Companies team up to enable flexible models for
work and provide fast, easy, and secure access to untapped pools of
specialized talent that can move businesses forward
The battle for talent among companies around the world hasn’t
ceased in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it has only
intensified as companies evolve their businesses to accommodate
changing market dynamics and customer needs. Organizations must
rethink their workforce strategies and be more agile than ever in
their approach to acquiring and working with talent. In order to
help businesses power this new world of work, Citrix® Systems,
Inc., (NASDAQ:CTXS), the global digital workspace leader, and
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the leading online talent solution, today
announced that they are expanding their collaboration to empower
flexible work models and provide fast, easy, and secure access to
untapped pools of specialized talent to fuel business innovation
and growth.
Rethinking Work
“The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way we work and
is forcing companies to reimagine the way things get done,” said
David Henshall, President and CEO, Citrix. “Forward-thinking
organizations are embracing flexible work to enhance and expand
their talent pools in ways they couldn’t previously and to build
and acquire the modern skills they need to not just return to where
they were, but power their business forward.”
Citrix and Upwork provide a unique solution to enable agility
and security for businesses. With Citrix Workspace™, companies can
give workers the resources and space they need to perform at their
best and deliver a consistent, secure and reliable experience no
matter where work needs to get done—at home, in the office, or in
the field. Through Upwork, companies can access a global pool of
proven talent, enabling them to scale their teams dynamically to
meet the shifting business needs in the new world of work.
“Together, Citrix and Upwork are innovating new solutions that
empower people to work from anywhere and help companies build more
agile and productive workforces,” said Upwork President and CEO
Hayden Brown. “Through this collaboration, Citrix customers can
seamlessly take advantage of Upwork’s offerings to efficiently
find, onboard and work with top talent from across the globe.”
Driving Agility
Earlier this year, Citrix and Upwork announced the Upwork Talent
Solution with Citrix Workspace, a first-of-its-kind offering that
enables organizations to provide consistent and secure access to
all the resources workers need to do their best work, including
apps, content, and key business services.
Today, the companies are announcing a new offering: Upwork
Microapps for Citrix Workspace. Designed to simplify and enhance
the process of identifying and onboarding talent, these new
microapps can be used to quickly and easily:
- Post new jobs
- See details of jobs already posted
- Review proposals and profiles of talent who submitted the
proposal
With Upwork Microapps for Citrix Workspace, Citrix customers can
access Upwork within their workspace to reduce friction from their
hiring process and enable hiring managers to focus on doing what
they do best: engaging the talent needed to support business
innovation and growth.
Powering the New World of Work
“We are excited to launch new technology solutions that enable
effective, productive, and secure remote work for all of our joint
customers,” Brown said. “These new solutions put the power of a
dynamic, skilled, and flexible talent pool directly in the hands of
Citrix and Upwork customers, giving them the opportunity to put
their resources to work exactly when and how they need them -
safely, securely, and easily. We are excited to connect the skilled
professionals on Upwork with the critical projects and long-term
engagements powering Citrix clients’ businesses.”
To hear more from Brown and Henshall on the Citrix-Upwork
partnership and the value it can deliver for your organization,
register to attend the Citrix Workspace Summit, a unique online
event to be held October 22 as part of the Citrix Summit
Series.
About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) builds the secure, unified digital
workspace technology that helps organizations unlock human
potential and deliver a consistent workspace experience wherever
work needs to get done. With Citrix, users get a seamless work
experience and IT has a unified platform to secure, manage, and
monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud environments.
About Upwork
Upwork is the leading online talent solution transforming
traditional staffing. We empower businesses with more flexible
access to quality talent, on demand. Through Upwork’s matching
technology and services, companies have access to a global pool of
proven professionals so they can scale their teams dynamically to
meet business needs. Upwork also provides skilled professionals
access to more opportunities.
Upwork’s mission is to create economic opportunities so people
have better lives. The community of independent professionals
working via Upwork spans many categories including software
development, creative & design, finance & accounting,
consulting, operations, and customer support—over 8,000 skills are
represented.
More than thirty percent of the Fortune 500 use Upwork. Clients
include Airbnb, Automattic, BISSELL, GE, and Microsoft.
Upwork is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with an office
in Chicago as well as team members in more than 800 cities
worldwide. For more information, visit Upwork’s website at
www.upwork.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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