a. Cost of hire is prohibitive
i. From 12% to 23% of annual salary paid to agency
ii. High cost of skills databases susceptible to obsolete information and incorrect information
iii. Investment in staff to filter through masses of irrelevant skills
b. Trust in skills description and validity of information shared
i. Information of skill is not validated and can be changed at any time with no traceability
ii. Companies not able to share background clearance, requiring replication of effort, cost and time with each hire
c. HR is a cost centre
i. No means to monetise temporarily un-utilised or part utilised skill base
ii. Obscure visibility to skill base utilisation and availability