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TalentNet is the software house that is shaping the world of direct source technology by connecting top talent with top employment brands in new ways.

TalentNet Inc. - The Leader in Self-Sourcing / Direct-Sourcing and Private Talent Community Technology. TalentNet Inc. is a privately owned and operated global organization holding a WBE (Women Business Enterprise) Certification for supplier diversity initiatives. was founded in November of 2013 and is a leading provider of professional payroll and self-sourcing alumni/redeployment solutions. As a

n innovator in the staffing industry, TalentNet successfully deployed the industry’s first payroll redeployment solution offering in January 2014. TalentNet’s estimated 2016 revenues will exceed $200 million deploying over 1000 active consultants on client locations across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. TalentNet's vision is to set a new standard of excellence in the contingent labour marketplace by leading innovation, encouraging transformational thinking and exemplifying superior client partnership. TalentNet believes in serving as a true strategic partner to our clients, empowering them to build stronger relationships with their contingent labour workforce while decreasing talent acquisition costs.

09/02/2026

Numbers, not opinions.

In their first year with TalentNet, our clients average:

💰 $3M in savings
🎯 140 Direct Sourcing placements
🚀 36% job fulfillment rate
📈 70% growth in Talent Communities

And now, agentic AI is changing what’s possible.

Want to see where TalentAgents fit into the picture? Come talk to us at Booth 400 at SIA CWS North America.

📍 Dallas, Texas
📅 September 28–29

Proud Partner of Staffing Industry Analysts CWS North America 2026.

09/01/2026

September is here. And if Direct Sourcing is on your 2027 roadmap, now’s the time to start evaluating your options.

The right platform needs to do more than look good in a demo.

It should fit your tech stack, scale with your program, create a great candidate experience, and actually make your team’s work easier.

Here are 5 things to put on your 2027 evaluation checklist:
⚡ VMS integration depth
🔐 Enterprise-grade security & compliance
✨ Candidate experience
🌎 Scalability across regions and worker types
🤖 Automation that reduces manual work

Because the real questions start after the demo:
Does it actually integrate?
Will it scale?
Is the matching transparent?
Who owns your talent data?
Can the vendor prove results?

We put together a practical guide to help enterprise teams evaluate Direct Sourcing platforms as they plan for 2027.

Don’t let your 2027 strategy become a 2026 feature comparison.

Read the guide: https://hubs.ly/Q04vY3bV0

08/31/2026

The "perfect time" to launch Direct Sourcing doesn't exist.

Personnel changes. Economic shifts. Shifting priorities. Something will always be in flux, and waiting for it to settle down is its own kind of risk.

In this Direct Sourcing, Simplified video, our Sales Director Dylan Halpin breaks down the 3 blind spots that derail programs before they even begin:

1️⃣ Waiting for the perfect time. It's never coming. Have a vision, lean into the process, and start somewhere.

2️⃣ Winging it with the wrong partners. Enthusiasm without a plan leads to a long, painful implementation. Look for a partner with a proven process and a blueprint for success, not just good intentions.

3️⃣ Leading solely with price. Cost matters, but judging Direct Sourcing on upfront price alone misses the bigger picture. Done right, it's an investment with real ROI, not just a line item.

Every Direct Sourcing program is unique, and that's exactly where the real conversation should start.

Ready to build a Direct Sourcing strategy that actually works? Visit https://hubs.li/Q04vqbY90

08/27/2026

Most AI adoption plans focus on the technology.

Which model. Which vendor. Which platform. Which integration.

But the teams that move beyond the pilot spend most of their time somewhere else.

On the people who will use it.
On the processes that need to change.
On the compliance questions that determine whether it ships at all.

"It is not the technology that is hard. It is the people and process."

Our President, Justin Lumby, and VP of AI and Transformation, Brad Clayton, dig into what it actually takes to move AI from pilot to production on Agent Sessions.

Learn more at https://hubs.li/Q04twWxm0.

Class is in session.

08/24/2026

It’s not Direct Sourcing vs. staffing vendors.

