The Past, Present and Future of VMS’s – Mark Zolkos (Flextrack)

On this episode of The Open Talent Report, Connor Heaney talks to Mark Zolkos, Managing Director of Enterprise Strategies and MSP Alliances at Flextrack. Flextrack offers a next generation vendor management system to help businesses acquire, engage and manage their external workforce. 

Mark has a wealth of knowledge around VMS’s and has seen many changes over the years.

In this episode, Connor & Mark discuss:

• Mark’s story
• Key takeaways from Jamiel’s (Tapfin’s Colonel) leadership style
• The challenges Flextrack solves & how it’s VMS is different
• The history, evolution & future of VMS’s 
• The talent scarcity problem – how can we solve it?
• Has the education system evolved enough to prepare us for the future?
• Talent screening – are we too harsh & over-screening?
• Talent marketplaces – why have large enterprises not adopted them?
• AI – negative or a force for good?
• Remote work – concerning or good?
• Predictions for future of work