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Professional hiring no longer starts with a profile
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De wereld van professioneel inhuren verandert. Tijdens de Webinar Week van ZiPconomy nam ik je mee langs vijf platformen die laten zien waar de markt naartoe beweegt. Niet omdat je deze platformen morgen allemaal moet gebruiken. Wel omdat ze laten zien dat inhuren steeds minder begint met de vraag: wie hebben we nodig? En steeds vaker met de vraag: welk werk moet er gedaan worden? We gaan hiervoor vijf platformen en één bonusplatform langs die professioneel inhuren veranderen.
Fring makes your flexible shell visible
Fring helps organizations build their own pool of freelancers and other external professionals. Not just with people you already know, but also with professionals brought in through that network. The platform shows who is available and makes it easier to keep in touch with your flexible shell. That changes professional hiring, because you don't have to search from scratch every time a request comes in. You start with a warm network that you've already built around you.
Catalant puts the result first
Catalant turns the hiring demand around. The platform doesn't start with a profile, but with the result an organization wants to achieve. So not: we are looking for a recruiter. But: we want to fill ten vacancies. After that, we look at what expertise is needed to achieve that result. That changes professional hiring, because you are less likely to automatically post a role or function. You first look at the work itself. Maybe a specialist for a short assignment is enough. Or maybe AI can support part of the work.
Pangaea cuts work into smaller pieces
Pangaea (also known as: Pangea) focuses on fractional hiring. That means work is cut into smaller pieces. Not hiring someone for months because that's just what often happens, but looking at how much time someone actually needs to complete an assignment. In my opinion, organizations still often hire too many hours. Pangea shows that things can be done differently. Professional hiring becomes more precise as a result. You don't buy standard capacity, but look more closely at what knowledge you need and for how much time.
Gigged.AI looks at what you already have first
Gigged.AI maps the skills of employees. This allows an organization to first look at what knowledge is already in-house when a new project starts. The platform also looks at what AI-agents can do. Only if knowledge is still lacking after that, does external hiring make sense. That changes professional hiring, because the external request is no longer automatically the first step. You first look at the best combination of own people, AI and external expertise.
AgentTalent.ai lets AI join as capacity
AgentTalent.ai is a platform for AI-agents. These agents have their own area of responsibility and can perform work that is currently often still done by humans. Think of administrative work, sales tasks or HR processes. During the webinar, RentAHuman was also mentioned. That platform turns things around: AI hires humans for tasks they cannot perform themselves. That sounds futuristic, but it clearly shows where professional hiring is heading. The question becomes not only which professional you need, but also what part of the work can be done by technology.
The conclusion: start with the question behind the request
Professional hiring is less and less about filling a vacancy. It is increasingly about the smart organization of work. Sometimes the solution is a freelancer from your own network. Sometimes a specialist for a few hours a week. Sometimes someone from your own organization. Sometimes AI. And often it is a combination of these.
Platforms can help with this. But only if you first have a clear picture of what problem you want to solve. Adding another tool does not automatically make your hiring process smarter. The real change starts with the question behind the request.
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