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'It's Now All About the Talent'

The competition among occupiers for skilled employees "will only get more challenging," CBRE's Julie Whelan tells GlobeSt.com.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on January 24, 2018

Photo of Julie Whelan Whelan: “The rulebook is being written on all of this right now.”

LOS ANGELES—The days of basing a headquarters decision on the convenience level of a CEO’s commute are behind us. CBRE’s latest Americas Occupier Survey found that 86% of the respondents are either reinventing or adapting workplace standards to meet employee demand for more amenity-focused, flexible and technology-driven environments. That’s occurring against the backdrop of an increasingly competitive landscape for attracting and retaining talent—and, when the talent is on board, maximizing productivity.

GlobeSt.com spoke with Julie Whelan, head of occupier research at CBRE, and Whitley Collins, global president of the firm’s advisory and transaction services

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