As the U.S. Labor Department’s monthly jobs reports have shown, the blended workforce is here to stay. Employers are now hiring record numbers of contingent workers and relying increasingly on a mix of full-time, temporary, offshore, outsourced, and freelance employees to achieve their goals. And it’s no wonder— the benefits of a blended workforce include enhanced productivity, greater diversity and lower costs. But building and managing this blended workforce presents challenges on almost every front, particularly when it comes to effectively sourcing and hiring contingent workers. This presentation explores how business leaders, HR professionals and other talent stakeholders must change the ways they build and manage their evolving workforces. Their shared goal: to make their organizations more nimble, productive and responsive to the changing demands of the marketplace.