Why freelance jobs are the employment opportunities of the future?
More and more employers are turning to freelancers as the global marketplace changes, as unemployment rises without any end and the overhead associated with having 40 hours/week employees rises as well.
The average worker is in bad shape when a low-paying, no-benefits job is considered a good job. This situation isn't likely to get any better soon; and economists predict it will be years, not months, before employees regain any bargaining power. That's because this recession's unusual ferocity has accelerated trends — including offshoring, automation, the decline of labor unions' influence, new management techniques, and regulatory changes — that already had been eroding workers' economic standing.
The forecast for the next five to 10 years: more of the same, with zero pay gains, worsening working conditions, and little or NO job security. Right on up to the executive level, more jobs will be freelance and temporary, and even seemingly permanent positions have been at greater risk. "When I hear people talk about temp vs. permanent jobs, I laugh," says Barry Asin, chief analyst at the Los Altos (Calif.) labor-analysis firm Staffing Industry Analysts. "The idea that any job is permanent has been well proven not to be true." As Kelly Services, CEO Carl Camden puts it: "We're all temps now."
The market for freelancers is growing in leaps and bounds. The future markets are projected to continue to grow at the same rapid rate. This means more fantastic freelance opportunities and greater potential income, if you're properly prepared and equipped for the new job market .
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