Elance Global Business Survey 20121. Elance Business Survey – 2012
Global business hiring practices and their predictions for the future of work
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2. Business Survey Highlights
>1,500 respondents participated in the annual survey
84% said that hiring online gives them an advantage
over competitors
73% responded that they would hire more freelancers in
2012 than the year before
On average, respondents experienced a cost savings of
53%
40% of companies claimed they could find better talent
online than what is available locally
Respondents predict 54% of their workforce will be
online in five years
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3. Companies hiring online gain
competitive advantage
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4. Benefits of Hiring Online
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5. Online is the majority of new
contractor hires
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6. Programmers and designers most
sought after hires
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7. 54% of workforces will be online in
five years on average
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8. Quality of talent online is better or
equal to local talent
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9. Online is enabling companies to do
more
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10. For More Details
Check out the full Global Business Survey and
press release
Visit the Elance website for real-time trends on
skills in demand and talent available on Elance
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