development and Prototyping

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Hiring and managing a distributed team is a new skill

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The world’s most innovative businesses are hiring millions of freelancers

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Ecommerce shows the potential of online work

Hire Manage Pay

Shopping

Employment

Search Select Pay

Shopping

Employment

Thank You

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