How Flexible Talent Keeps Data Centers Growing Through 400 Engineers A Day
Brett Riley of ITARMI is placing 400 engineers a day for data centers in Malaysia. Plus the July community call recap, where we are next, and this week's reads.
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This week on the Human Cloud Podcast How Flexible Talent Keeps Data Centers Growing Through 400 Engineers A Day While the news shows job cuts, Brett Riley of ITARMI is placing 400 engineers a day for data centers in Malaysia. Far from pushing pixels, their highly skilled engineers are running fiber, switches, and billion dollar builds rewiring the global economy. 
It's a story talent platforms shouldn't be surprised to hear. While you may not be sourcing engineers, you're radically reconfiguring the way the world works (literally). In this episode we'll learn from Brett why the word freelancer is no longer taboo, why digital profiles are replacing paper resumes, and how the world's best leaders are embracing flexible talent. Listen to the full episode »Ready to tell your own story? Book your podcast episode here » | |||||||||
July Community CallThe best talent entrepreneurs met this week to network, share learnings, and move the flexible workforce forward through our HC monthly community call. Shoutout to Glen Hodgson and Jeff Nugent for leading the expert sessions of this month's community call. They broke down where EU policy is headed, and how the policy that leads to compliance concerns creates a massive revenue opportunity for every talent solution. 
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