Salesforce Freelancers vs Independent Consultants: Why knowing the difference matters to your business

The seismic shift to remote work has empowered thousands of tech workers, Salesforce included, to explore the answers to some important questions. “How do I want to spend my time? What do I want to work on?” For some, the answer to fulfilling their desires was to switch jobs in pursuit of more flexibility or […]
10K and Salesforce Announce Inaugural Trailblazer Diversity Report

The tech industry at large is making a noble effort to bring awareness to diversity and promote equality within their workforces. Salesforce was one of the first to do it, making a strong commitment to delivering equal opportunity and inclusion with a stated goal to “build a workforce that looks like society.” Other tech giants […]
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 […]