10K’s Fourth Annual Salesforce Talent Ecosystem Report Shows Triple-Digit Growth in Talent Demand

When we started the research for this year’s Salesforce Talent Ecosystem Report, I was more anxious than ever to see what findings and trends the data would uncover. We are tenuously recovering from a global pandemic that has had major impacts on our personal and professional lives, companies are scrambling to undertake digital initiatives to […]
When to Hire A Full-Time Salesforce Expert and When to Contract (Part II)

In case you missed it, we invite you to check out part I of this two-part blog. Option 3: Freelancers As freelance labor becomes more accepted by businesses and as a career, we are seeing an upward trend in the number of independents entering the Salesforce ecosystem. Upwork’s most recent “Freelancing in America” research […]
When to Hire A Full-Time Salesforce Expert and When to Contract (Part I)

The Salesforce talent marketplace is shifting, expanding, and evolving at the fastest pace I’ve seen in my 15 years of working within the ecosystem. From the rapid growth of the Salesforce independent consultant pool to freelance communities such as UpWork and Fiverr, Salesforce customers have more choice and access to on-demand and experienced talent than […]
10K’s On-Demand Salesforce Talent Guide Offers Talent Acquisition Strategies for 2021

Just as computers changed how we work and the emergence of the cloud changed where we work, we’re witnessing new market dynamics that are challenging the traditional norms of the workplace yet again. The rules are being rewritten for the way we build and operate 21st-century businesses. If I were starting a business in the […]
2021 Will Be Another Game-Changing Year for the Salesforce Ecosystem

Listen, 2020 was not easy on anyone. But through the tragedies, uncertainty, and upheaval to just about every aspect of normal life, there were some major positive changes that will have long-lasting effects on how we work, learn, and build community, especially in the Salesforce ecosystem. 2020 forced three major shifts With the pandemic forcing […]
10K’s 3rd Annual Salesforce Talent Ecosystem Research Reflects the Ups and Downs of 2020

It’s 2020 and things look a lot different than they did a year ago when we released our 2019 Salesforce Talent Ecosystem research report. This time last year, Salesforce was gearing up to welcome 171,000 people to Dreamforce in San Francisco. The ecosystem was buzzing about IDC’s prediction that Salesforce could create more than 4.2 […]