It’s about using the right talent channel for the right role.

Staffing partners bring real value, especially when you need specialized talent, one-off hiring, or additional capacity fast.

Direct Sourcing adds another option: an owned Talent Pool for the roles you hire for again and again.
That means organizations can build on the talent relationships they already have, while continuing to lean on staffing partners where they deliver the most value.

The result isn’t fewer partners.
It’s a more strategic contingent workforce program.

In our latest blog, we break down how Direct Sourcing and staffing vendors can work alongside each other, including the impact on:
💰 Cost
✨ Candidate experience
🔗 VMS and HR integration
⚡ Time-to-fill
🎯 Program strategy

The goal isn’t to choose one. It’s to know where each works best.

Read the full breakdown: https://hubs.li/Q04t-ZKG0

08/20/2026

The US contingent workforce is a $180 billion market, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

Ten years ago, most of it moved through staffing agencies. Employers hired contract talent by outsourcing the sourcing.

Now more of it moves through employers themselves. Their brand. Their community. Their platform.

That is Direct Sourcing. Not a category. A structural shift in how enterprises engage contract talent.

Agentic AI is what makes it work at the scale the market is now heading toward. Not by replacing the relationships. By taking the friction out of maintaining them.

The recruiter still runs the program. The tools around them get better.

Learn more at https://hubs.li/Q04twYyC0.

Class is in session.

Source: Staffing Industry Analysts, US Staffing Market Report, 2026.

08/17/2026

Contingent labor costs don’t just get expensive. They get expensive quietly.

Supplier markups. Repeated searches. Unused talent pools. Slow time to fill. Limited visibility into total spend.

Direct Sourcing changes the equation by giving organizations a talent channel they own, while helping them build the right mix of talent sources for each need.

The numbers from TalentNet clients:
📌$3M average annual savings
📌15% reduction in overall contingent worker costs
📌67% of contingent spend managed through Direct Sourcing at one health insurance company
📌$29.1M in costs avoided by that program

And no, that doesn’t mean eliminating staffing partners.

It means knowing where Direct Sourcing can add value, where staffing partners are the right fit, and having the data to make better sourcing decisions across the program.

We break down how Direct Sourcing can reduce contingent labor costs, where the savings actually come from, and what to measure along the way.

Read the full guide → https://hubs.li/Q04t40zf0

08/13/2026

Most conversations about AI right now sound the same.

New vocabulary. Big claims. A lot of noise. But one question keeps getting skipped:

What does “agentic” actually mean?

Brad Clayton, VP of AI and Transformation at TalentNet, breaks it down on the latest episode of Agent Sessions:

“Everybody is talking about agentic AI right now. But most people are getting it wrong.”

Watch the episode and cut through the hype.

Learn more at https://hubs.li/Q04splQY0.

Class is in session. 🎓

08/12/2026

Great conversations happen around great tables.

We're heading to Chicago on August 19 for the next stop in our Club VMSA Enterprise Roundtable Series, and our own Phil Cooper will be leading a roundtable on transitioning from project-based to capacity-based IT partnerships.

If you've ever felt like the project-by-project approach is holding your workforce strategy back, this is the room you want to be in. No slides. No pitches. Just senior workforce leaders getting into it over honest conversation at one of Chicago's best spots.

📍 Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, Chicago
📅 Wednesday, August 19, 2026

👉 https://hubs.li/Q04sJh0r0

08/10/2026

Picking a Direct Sourcing platform is a bigger decision than it looks.

It's not just a feature list. It's the system that carries your compliance risk, your candidate experience, and your Talent Community for years.

Before you sign anything, make sure the platform can answer for:

🎯 A registration and application process candidates won't abandon, built on transparent relevance instead of a black-box score
🔒 Global compliance certifications and data privacy support
🔗 Real integration with your tech stack
📊 Proof: real client results, not just a demo

Our latest blog breaks down the seven things to check before you choose. Check it out here: https://hubs.li/Q04rYSkH0

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