The On demand economy has been on the rise for a number of years, and that fact can be attributed to two overriding factors: skilled millennia’s seeking more freedom and people looking to supplement their incomes.
Though finding great talent for a professional work you need done can be one of the biggest pain points,
The On demand economy made up of consultants, independent contractors, comedians, videographers, freelancers among many other on demand workers, represents a potential solution to winning the war for talent.
The On demand economy offers a number of potential advantages over the “traditional” recruiting of full time employees.
- Hiring independent workers can be faster, easier, and less risky
This is due to the fact that you get to hire specialists who are specialized in the specific field and have years of experience.
- It can be more efficient.
This is because you are hiring the right skills at the right time for the current initiative you want done or you are pursuing.
- The process can be cheaper in terms of cost
This is due to the fact that On demand employees are not subjected to the legal protection against work place such as minimum wage, overtime pay and medical cover. Your contract is simply based on the period in which the specific task you need done is running.
- It can be higher quality
In the On demand economy, if an independent specialist is not completing interim deliverables on time and to the appropriate quality levels, you can always seek for a better alternative as quickly as possible from the different platforms available for such services i.e. CallMe2Work
- Its strategic
With the emergence of platforms that offers link between specialists and the employers like CallMe2Work, you can easily find talent. This is even better as you can engage a specific specialist, re-engage for the same task and even find a completely new specialist on a different category of work you need done.
Even though companies and potential individuals can benefit from On demand workers, it has been hard to take the leap into a full-risk embrace of the On demand economy.
The firms and individuals looking for a moderate and low risk approach into incorporating independent workers can start slow with pilot test, evaluate the outcomes, and decide how to move forward based on the results.