My Plan: job search & network
THE NEW WORLD OF WORK
Contract, Gig, Consulting, Contingent, these are all forms of employment that are on the rise.
A GROWING SLICE OF THE LABOR FORCE
- Temp and Contract hiring has grown by 57% since 2009
- Growth in contract employment is outpacing overall employment
- Today – 36 million contractors; 2020 – 50 to 75 million
- 30% of workers work in a contingent manner either full-time or to supplement income
- 67% of companies use contingent labor
WHY THIS FORM OF EMPLOYMENT IS GROWING
- Increase pace of technology
- Competent skill set
- Cannot afford to pay benefits
- Flexible workforce
- Quicker hiring process
- “Buy or bye-bye”