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Freelance Prediction: The Future is Now

By Kristen Harris Freelancing is the future, and it’s here now. Looking at both the current state and future predictions in the American workforce, freelancing is going to continue to grow. First, a definition: Whether they’re called freelancer, independent contractor, contingent worker, self-employed, free agent, gig worker, or something else, there are a lot of people working outside of a traditional full time employee/employer arrangement. Although the work arrangements may vary, for simplicity, these people are often lumped together under the category “freelancer.” Depending on which report you read, somewhere

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Study Finds Ill-Prepared Workforce

A recent study produced by four key workforce and training organizations shows that “U.S. employers continue to struggle with an ill-prepared workforce, finding new hires lack critical basic and applied skills.” And employer-sponsored training is not successfully correcting the deficiencies.

What does that tell me? That employees (or wanna be employees) need to work to correct the deficiencies on their own. Knowledge is power–if you know what employers are looking for, you can highlight the key skills that you have and improve where you’re lacking. Employers aren’t going to

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