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My name is Greg Kilstrom

and I'm the host of the Agile World Podcast, as well as the co-founder and CEO of

CareerGig, a marketplace that provides freelancers access to premium jobs plus health insurance

retirement and other benefits.

Companies that hire freelancers and 1099s get access to verified freelance talent

and can offer them benefits.

Today we're going to talk about the freelance economy and why it's important that companies use verification and assessments to reduce risk and hire the best possible candidates.

One of the great things about the web is that it is an often open place where people can

participate from different locations and backgrounds. While in many cases this

works well, companies can often have a hard time differentiating between

freelancers and contracts who claim to have certain credentials and skills.

How do you verify and certify that the person you are hiring is an expert on what they do before it's too late?

To help me discuss this topic and offer some potential solutions,

I'd like to welcome Kelly Painter, who is part of the team at Career Gig,

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