News Center News, erved Opinions regarding the quality of talent available in the freelance workforce are mixed, but most have trust and confidence in freelance employees working on strategic projects. Mixed views on the quality of talent available in the freelance workforce, yet... ...the majority have trust and confidence working with freelancers.+ The quality, skills and capabilities of talent available in the freelance workforce are lagging compared to direct-hire employees.* Trust and Confidence 41% Disagree or Strongly disagree vs. 28% 66% 58% I would have confidence in the ability of a freelance employee to succeed while working on one of my organization's most strategic projects. I would trust a freelance employee to work on one of my organization's most strategic projects. 56% 52% We would hire a freelance employee to help lead one of my organization's most strategic projects. The level of comfort hiring a freelance employee to help lead one of my organization's most strategic projects will increase as we become more experienced and comfortable working remotely. Agree or Strongly agree * Does not total 100% because remaining respondents selected Neither agree nor disagree. Source: Automotive News Research & Data Center © 2021 Automotive News, all rights reserved Respondents who selected Strongly agree and Agree for each statement. + RESEARCH&DATA CENTER 7