Global workforce
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Global workforce refers to the labor pool of workers employed by multinational companies and connected through a global system of networking and production. As of 2005, this global labor pool consisted of approximately 3 billion workers.
The current global workforce is competitive as ever. Some go as far as to describe it as "A war for talent." This competitiveness is due to specialized jobs becoming available world wide due to communications technology
. As workers get more adept at using technology to communicate, they give themselves the options to be an Accountant or Software Designer in an office half way around the world. This of course can limit some jobs where physical presence is a must. These newer technologies not only benefit the workers, but companies may now find highly specialized workers that are very skilled with greater ease, as opposed to limiting their search locally. Towers Perrin started the Global Workforce Study This study expanded through 18 countries and questioned 90,000 workers around the world. They found people eager to do good in their field and more that were eager to be the best in their field. The New York Times
posted an article about freelance global workers that describes this relatively new http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/business/smallbusiness/25freelance.html"phenomena" and how to harness it. The global workforce is growing in power and ability. This will continue to progress as the technology that enables it continues in its progression.
The current global workforce is competitive as ever. Some go as far as to describe it as "A war for talent." This competitiveness is due to specialized jobs becoming available world wide due to communications technology
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
. As workers get more adept at using technology to communicate, they give themselves the options to be an Accountant or Software Designer in an office half way around the world. This of course can limit some jobs where physical presence is a must. These newer technologies not only benefit the workers, but companies may now find highly specialized workers that are very skilled with greater ease, as opposed to limiting their search locally. Towers Perrin started the Global Workforce Study This study expanded through 18 countries and questioned 90,000 workers around the world. They found people eager to do good in their field and more that were eager to be the best in their field. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
posted an article about freelance global workers that describes this relatively new http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/business/smallbusiness/25freelance.html"phenomena" and how to harness it. The global workforce is growing in power and ability. This will continue to progress as the technology that enables it continues in its progression.