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Talus – Freelance Resourcing Readiness Check

Let's see how your freelance resourcing holds up.

Eight quick questions, about two minutes. Answer honestly — there's no “good” score, just a clearer picture of where you stand and what's worth tightening.

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Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 1

When a freelancer becomes unavailable, how quickly can you usually source a suitable replacement?(Required)

Within a day, from people we already trust

Within a few days, with some searching

A week or more — it varies a lot

It’s a real struggle, and sometimes we can’t

Question 1 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 2

Do you keep a vetted bench of MedComms freelancers you can call on at short notice?(Required)

Yes — a maintained, vetted bench we keep warm

Sort of — a handful of go-to people, not formally maintained

A list somewhere, but not vetted or current

No — we start from scratch each time

Question 2 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 3

In the last 12 months, how often has a project slipped because you couldn’t source the right person in time?(Required)

Never

Once

A few times

Regularly

Question 3 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 4

When you need a specialist — say a writer in a specific therapy area — how reliably can you access someone with directly relevant experience?(Required)

Almost always — we have trusted specialists across our key areas

Usually, for our core areas

Hit and miss — it depends on the brief

Rarely — we take who’s available

Question 4 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 5

How do you vet and reference freelancers before putting them on live client work?(Required)

A structured process — references, portfolio, sometimes a test piece

We check references and past work informally

We rely on reputation and recommendation

Little or none — we take it on trust

Question 5 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 6

If a key freelancer drops out mid-project, how confident are you of keeping delivery on track?(Required)

Very — we have cover and a clear handover process

Fairly — we’d manage, but it would be disruptive

Not very — it would put the timeline at risk

It would likely cause a real problem

Question 6 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 7

How quickly can you get a new freelancer productive on a live project?(Required)

Same day — we have an onboarding process ready to go

A day or two

It takes time — there’s no set process

Slow — onboarding is ad hoc every time

Question 7 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment question 8

If your project volume rose between 20–30% next quarter, how confident are you that your current approach could absorb it?(Required)

Very confident — we could scale quickly

Reasonably — with some scramble

Uncertain — it would stretch us

Not confident — it would expose gaps

Question 8 of 8

Talus freelance resourcing assessment contact details

Name(Required)

Work email(Required)

Role / job title

Company size

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Total Score

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